Connor P. Schratz

Connor P. Schratz is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on employment and labor law, municipal law, school law, and Tribal Nations matters. He advises schools, municipalities, Tribal Nations, and private entities on workplace, governance, and public-law issues. His work includes employee leave, wage and hour matters, collective bargaining, labor relations, discipline, discrimination and harassment, public records, public meetings, and First Amendment questions.

Schratz earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law in 2017, an M.A., magna cum laude, from Fordham University in 2010, and a B.A. from Fordham University in 2009. His academic record supports a practice involving statutory interpretation, public law, and employment regulation. This background supports Schratz’s legal analysis and problem solving in employment and public-sector law, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Schratz’s experience includes employment counseling and disputes involving leave, compensation, discipline, discrimination, harassment, and union relations, together with municipal and school-law questions. Schratz also advises on public-records and open-meeting obligations and works with Tribal governments and entities on employment and governance matters. Through these matters, Schratz helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Connor P. Schratz has received current recognition in Labor and Employment Law, including Best Lawyers Ones to Watch. His practice crosses private employment law and public-sector governance, requiring attention to different statutory and institutional frameworks. In serving schools, municipalities, Tribal Nations, and employers, Schratz brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Schratz helps employers and public entities manage workforce, labor, governance, and compliance issues with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Appointed Member, Maine Right to Know Advisory Committee (2024)

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Summa Cum Laude
• Fordham University
  Master of Arts (MA) Magna Cum Laude
• Fordham University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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