Catherine R. Connors
Firm Name
Practice Type
- Civil
- Criminal
Primary Circuit
1st Circuit
Full Address
205 Newbury Street, Room 139
Portland, ME 04101
Firm Size
69 partners, 32 associates, 8 counsel, 5 of counsel
Appellate Section Size
5 lawyers
U.S. Supreme Court
Yes
Circuit Admitted To Practice
- 1st Circuit
- 2nd Circuit
- 3rd Circuit
- 5th Circuit
- 6th Circuit
- D.C.
State Admitted To Practice
- ME
- MA
Phone
(207) 822-4175
After serving as a Law Clerk for Chief Judge John F. Grady of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Cathy joined Pierce Atwood, where she practiced in the area of appellate litigation – both civil and criminal – in the federal and state courts, including petitions for review of administrative decisions. She argued over 100 appeals, primarily in the United States Courts of Appeals and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Cathy also led Pierce Atwood’s partnership with the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and filed an amici brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of 23 historians and the American Historians Association in support of striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.
She was appointed by Governor Janet Mills to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 2020.
Degrees
B.A., magna cum laude Northwestern University (Phi Beta Kappa), 1981; J.D., cum laude Northwestern University School of Law, 1984 (Order of the Coif).
Practice Focus
Practiced primarily in the area of appellate litigation – both civil and criminal – in the federal and state courts, including petitions for review of administrative decisions. She argued over 100 appeals, primarily in the United States Courts of Appeals and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.