Atty. Lucus A. Ritchie
Lucus Ritchie is a partner in Pierce Atwood's Litigation Practice Group. Lucus' practice covers a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on class action defense and energy litigation.
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Lucus A. Ritchie is a business, class action, product liability, and litigation attorney based in Portland, Maine, practicing at Pierce Atwood LLP. Admitted to practice in United States, Maine. Educated at Lewis & Clark College (J.D., 2005) and Boston College (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Banking and Finance (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (2026). Serands clients in Portland, ME and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Lucus Ritchie is a partner in Pierce Atwood's Litigation Practice Group
- Lucus' practice covers a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on class action defense and energy litigation
- Lucus regularly appears in federal and state trial courts throughout the country, and also represents clients in arbitrations, mediations and contested administrative proceedings
- In each case, Lucus focuses on developing a detailed understanding of his client's business and its goals, and uses advocacy and creativity in order to obtain favorable results in a practical and efficient manner
- Lucus' recent representations include defending a top 10 U.S. bank in a series of class action lawsuits related to the bank's overdraft fee practices consolidated in MDL proceedings in South Carolina and Florida
- defending a national check processing company against consumer class action lawsuits consolidated in MDL proceedings in Maine
- representing former nuclear generating plants in lawsuits seeking recoveries from the U.S
- Department of Energy for its refusal to remove spent nuclear fuel from the plants' sites
- and serving as lead trial counsel to a California state agency in ongoing FERC litigation challenging long-term power contracts executed during the Western energy crisis
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Lucus A. Ritchie is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Maine →
Lucus A. Ritchie is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Maine →
Lucus A. Ritchie is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Maine →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Lucus A. Ritchie is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Maine →
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Why local counsel matters in Maine
Practicing law in Maine. Legal matters in Maine are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Portland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Maine state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Maine brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Maine courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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