Natalie L. Burns

Natalie L. Burns

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2014
Awarded Practice Areas
Land Use and Zoning Law Litigation - Land Use and Zoning Municipal Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Land Use and Zoning Law Litigation - Land Use and Zoning Municipal Law
Natalie L. Burns
Natalie L. Burns
Portland, ME
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12 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Natalie practices municipal, environmental, land use and administrative law and represents both public and private clients. Before joining the firm, she served as Associate Corporation Counsel for the City of Portland for 10 years.

Natalie graduated from Bowdoin College, with departmental honors in Romance Languages. She received her law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. She has made presentations on municipal and land use issues at seminars sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association and other organizations.

Natalie is the former President of the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Maine. She is a former President of the Girl Scouts of Kennebec Council and was active in the consolidation of that Council with the Abnaki Girl Scout Council. She also is a volunteer attorney for the Domestic Violence Pro Bono Panel. In the past, she has served as a member and chair of the Conservation Commission in Cape Elizabeth, where she lives with her husband, Jim Robbins.

Works at
Jensen Baird

12 Best Lawyers awards

Jensen Baird logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Maine School of Law, J.D., graduated 1987

Bar Admissions

  • Maine, Maine State Bar Association

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Land Use and Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Land Use and Zoning Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Portland, ME (2025)
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Portland, ME (2023)
  • Municipal Law, Portland, ME (2023)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law, Portland, ME (2022)
  • Municipal Law, Portland, ME (2018)
  • Municipal Law, Portland, ME (2016)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law, Portland, ME (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Municipal Law

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