Paul F. Driscoll

Paul F. Driscoll is a Portland, Maine commercial and real estate attorney who represents developers in residential and commercial projects throughout the state. He advises clients on project conception, acquisitions, entity formation, financing, permitting, construction, sales, occupancy, and land use disputes. He also represents title insurers, municipalities, businesses, and shareholders in contested matters. His practice combines transactional counseling, regulatory advocacy, and litigation involving significant property and commercial interests across Maine.

Paul earned his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 1981 and his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire in 1978. His legal education supports a practice involving real estate development, title disputes, land use regulation, commercial transactions, and complex litigation. He applies that training when interpreting property documents, navigating permitting requirements, evaluating contractual rights, and developing strategies for disputes involving significant financial and development concerns.

Paul regularly appears before municipal planning boards, environmental agencies, and regulators for clients throughout Maine. He has defended insured property titles for national title insurance carriers through trial and appeal and has served as lead counsel in breach of contract and shareholder disputes. His appellate work includes Maine Supreme Court decisions involving title rights and credit union expansion. He also represents municipalities in land use compliance enforcement proceedings and disputes.

Paul F. Driscoll is admitted in Maine and Massachusetts and before the US District Court for the District of Maine and First Circuit. He is a Maine Bar Foundation Fellow and belongs to state and county bar associations. His honors include Best Lawyers recognition for litigation and real estate law from 2006 through 2024 and 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate Litigation, reflecting decades of complex commercial practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member, Norman Hanson DeTroy, LLC
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Cumberland County Bar Association
• Fellow, Maine Bar Foundation
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Licensed State

• Maine
• Massachusetts

Education

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