About
Kenneth D. Pierce is a Partner at Monaghan Leahy, LLP in Portland, Maine. Pierce focuses on civil litigation, trial work, mediation, and arbitration. The practice includes personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, employment disputes, real estate and boundary matters, insurance coverage, and products liability. These matters require close attention to legal requirements and to the practical circumstances surrounding each client’s objectives.
Pierce graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 1979 and earned his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1990. His education supports a practice that combines detailed case analysis with courtroom advocacy and alternative dispute resolution. This background supports careful legal research, analysis, writing, and practical problem solving across the matters handled in the practice.
Pierce’s experience includes jury trials in federal and state court involving personal injury, employment, real estate, insurance, and products liability issues. He also serves as a mediator and arbitrator, bringing trial experience to the evaluation and resolution of disputed matters. Across these matters, the work calls for careful preparation, clear issue identification, and practical attention to the available legal options.
Kenneth D. Pierce has held leadership roles connected with Boston College alumni activities and has built a long civil trial practice in Maine. His work combines litigation experience with dispute-resolution services for parties seeking practical ways to resolve contested matters. The overall profile reflects sustained professional work in the areas described above and a practical approach to client representation.
Law Office Affiliations
- Partner, Monaghan Leahy, LLP
- Member, Maine State Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Former President, Boston College Alumni Association
- Past Chair and continues to serve, Fort Williams Park Committee
- Former Secretary, Mechanics Hall
Licensed State
- Maine
- Massachusetts
Education
- Northeastern University School of Law
Law degree
Awards & Badges


- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Car Accidents
- Products Liability
- Trucking Accidents
- Insurance Claims
- Employment Litigation





