About Richard
Dick’s litigation and appellate practice focuses primarily on business and commercial disputes, employment law, education law, and civil rights cases that are typically resolved in federal court. He frequently appears in the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Maine and New Hampshire and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Dick devotes a significant portion of his practice to the representation of individuals with disabilities and their families, often in cases arising under special education or anti-discrimination laws. In addition, Dick has experience litigating a range of civil rights and constitutional claims, having served for nearly 3 decades as the chair of the Legal Panel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
For over twenty years, Dick has devoted much of his free time to helping students learn about the law as a lawyer coach for the Maine High School Mock Trial program. He currently coaches the eight-time state championship mock trial team from Cape Elizabeth High School.
Dick devotes a significant portion of his practice to the representation of individuals with disabilities and their families, often in cases arising under special education or anti-discrimination laws. In addition, Dick has experience litigating a range of civil rights and constitutional claims, having served for nearly 3 decades as the chair of the Legal Panel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
For over twenty years, Dick has devoted much of his free time to helping students learn about the law as a lawyer coach for the Maine High School Mock Trial program. He currently coaches the eight-time state championship mock trial team from Cape Elizabeth High School.
Practice Areas
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Portland, ME (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Portland, ME (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Appellate Practice, Portland, ME (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Portland, ME (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Portland, ME (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Portland, ME (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Appellate Practice, Portland, ME (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Patent, Portland, ME (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Portland, ME (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Appellate Practice, Portland, ME (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Portland, ME (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Education Law, Portland, ME (2013)
- Recognized: Appellate Practice
- Recognized: Arbitration
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Civil Rights Law
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Copyright Law
- Recognized: Education Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Recognized: Litigation - Patent
- Practice Area: Mediation
- Practice Area: Patent Law
- Practice Area: Trademark Law
- Special Focus: Disability
- Special Focus: Employment
- Special Focus: Individuals
- Special Focus: Special Education
