(Main Office)

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.

Statement of Practice

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.

Address

One Portland Square P.O. Box 586
Portland, ME 04112-0586, (Cumberland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 207-774-4000
Fax: 207-774-7499

Website

http://www.verrilldana.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Charles R. Oestreicher (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Maine. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1964); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in "Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers". Member, New England Land Title Association. Member, Maine Land Title Association. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Brokerage; Land Use; Zoning.Email: Charles R. Oestreicher

William S. Harwood (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1979, Maine. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1974); Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Adjunct Professor, University of Maine School of Law. Corporation Member, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Maine Bar Foundation (Director, 1986-1992; President, 1991). Practice Areas: Administrative; Public Utilities; Energy.Email: William S. Harwood

James G. Goggin (Partner) born Washington, D.C., February 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Stanford University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Complex Commercial Corporate Litigation; Products Liability.Email: James G. Goggin

Gregory S. Fryer (Partner) born New Rochelle, New York, March 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1983, Georgia; 1985, Maine. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member: Cornell Law Review drafting committees for Maine Business Corporation Act and Maine Uniform Securities Act; Executive Committee, Maine Bar Foundation (2005); Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America;" "Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers". Member: Maine State Bar Association (Chair: Securities Law Subcommittee, 1993—; Business Law Section, 1991-1992); Boston Bar Association (Member, Corporate Law Committee, 2005—). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate; Venture Capital.Email: Gregory S. Fryer

Gregg H. Ginn (Partner) born Caribou, Maine, February 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1981, Maine. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1971); Columbia University (M.A., 1976); Harvard University (J.D., 1981). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". [Capt., USAF (1971-1978)]. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: Gregg H. Ginn

William C. Knowles (Partner) born Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, February 2, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Idaho; 1982, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1975); University of Warwick (LL.B., with honors, 1978); University of Idaho (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Civil Rights Litigation; Probate Litigation.Email: William C. Knowles

James C. Palmer (Partner) born Bangor, Maine, December 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1983, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., summa cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Finance.Email: James C. Palmer

Mark K. Googins (Partner) born Portland, Maine, April 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1984, Maine. Education: Tufts University (B.A., Political Science, 1977); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Business Acquisitions; Municipal Finance; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Mark K. Googins

Keith C. Jones (Partner) born London, England, September 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Maine. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Member: American Bar Association; Maine Model Business Corporation Act, Drafting Committee (2001-2002). Practice Areas: Securities; Business Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; International Transactions.Email: Keith C. Jones

Douglas P. Currier (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Maine. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985). Practice Areas: Labor; Employment; Immigration; Corporate.Email: Douglas P. Currier

Kimberly S. Couch (Partner) born Burlington, Vermont, September 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, Maine. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., cum laude, 1981); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Employee Benefits, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: Kimberly S. Couch

Alan D. MacEwan (Partner) born Littleton, New Hampshire, July 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1988, Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1978); Syracuse University (J.D., 1981). Member, Drafting Committee, Revised Maine Business Corporation Act. Corporation Member, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine. Vice Chair, Advisory Board, Salvation Army, Portland, Maine Region. Legal Counsel, Governor John R. McKernan, Jr., 1988-1991. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Editorial Committee; Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, Model Stock Purchase Agreement Task Force). Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Alan D. MacEwan

Lisa S. Boehm (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Maine. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Duke University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: Lisa S. Boehm

Suzanne E. Meeker (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, September 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, Maine. Education: Duke University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1977); Yale University (J.D., 1981). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: Suzanne E. Meeker

Raymond A. Pelletier, Jr. (Partner) born Lowell, Massachusetts, November 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Massachusetts; 1986, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1973); Boston College (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial; International Law.Email: Raymond A. Pelletier, Jr.

Michael J. Donlan (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1989, Maine; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Massachusetts, Boston (B.A., 1981); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987).Email: Michael J. Donlan

Roger A. Clement, Jr. (Partner) born Bangor, Maine, March 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1986); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Commercial Litigation.Email: Roger A. Clement, Jr.

Eric D. Altholz (Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1991, Maine. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1982; M.I.A., 1983); University of Chicago (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Professional Corporations.Email: Eric D. Altholz

David L. Galgay, Jr. (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Massachusetts; New Mexico State University (B.A., with honors, 1984); Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Finance.Email: David L. Galgay, Jr.

Seth W. Brewster (Partner) born Worcester, Massachusetts, January 8, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, Maine and U.S. District Court, Districts of Maine and Massachusetts. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., with distinction, 1982); Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Legislative Assistant for Trade, U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, 1992-1995. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Antitrust; International.Email: Seth W. Brewster

Robert C. Brooks (Partner) born Waterville, Maine, March 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1987); University of Maine School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Labor; Employment; Workers Compensation.Email: Robert C. Brooks

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

Juliet T. Browne (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1993, Republic of Palau; 1996, Maine. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation.Email: Juliet T. Browne

Charles P. Bacall (Partner) born Salem, Massachusetts, March 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate; Business Acquisitions; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property.Email: Charles P. Bacall

A. Robert Ruesch (Partner) born Springfield, Massachusetts, June 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1994, Virgin Islands. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1986); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1990). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member, Construction Financial Management Association. Member, Associated Constructors of Maine. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Mechanic's Lien Law; Surety Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: A. Robert Ruesch

Jacqueline W. Rider (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1990); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Sports Law.Email: Jacqueline W. Rider

Jonathan R. Doolittle (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Maine; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., 1987); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law.Email: Jonathan R. Doolittle

Gayle H. Allen (Partner) born Massachusetts, March 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, California; 1994, Massachusetts and Maine. Education: Simmons College (B.A., 1982); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Gayle H. Allen

Anthony M. Calcagni (Partner) born Lewiston, Maine, May 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Washington University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Anthony M. Calcagni

Kurt E. Klebe (Partner) born San Rafael, California, June 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Maine; 1998, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1988); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Trusts; Estates; Individual Tax; Charitable Gift Planning; Tax-Exempt Organizations.Email: Kurt E. Klebe

William H. Stiles (Partner) born Waterville, Maine, May 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1991); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: William H. Stiles

Kenneth F. Ginder (Partner) born Arlington, Massachusetts, June 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine; 1993, Massachusetts. Education: Colby College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1991); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation; Trusts and Estates; Taxation.Email: Kenneth F. Ginder

George P. Field (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, September 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. (Not admitted in Maine). Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1971); Boston College (J.D., 1978). Recipient, Tenacious Litigator Award, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1993. Author: "Who Is an Expert?" National Law Journal, September 2000; "Trial Preparation in the Final 30 Days," MCLE, 1998-2003. Instructor: Harvard Law School Trial Practice Program; Boston College Law School Ethics Program. Director, The Boston Latin School Foundation, 1991-1998; Chair, Annual Fund, 1991-1993; The Boston Latin School Association, 1998-2000; St. Clair Federal Court Public Education Project, 2001—; Boston College Law School Alumni Council, 2003—. Co-Chair, Boston Public High School Summer Jobs Program and Civics Seminars, 1999—. Member: Boston (Chair, Solo and Small Firm Section, 1993-1995), Bristol County, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and American (Solo and Small Firm Leadership Summit, 1995) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Charter Member, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section); Boston College Law School Intellectual Property Inn of Court (Master of the Bench and Member, Executive Committee). Fellow: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Foundations. Reported Cases: Pall Corporation v. Micron Separations, Inc., 66 F.3d 1211 (Fed. Cir. 1995); Infusaid Corp. v. Intermedics Infusaid, Inc., 739 F.2d 661 (lst Cir 1984); Pall Corporation v. Micron Separations, Inc., 792 Fed. Supp. 1298 (D. Mass., 1992); In re Thane Development Associates L.P., 143 B.R. 310 (Bkrptcy. D. Mass., 1992); In re Golden, 54 B.R. 957 (Bkrptcy. D. Mass. 1985); Micron Separations, Inc. v. Pall Corporation, 159 F.R.D. 361 (D. Mass. 1995); Moakley v. Eastwick, 423 Mass. 52 (1996); Swift v. Fitchburg Mutual Insurance Company, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 617 (1998). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Bankruptcy; Family Law; Appellate Practice; Mediation; Arbitration; Collaborative Law.Email: George P. Field

Chris A. Caseiro (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, September 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Connecticut (B.Sc., 1981); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1991). Author: "Design Patents-Alternative Protection for Product Appearance," Maine Law Review, August, 1998; "Intellectual Property: Fundamentals of Patent Licensing," Maine Law Review, February, 1999; "Software Patents-Protecting Your Client's Business," Maine Law Review, March, 1999. Member, Maine Patent Practitioners Group. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Chris A. Caseiro

Daniel L. Rosenthal (Partner) born Lynn, Massachusetts, May 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Maine and Massachusetts; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Boston College Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Daniel L. Rosenthal

William M. Fletcher (Partner) born Fort Fairfield, Maine, June 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Kansas; 1999, Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.S., 1990); Washington University (J.D., 1996); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1997). Certified Public Accountant, Maine, 1992. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial and Municipal Finance.Email: William M. Fletcher

Diane M. Fitzgerald (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Maine; 1986, Connecticut. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1982). Practice Areas: Benefits and Executive Compensation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Diane M. Fitzgerald

Christopher S. McLoon (Partner) born Newburyport, Massachusetts, October 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts; 1997, Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.A., 1990); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Fellow, John S. Nolan, 2003. Member: Maine State (Co-Chair, Partnership Law Committee) and American (Section of Taxation; Chair, Section 708 Partnership Terminations Subcommittee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Business Planning; Executive Compensation Planning.Email: Christopher S. McLoon

Christopher R. Smith (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 25, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Maine; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1995); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Transactions; Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations.Email: Christopher R. Smith

Peter S. Black (Partner) born Lexington, Virginia, September 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 1999, Maine. Education: Fairleigh-Dickinson University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Peter S. Black

David G. Coolidge (Partner) born Kittery, Maine, December 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia; 2003, Maine. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with distinction, 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1996). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Qualified Retirement Plans; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: David G. Coolidge

Jeffrey T. Selser (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 2001, Maine. Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., 1994); University of Richmond (J.D., 1998). Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Land Use and Development; Leasing; Property Rights; Commercial Lending.Email: Jeffrey T. Selser

Mary McQuillen (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 7, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1991, Maine. Education: Smith College (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Chicago (J.D., 1987). Member: Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Mary McQuillen

Karen Kimball Hartford (Partner) born Norway, Maine, March 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Maine. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1994); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: Karen Kimball Hartford

Valerie A. Wright (Partner) born Long Beach, California, December 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Yale University (B.S., 1994); New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Valerie A. Wright

Scott D. Anderson (Partner) born Morristown, New Jersey, March 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts and Maine. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1994); Boston College (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Scott D. Anderson

John P. Giffune (Partner) born Millinocket, Maine, January 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Maine and Massachusetts; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.S.M.E., 1994); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: John P. Giffune

Alexia Pappas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Maine; 1998, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Duke University's Sanford Institute of Public Policy (M.A., 1996); Duke University (J.D., high honors, 1996). Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, 2000-2004. Litigation Associate, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Washington, D.C, 1997-2000. Senior Associate Independent Counsel, Washington, D.C., 1999. Law Clerk to the Honorable D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Court, Portland, Maine. Staff Assistant, Office of Senator George J. Mitchell, Washington, D.C. Member: Maine State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; The Rosemont Center, Washington D.C. (Board of Directors); The Maine State Bar Association; The Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Alexia Pappas

Kathleen Gleason Healy (Partner) born Laguna Beach, California, November 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 2005, Maine. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1990); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: Wyoming State Bar; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers. Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: Kathleen Gleason Healy

Kelly B. Boden (Partner) (Admission pending). Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1996); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Environmental.Email: Kelly B. Boden

Brett D. Witham (Partner) born Waterville, Maine, March 19, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Maine Maritime Academy (B.S., 1993); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Brett D. Witham

COUNSEL

Robert E. Hirshon (Counsel) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 1973, Maine. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1970; J.D., 1973). Member: Editorial Board, Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1972-1973; State of Maine Governor's Judicial Selection Committee. Member: Maine State (President, 1986) and American (President, 2001-2002; Member, Commission on Second Season of Service; Past Chair: ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education; Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Standing Committee on Lawyers' Public Service) Bar Associations; Maine Bar Foundation (President, 1990). Fellow: American Bar Foundation (State Chair, 1993-2000).

Steven Rowe (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1987, Maine; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Military Academy at West; University of Utah (M.B.A., 1978); University of Maine, School of Law (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law.

Matthew L. Caras (Counsel) born Concord, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1984, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., cum laude, 1978); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1984). Matthew L. Caras is Counsel to Verrill Dana's Business Law Group. He focuses primarily on business and commercial law, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, contract formation and other transactions, as well as business, commercial and transaction mediation. In addition to serving as Counsel to Verrill Dana's Business Law Group, Matt is a principal and the managing partner of Leaders LLC, a mergers and acquisitions advisory services firm with a national practice, and Nelson & Caras LLC, a boutique corporate finance business. As an M&A advisor, Matt has closed more than fifteen strategic and financial transactions during the past five years alone, including sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, management buyouts and shareholder buyouts. Member: Maine State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Matthew L. Caras

Peter B. Webster (Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 11, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1962); Cornell University (LL.B., 1965). Chair, Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, 1997—. Chair, Board of Trustees, Maine Client Protection Fund. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America"; "Who's Who In American Law". Practice Areas: Corporate; Education; Banking.Email: Peter B. Webster

Roger A. Putnam (Counsel) born York Village, Maine, October 20, 1925; admitted to bar, 1951, Maine. Education: University of New Hampshire; Boston University (LL.B., 1951). Assistant Attorney General, Maine, 1951-1958. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Maine Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Public Utilities; Legal Ethics; General Practice.Email: Roger A. Putnam

Michael T. Healy (Counsel) born New Gloucester, Maine, January 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Maine. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1964); Boston University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative; Environmental.Email: Michael T. Healy

Judith M. Coburn (Counsel) born Portland, Maine, May 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Massachusetts; 1976, Maine. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Northeastern University (J.D., 1974); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). Listed in "Best Lawyers In America. "Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Tax.Email: Judith M. Coburn

David C. Hillman (Counsel) born Melrose, Massachusetts, January 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.A., summa cum laude, Valedictorian, 1974); Yale University (J.D., 1977). Chair, Managed Care Contracting Committee, Joint Committee of AAHA and National Health Lawyer Association, 1997—. Listed in "Best Lawyers in America". Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Bankruptcy.Email: David C. Hillman

Bradford W. Coupe (Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, July 31, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia; 1972, District of Columbia; 1991, New York; 2003, Maine. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S.M.E., 1963); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1966); New York University (LL.M., 1971). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1966-1967. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Bradford W. Coupe

Carolyn S. Wollen (Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 5, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1990, Maine. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1971); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. (Also practicing individually at New York, N.Y.). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfers; Charitable Giving; Estate Administration.Email: Carolyn S. Wollen

David S. Abramson (Counsel) born Portland, Maine, March 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Maine at Orono (B.A., high distinction, 1985); Pace University (J.D., 1988); University of Houston (ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, 1993). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Maine State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Vice Chair, 2002-2003; Secretary, 2001-2002); Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Sports Law.Email: David S. Abramson

John D. Devine (Counsel) born Portland, Maine, July 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., cum laude, 1986); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1990). Chief Legal Counsel to the Hon. John R. McKernan Jr., Governor of Maine, 1992-1995. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: John D. Devine

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

Elizabeth Connellan Smith (Counsel) born Waterville, Maine, November 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., cum laude, 1987); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workers Compensation.Email: Elizabeth Connellan Smith

Christopher J. W. Coggeshall (Counsel) born Brattleboro, Vermont, April 2, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, New Hampshire; 1970, Maine. Education: Cornell University (B.Met.E., 1965); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1968). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Christopher J. W. Coggeshall

Gregory L. Foster (Counsel) born Augusta, Maine, January 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., 1970); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1973); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Certified Public Accountant, Maine, 1975. Member: Maine State Bar Association (Member, Limited Liability Companies Subcommittee); Maine State Planning Council. Practice Areas: Tax; Business; Estate Planning; Municipal Finance.Email: Gregory L. Foster

Richard G. Moon (Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, January 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1978, Maine; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., with high distinction, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1974). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law. Author: "Wrongful Termination-New Claims and New Theories for Plaintiffs and Defendants," Labor Law Developments, 1988, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas; "Attack/Counter Attack: The Continuing Evolution of Wrongful Discharge Claims," Labor Law Developments 1990, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas; "Executive Compensation Litigation - Do You Really Want to Play Chicken?" ABA National Institute on Compensation for Executives and Directors, 1999; "Winning the Battle of the Expert: Strategies for Employers in the Wake of Faragher and Ellerth," Practising Law Institute, 2000; "Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Protection From Retaliation For Whistleblowers," 21st Annual Employment & Litigation Institute, Georgetown University Law Center, 2003. Certified Mediator, National Conference Association, 1983. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American (Member: Management Council, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1991-2000; Sections on: Labor Law; Litigation; Management Co-Chairman, Subcommittee on Employment Practices Insurance, 1996-2000) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. [Lt., USNR, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Richard G. Moon

Howard H. Dana, Jr. (Counsel) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 1966, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1962); Cornell University (M.P.A., 1966); Cornell University Law School (LL.B., 1966); University of Virginia (LL.M., 1998). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Editor, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1966. Law Clerk to the Hon. Edward T. Gignoux, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1966-1967. Director, Legal Services Corporation, 1982, 1990—. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations; Maine Bar Foundation (Director, 1984-1990; Vice Chairman, 1985; President, 1986). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; New England Legal Foundation (Director, 1986-1990).Email: Howard H. Dana, Jr.

Malinda R. Lawrence (Counsel) born Washington, Pennsylvania, December 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New Hampshire; 2008, District of Columbia and Maine. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1992); Boston College (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: District of Columbia Bar.Email: Malinda R. Lawrence

James T. Kilbreth, III (Counsel) born New York, New York, May 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, Maine; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Northeastern University (M.A., 1974); American University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Assistant Attorney General (Environmental Division), State of Maine, 1983-1985. Deputy Attorney General (Chief, Litigation Division), 1985-1986. Chief Deputy Attorney General, State of Maine, 1987-1990. Practice Areas: Environmental; Civil Trial Practice; Criminal Trial Practice.Email: James T. Kilbreth, III

David E. Warren (Counsel) born Portland, Maine, March 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1983, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1976); Columbia University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Practice Areas: Corporate; Business Acquisitions.Email: David E. Warren

ASSOCIATES

Katie M. Gray (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Maine. Education: University of Maine, Honors College (B.A., summa cum laude, with high honors, 2005); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2008).Email: Katie M. Gray

Misti D. Munster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Maine. Education: Yale University (B.A., 2002); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2009). Member: Maine State Bar Association.Email: Misti D. Munster

Kyle T. MacDonald (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Languages: French.Email: Kyle T. MacDonald

Nathaniel R. Hull (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Maine. Education: Evergreen State College (B.A., 2005); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2009).Email: Nathaniel R. Hull

Benjamin E. Ford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Maine. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., summa cum laude, 2006); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2009).Email: Benjamin E. Ford

Nora Healy (Associate) born Portland, Maine, March 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Maine. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1993), University of Maine (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Regulation; Legislation; Utilities; Energy.Email: Nora Healy

Brendan O'Neil (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., 1992); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Former Staff Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration.Email: Brendan O'Neil

Johanna Babb (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 2000); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2005). Previously with: California Department of Justice, San Francisco; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, London, England.Email: Johanna Babb

Margaret C. Callaghan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. (Not admitted in Maine). Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1994); University of Massachusetts, Boston (M.A., 1999); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Margaret C. Callaghan

Anne Birgel Cunningham (Associate) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, April 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, New Hampshire; 1993, Maine. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1985); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1992). Member: New Hampshire Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Anne Birgel Cunningham

Alistair Y. Raymond (Associate) born Maine; admitted to bar, 2006, Maine. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.S., 1999); University of Southern Maine (M.B.A., 2003); University of Maine School of Law (J.D. summa cum laude, 2006). Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations.Email: Alistair Y. Raymond

Charles M. Katz-Leavy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: Columbia University; Boston College Law School. Member: Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Charles M. Katz-Leavy

Gordon R. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maine. Education: University of California, Berkeley; University of Paris I, La Sorbonne Institut de Touraine in Tours, France; Georgetown University Law Center. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Gordon R. Smith

Anna R. Welch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Maine. Education: University of Colorado; Washington College of Law, American University. Languages: English, Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Anna R. Welch

Sarah B. Coburn (Associate) born Maine; admitted to bar, 2005, Maine. Education: Brown University (A.B., with honors, 2000); Northeastern University (J.D., 2005). Member: Maine State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Sarah B. Coburn

Adrianne E. Fouts (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Maine. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007).Email: Adrianne E. Fouts