E. William Stockmeyer

E. William Stockmeyer is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on municipal law, public finance, and school and education law. He advises municipalities, school systems, and other public entities on financial, governance, real estate, procurement, and public-decision matters. His work includes bond issuance, budgets, school funding and subsidies, reorganization, construction and renovation, bidding, town meetings, referenda, and legislation.

Stockmeyer earned a J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1986, where he served on the Board of Editors of the Cornell Law Review, an M.S. from Cornell University in 1979, and a B.A. from Cornell University in 1977. His education supports a practice that combines legal analysis with public finance and institutional planning. This background supports Stockmeyer’s legal analysis and problem solving in municipal, education, and public finance law, including work that requires close attention to facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Stockmeyer’s experience includes public borrowing and financing, school construction, procurement, municipal and school governance, real estate issues, legislative matters, and board-level decision-making. Stockmeyer assists public clients with both recurring operational questions and major projects where financing, public process, and statutory authority must be coordinated. Through these matters, Stockmeyer helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

E. William Stockmeyer has been recognized in public finance and education law and is a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. His practice reflects long-standing work with public institutions on complex financial and governance responsibilities. In serving municipalities, schools, and public entities, Stockmeyer brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Stockmeyer helps municipalities and schools finance projects, manage public processes, and carry out legal responsibilities with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, Maine Council of School Board Attorneys
• Member, National Council of School Board Attorneys
• Finance Committee and Board Member, Morrison Center
• Member, American College of Bond Counsel

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• Cornell Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Cornell University
  Master of Science (MS)
• Cornell University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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