Michael L. Lane

Michael L. Lane is a Maine lawyer and a partner at Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP, who represents clients in real estate and land use, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, title matters, business law, and regulatory approvals. He advises on residential, commercial, industrial, energy, and timberland projects and regularly appears before municipal planning boards, the Land Use Planning Commission, and the Department of Environmental Protection. His practice combines transactional experience, permitting knowledge, and practical guidance for complex development and property matters across Maine.

Michael earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law in 2001. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Maine in 1996. He is admitted in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, as well as the US District Court for the District of Maine. His academic background and multistate admissions support a broad real estate, finance, and land use practice across regional matters.

Michael has developed substantial experience in timberland transactions for mills, land management companies, and industrial landowners. He handles acquisitions, sales, operating agreements, wood supply agreements, title underwriting, development compliance, and permitting. He also serves as vice president and general counsel to Charter Title Company, LLC, where he regularly works on title insurance coverage for multisite, multimillion-dollar commercial transactions involving energy, industrial, and timberland properties in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Michael L. Lane has earned recognition from Chambers USA for real estate and timberland or conservation work, along with honors from New England Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. He serves on the Maine Bar Association Title Standards Committee and the Maine Technology Institute’s Advanced Technologies for Forestry and Agriculture Board. His experience includes development projects requiring coordinated title, financing, permitting, and land use strategies for complex client objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP
• Member, Maine Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association

Licensed State

• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Maine
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)