Leah B. Rachin

Leah B. Rachin is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine, whose practice focuses on municipal, land use, and employment law. She serves as town attorney to several municipalities and advises public-sector clients on zoning, planning, licensing and permitting, charter and ordinance matters, right-to-know law, elections, property taxes, contracts, and employment issues. She also represents private clients before municipalities on permitting, appeals, and other local-government matters.

Leah earned an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School and a B.A. in Political Theory, with a minor in Art History and honors, from McGill University. Her education supports a practice involving statutory interpretation, municipal procedure, administrative appeals, land use, and public-sector decision making. She applies that background when advising towns, boards, businesses, individuals, developers, and citizen groups on local-government powers, regulatory requirements, contested decisions, and workplace issues.

Leah routinely represents clients before Maine courts and local and state boards, including land use enforcement cases, Rule 80B appeals, tax assessment appeals, and ballot-initiative and voting-rights matters. She advises private individuals, developers, businesses, and citizen groups on administrative appeals and land use approvals. In employment matters, she advises employers and employees and conducts independent investigations involving alleged misconduct. She also teaches Maine code-enforcement certification courses on legal issues.

Leah B. Rachin has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Municipal Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Litigation – Municipal, and by New England Super Lawyers. Her public service has included leadership on the Kennebunk Zoning Board of Appeals and board roles with community organizations. Her practice combines municipal counseling, litigation, land use, employment advice, and investigations to help public and private clients address complex local-government issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Chair, Kennebunk Zoning Board of Appeals
• Past Board Member, The Children’s House
• Past Board Member, Kennebunk Free Library
• Past Board Member, MaineStage Shakespeare
• Past Board Member, The Education Foundation of Kennebunks and Arundel
• Volunteer, Bon Appetit Community Meal Program, Biddeford

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• Osgoode Hall Law School
  Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• McGill University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Theory, minor in Art History

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