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| | Address | | 45 Memorial Circle | | Augusta, Maine 04332-5307 | | (Kennebec Co.) | | | |
| | | Verrill Dana LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Administrative, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Business Planning, Charitable Giving, Civil Litigation, College and University Law, Commercial, Commercial Lending, Construction, Copyright, Corporate, Criminal, Environmental and Natural Resources, Estate Planning and Estate Administration, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Finance, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Zoning, Legislative, Lobbying, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal and Corporate Finance, Non-Profit and Tax-Exempt Organizations, Patent, Partnerships, Probate, Real Estate, Regulatory, Securities, Sports, Tax, Technology, Trademark, Trusts and Estates, Utilities and Energy, Wills and Probate, Workers' Compensation and Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. | Firm Profile:
Verrill Dana LLP is one of the leading law firms in New England, widely known for delivering high quality legal services in a thoughtful and responsive manner. In addition to its primary offices in Portland and Boston, the firm also maintains offices in Augusta, Maine; Washington, D.C.; and West Hartford, Connecticut. For nearly 150 years, Verrill Dana has helped businesses, governmental agencies and individuals navigate changing economic and regulatory climates. The firm is known for broad expertise in a wide variety of areas, including general litigation, real estate, business law, securities law, commercial finance, labor and employment law, and commercial disputes, employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental law, legislative advocacy, and administrative agency proceedings, health law, bankruptcy, construction law, intellectual property and patents, financial services regulation, utilities and energy, immigration, nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, charitable giving, and estate planning and estate administration.The firm prides itself on teamwork, assembling small groups of lawyers from diverse practice areas to tackle complex matters. The firm's culture of collegiality and continuous improvement has enabled it to attract outstanding lawyers from top law schools and top law firms from around the country. Forty-five Verrill Dana lawyers from 23 different practice areas are listed in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and 28 Verrill Dana lawyers in three offices were named as New England Super Lawyers for 2007. Quality hiring extends as well to its support staff, and the firm in 2006 was recognized as a #1 Best Place to Work in Maine. With experienced and talented attorneys and a well-trained staff, Verrill Dana, is well-equipped to handle complicated legal issues as capably as large national firms.Verrill Dana is Maine's leader in support for pro bono legal services. The firm maintains an active pro bono program, and each lawyer is expected to contribute volunteer services to pro bono causes. In 2008, the firm was honored by the Maine Bar Foundation and the Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) with the Pro Bono Publico award for the most hours on completed VLP cases by a law firm. Verrill Dana is committed to public and community service, both in the Greater Portland area and throughout all of our local communities. Individually and collectively as a firm, our lawyers and staff actively support countless civic, social service and non-profit organizations that, together, make our communities such desirable places in which to live and work. | | Firm Size: 85 |
Other Office Locations of Verrill Dana LLP
Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (Main Office)
West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
| | PARTNER | | James I. Cohen (Partner) born Ardmore, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs (A.B., cum laude, 1987); Columbia University (J.D., 1991). Member: Maine State Bar Association (Chair, Consumer and Financial Institution Law Section, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Public Utilities; Banking; Administrative; Regulatory; Lobbying. Email: James I. Cohen | | COUNSEL | | Peter B. Bickerman (Counsel) born Flushing, New York, May 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Union College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); New York University (J.D., 1976). Assistant Attorney General, State of Maine, 1977-1987. Member: VLP Advisory Committee, 1998—; JAG Task Force on Administrative Law, 2000—; Board of Directors, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., 1997—; Advisory Committee on Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, 1991-1999; Board of Directors, Maine Civil Liberties Union, 1991-1999. Member: Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, Maine Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Insurance; Employment Law; Appellate Practice; Civil and Criminal; Family Law. Email: Peter B. Bickerman | | Michael V. Saxl (Counsel) born New Rochelle, New York, August 25, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1989); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cume laude, 1998). Speaker of the House, 2000-2002, Majority Leader, 1998-2000, Representative, 1995-2002, Maine House of Representatives. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Government Relations. Email: Michael V. Saxl | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Portland, Maine Office: One Portland Square, 04112-0586. Telephone: 207-774-4000. Fax: 207-774-7499.
Washington, D.C. Office: 400 N. Capitol Street NW, Suite 585, 20001-1511. Telephone: 202-624-1466. Fax: 202-393-5218.
Boston, Massachusetts Office: One Boston Place, Suite 2330, 02108. Telephone: 617-309-2600.
West Hartford, Connecticut Office: 1028 Boulevard # 201, 06119. Telephone: 860-228-1023. Fax: 860-228-2583.
| | (For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Portland, Maine) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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