Background
Urban, Lee Donald was born on July 12, 1946 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Donald Franklin and Mirriam Gertrude (Percy) Urban.
Urban, Lee Donald was born on July 12, 1946 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Donald Franklin and Mirriam Gertrude (Percy) Urban.
Colby College (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, 1974-1975; associate then partner, Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy, Portland, 1975-1984; partner, Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Portland, 1985-1994; mediator, facilitator, Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Portland, since 1994; private practice law, Portland, since 1994. Instructor real estate University of Southern Maine, Portland, 1980-1986, instructor negotiation skills, since 1997. Consultant nonprofit organizations, since 1994.
Co-founder, board directors Institute for Civic Leadership, 1993-1995. Board directors Maine Consensus Project, 1993-1995. Officer, board directors, member of advisory board Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc., since 1975.
Board advisors National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, 1984-1990. Officer, board directors Intown Portland Exch., 1982-1988, Maine Real Estate Development Association, 1985-1994, Cumberland County Affordable Housing Venture, 1988-1990, The Maine Alliance, 1992-1994, Portland Concert Association, since 1997, Portland West NeighborhoodPlanning Council, since 1997. Chairman Portland History Preservation Committee, 1990-1993, Downtown Business Advisory Committee, since 1990.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1968-1971.
Married Anna Sanger Kirkpatrick, February 15, 1975. Children: Anna, Reid, Seth, Christopher.