We’ve Moved!

Kate Hambley, Landform Law’s founder, has transferred her practice to Drummond & Drummond, LLP, a Portland firm with expertise in real estate transactions and litigation and a long history of helping Mainers. Please feel free to contact Kate at khambley@ddlaw.com | (207) 774-0317. To view the legacy Landform Law site, keep reading below…

The Maine land use firm.

Landform Law, LLC, offers a full range of civil legal services for property owners, developers, municipalities, and public interest groups throughout the state of maine, with special expertise in land use, real estate, environmental, and municipal issues.

A mission-driven firm.

Landform Law is committed to serving clients who are making Maine more livable through responsible development. All Landform clients are screened for compatibility with this mission. This mission screening leads to a better relationship between attorney and client, and greater client credibility with other stakeholders—a win for all.

Better, leaner representation.

Landform Law offers the highest-quality legal advice and representation, without the downtown Portland rates. Landform understands that the role of an attorney is to add value to a project, and that efficiency and quality are complementary values, not competing ones.

Unparalleled transparency.

At the onset of each relationship, Landform sets clear expectations regarding responsiveness of communication, transparency of work progress, and control over budget. That means you will never wonder where your project stands or how much it will cost.

Expertise

  • Landform has extensive experience navigating complex regulatory issues, including:

    • Rule 80B Appeals

    • Rule 80K code enforcement defense

    • Development approvals (e.g., subdivisions, variances, conditional uses, rezones)

    • Impact fees

    • Nonconforming uses

    • Shoreland Zoning

    • Site Location of Development Act("Site Law") issues

    • Constitutional property rights, including takings and due process claims

  • Landform attorneys are experts in real estate disputes and associated litigation, including:

    • Boundary disputes

    • Easements

    • Quiet title actions

    • Timber trespass claims

  • As former municipal attorneys, Landform knows municipal law, and can help you navigate:

    • Constitutional takings

    • Condemnation

    • Due process claims

    • Other municipal matters

  • LD 2003 is a landmark state law that requires towns to allow ADUs and other infill development. Landform attorneys are at the cutting edge of these issues, including:

    • Permitting for ADUs and other infill development

    • ADU financing and mortgages

    • ADU ownership structures (LLCs, condos, land leases, and more)