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Ryan P. Dumais
Augusta Office
77 Sewall Street # 3000
Email: rdumais@eatonpeabody.com
Aili Hartikka
Ryan assists clients statewide with a variety of dispute resolution and litigation matters. Ryan's practice focuses on cases involving the defense of Employment discrimination and retaliation claims, real estate disputes including rights associated with easements, licenses, boundary disputes, and restrictive covenant violations. Ryan also devotes a substantial amount of his practice to disputes involving the banking industry. These include lender liability matters, foreclosures, and collections. Ryan also has experience with defending disputes involving allegations of housing discrimination. In addition to his work at the trial level, Ryan has a strong appellate practice and has prevailed before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court both on written briefs and following oral argument.
Ryan has obtained many desirable outcomes for his clients:
Successfully defended the limited scope of a farming easement across his corporate client's property in the face of an attempt by a neighbor to use that easement for more expansive residential purposes including the installation of utilities on appeal before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Litigated matter involving a commercial dispute which resulted in a judgment of nearly one million dollars in favor of his client.
Successfully persuaded Maine Supreme Judicial Court that a lower court had improperly granted summary judgment against his client.
Litigated a jury trial resulting in verdict that his employer client had not discriminated against former employee.
Successfully engaged mediation to resolve a dispute concerning title to a tract of woodland in central Maine.
Pursued many matters involving allegations of employment discrimination against his clients to favorable outcomes both before the courts and the Maine Human Rights Commission.
Ryan leads Eaton Peabody's foreclosure practice on behalf of a number of financial institutions.
Litigated various lender liability suits to successful resolution.
Prior to joining Eaton Peabody, Ryan served as judicial law clerk to Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. He also served as research editor for the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal at the University of Maine School of Law.
Areas of Practice for Ryan P. Dumais
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
University of Maine School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
The Catholic University of America, B.A., summa cum laude, 2004
Monmouth Theatre, Board Member
Bangor Fusion, Member
John Waldo Ballou Inn of Court, Member
April 19, 2019 LA Metro Chamber HR Thursdays – Discrimination and Retaliation Law Overview March 28, 2019 Law Court Issues Pro-Landowner Decision in Public Trust Doctrine Case January 9, 2019 Small Business Seminar – "Discrimination and Retaliation Law Overview" October 17, 2017 Eaton Peabody Attorneys 'Top Rated' by Super Lawyers 2017 May 24, 2017 Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules ranked-choice voting unconstitutional October 18, 2016 Eaton Peabody Attorneys 'Top Rated' by Super Lawyers 2016 February 11, 2016 Eaton Peabody is on the Cutting Edge of Municipal Law January 5, 2016 Judy Metcalf and Ryan Dumais Defend Access to Waterfront Road October 19, 2015 Eaton Peabody Attorneys 'Top Rated' by Super Lawyers 2015
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