33 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide

BOSTON, Massachusetts, PORTLAND, Maine, WESTPORT, Connecticut, and WASHINGTON, D.C. – Verrill has been recognized as a Leading Firm in 14 categories and subcategories by Chambers & Partners, the London-based legal research and publishing authority known for its rigorous evaluation process. Each year, Chambers conducts thousands of in-depth interviews with clients and industry professionals to assess the reputation, expertise, and client service of attorneys and law firms across the United States.

In addition to the firm’s overall recognition, 33 Verrill attorneys—nearly 20% of the firm—were individually ranked, including 25 in Maine, five in Massachusetts, two in Connecticut, and one in Washington, D.C. The firm also earned practice area rankings in Connecticut for Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial; in Maine for Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1), Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Band 1), Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1), Environment, Intellectual Property (Band 1), Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance Defense, and Real Estate; and in Massachusetts for Healthcare and Environment.

The individual attorneys recognized are:

Maine:

• Roger A. Clement, Jr. – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Shawn Doil – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Nathaniel R. Hull – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Robert J. Keach (Star Individual) – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Lindsay Zahradka Milne – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• David M. Austin – Corporate/M&A
• Gregory S. Fryer – Corporate/M&A
• Mark K. Googins – Corporate/M&A
• Eric D. Altholz – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Kenneth F. Ginder – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Christopher S. Lockman – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• James I. Cohen – Energy & Natural Resources
• Juliet T. Browne – Energy & Natural Resources and Environment
• Mathew J. Todaro – Environment
• Gordon R. Smith – Environment
• Charles P. Bacall – Intellectual Property
• Kelly A. Donahue – Intellectual Property
• Robert C. Brooks – Labor & Employment
• Tawny L. Alvarez – Labor & Employment
• Martha C. Gaythwaite – Litigation: General Commercial
• Robert Ruesch – Litigation: General Commercial
• John P. Giffune – Litigation: General Commercial
• Anthony M. Calcagni – Real Estate
• David L. Galgay, Jr. – Real Estate
• James C. Palmer – Real Estate

Massachusetts:

• John F. Shea – Environment
• Peter F. Durning – Environment
• Thomas A. Mackie – Environment
• James Roosevelt, Jr. – Healthcare
• Michael K. Fee – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Connecticut:

• Cheryl L. Johnson – Corporate/M&A
• Frank J. Silvestri, Jr. (Senior Statespeople) – Litigation: General Commercial 

Washington, D.C.:

• Geoffrey G. Why – Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite