Brian M Rayback

Practice Areas

Brian Rayback focuses his practice on environmental and land use law, with expertise in all aspects of water, air, natural resources, solid waste, and zoning regulation. He is the Chair of Pierce Atwood's Environmental Practice Group.

Brian provides cost-effective, strategic advice on project permitting, enforcement matters, appeals of agency decisions, regulatory compliance, and legislative issues for property developers and owners, trade associations, utilities, construction companies, and industrial and manufacturing facilities. He regularly appears before federal, state, and local boards and agencies to assist clients in navigating the complex and often overlapping array of environmental and land use regulations.

Career

Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Brian was a law clerk for Justice Paul Rudman and Justice Susan Calkins of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use & Zoning Law since 2013, and was recognized “Lawyer of the Year” in Portland for Environmental Law in 2022.

Publications

Co-author, A Practical Guide to Land Use in Maine, MCLE (2016, 2018, 2021).

Personal

J.D. (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), Georgetown University Law Center; B.A. (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Colby College.