41 Verrill Attorneys Named 2025 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

BOSTON, Mass.; PORTLAND, Maine; and WESTPORT, Conn. – Verrill is proud to announce that 41 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of New England Super Lawyers© for their outstanding work across a broad range of practice areas.

Each year, no more than 5% of attorneys in each New England state are selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list. An additional 2.5% are named to the Rising Stars list, which honors top-performing attorneys who are either under the age of 40 or have been in practice for 10 years or less. Selections are made through a rigorous process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Below is the listing, by resident office, of attorneys from Verrill who have been honored as New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars©.

Westport, Conn.

• Andrew B. Nevas (Estate & Trust Litigation)
• James C. Riley (Business Litigation)
• Frank J. Silvestri, Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Calvin K. Woo (Business Litigation)

Rising Stars

• Eleni Choephel (Business and Corporate)
• Kristen G. Rossetti (Business Litigation)

Portland, Maine

• David M. Austin (Business and Corporate)
• Roger A. Clement, Jr. (Bankruptcy: Business)
• James I. Cohen (Utilities)
• Martha C. Gaythwaite (Personal Injury Products: Defense)
• John P. Giffune (Construction Litigation)
• Nathaniel R. Hull (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Robert J. Keach (Bankruptcy)
• Kurt E. Klebe (Estate & Probate)
• Robert Ruesch (Construction Litigation)
• Jeffrey D. Russell (Civil Litigation: Defense)

Rising Stars

• Letson Duglass Boots (Bankruptcy)
• Cyrus E. Cheslak (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Elizabeth Johnston (Employment & Labor)
• Stephen Segal (Business Litigation)

Bangor, Maine

• Nathaniel Putnam (Estate Planning & Probate)

Boston, Mass.

• Francesco A. De Vito (Real Estate)
• Peter F. Durning (Environmental Litigation)
• Michael K. Fee (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
• Andrew A. Ferrer (Health Care)
• Brian M. Hurley (Land Use/Zoning)
• Regina M. Hurley (Family Law)
• Stacie Kosinski (General Litigation)
• Kyle T. MacDonald (Family Law)
• Ruth Mattson (Estate & Probate)
• Mary H. Schmidt (Estate & Probate)
• John F. Shea (Environmental)

Rising Stars

• Clayton Brite (Real Estate)
• Katharine B.M. Brite (Estate and Probate)
• Svana Maria Calabro (Family Law)
• Rachel A. Deering (Family Law)
• Margaret C. Fitzgerald (Insurance Coverage)
• Katherine E. Galloway (Estate & Probate)
• Derek Rocha (Business Litigation)
• Peter Vetere (Environmental Litigation)
• Hannah Zukoff (Family Law)