97 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2027, Including Four Named Lawyers of the Year

AUGUSTA, Maine, BANGOR, Maine, BOSTON, Mass., PORTLAND, Maine, and WESTPORT, Conn., (August 20, 2026) – Verrill is proud to announce that 97 attorneys have been recognized in Best Lawyers® 2027, including four attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year,” a distinction awarded to only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area. The firm also had 18 attorneys included on the publication’s “Ones to Watch” list. Established in 2020, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes rising legal professionals who, within their first decade of private practice, have distinguished themselves through outstanding work and growing influence in the profession.

The complete list of ranked Verrill attorneys by office:

Augusta, Maine Office

• Michael V. Saxl (Government Relations Practice)

Boston, Mass. Office

• Thomas O. Bean (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• Kenneth P. Brier (Trusts and Estates)
• Clayton Brite (Real Estate Law)
  *One to Watch: Real Estate Law
• Katharine B. M. Brite (Trusts and Estates)
  *One to Watch: Trusts and Estates
• Svana M. Calabro (Family Law)
  *One to Watch: Family Law
• Margaret Capp Fitzgerald (Insurance Law)
  *One to Watch: Insurance Law
• Gene D. Dahmen(Family Law)
• Francesco A. De Vito (Real Estate Law)
• Rachel Deering (Family Law)
  *One to Watch: Family Law
• Megan E. Delehanty (Real Estate Law)
• Peter F. Durning (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law)
• Michael K. Fee (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Andrew Ferrer (Health Care Law)
• William F. Friedler (Elder Law)
• Katherine Galloway (Trusts and Estates)
  *One to Watch: Trusts and Estates
• Ellen M. Harrington (Trusts and Estates)
• Dena W. Hirsch (Trusts and Estates)
  *One to Watch: Trusts and Estates
• Brian M. Hurley (Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
• Regina M. Hurley (Family Law)
• William D. Jewett(Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Michael P. Last (Environmental Law, Real Estate Law)
• Matthew J. Leonard (Trusts and Estates)
• Kyle T. MacDonald (Family Law, Family Law Mediation)
• Thomas A. Mackie (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
• Louis C. Miller (Real Estate Law)
• Elizabeth Murdock Myers (Corporate Law)
• Robin D. Murphy(Family Law)
• Michael F. O’Connell (Corporate Law, Tax Law)
• Nancy O’Donnell (Family Law)
• Derek T. Rocha (Commercial Litigation)
  *One to Watch: Commercial Litigation
• James Roosevelt Jr. (Health Care Law)
• Gary A. Rosenberg (Health Care Law)
• Mary H. Schmidt (Elder Law, Family Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
• Paul W. Shaw (Health Care Law)
• John F. Shea (Environmental law, Litigation – Environmental)
• Peter M. Vetere (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
  *One to Watch: Environmental Law
  *One to Watch: Litigation – Environmental
• Geoffrey Why (Administrative / Regulatory Law)
• Hannah Zukoff (Family Law)
  *One to Watch: Family Law

Bangor, Maine Office

• Michael A. Hodgins (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning)
• Karen Holyoke (Trusts and Estates, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
• Nathaniel S. Putnam (Trusts and Estates)

Portland, Maine Office

• David S. Abramson (Family Law, Sports Law)
• Eric D. Altholz (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law)
• Tawny Alvarez (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
  *One to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Scott D. Anderson (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law)
  *Lawyer of the Year: Administrative / Regulatory Law
• David M. Austin (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  *Lawyer of the Year: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Charles P. Bacall (Corporate Law)
  *Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law
• Norman Belanger (Business organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law)
• Robert C. Brooks (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Management, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
  *Lawyer of the Year: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Juliet T. Browne (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law)
• Elizabeth Bjorn (Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
  *One to Watch: Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Anthony M. Calcagni (Real Estate Law)
• Roger A. Clement, Jr. (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• James I. Cohen (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice)
• Kimberly S. Couch (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Douglas P. Currier (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Michael J. Donlan (Litigation – Real Estate)
• Cassie Dufon (Construction Law)
  *One to Watch: *One to Watch: Construction Law
• Jonathan M. Dunitz (Food and Beverage Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Utilities Law)
• Anya F. Endsley (Trusts and Estates)
• Gregory S. Fryer (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
• David L. Galgay Jr.(Real Estate Law)
• Martha C. Gaythwaite (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• John P. Giffune (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
• Kenneth F. Ginder (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Mark K. Googins (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Sampson Hamilton (Government Relations Practice)
  *One to Watch: Government Relations Practice
• Karen K. Hartford (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Nathaniel R. Hull (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Elizabeth T. Johnston (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
  *One to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Keith C. Jones (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
• Robert J. Keach (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• Kurt E. Klebe (Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Mary McQuillen (Trusts and Estates)
• Lindsay Milne (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Marie J. Mueller (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Professional Malpractice Law)
  *One to Watch: Commercial Litigation
  *One to Watch: Litigation – Construction
  *One to Watch: Professional Malpractice Law
• Adam T. Nyhan (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships))
• James C. Palmer (Real Estate Law)
• Emma Pooler (Litigation – Trusts and Estates)
  *One to Watch: Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Jacqueline W. Rider (Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
• Robert Ruesch (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
• Jeffrey D. Russell (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
• Stephen B. Segal (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• Christopher R. Smith (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Elizabeth Smith (Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
• Gordon R. Smith (Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental)
• William H. Stiles (Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care)
• David E. Warren (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Education Law)
• Rachel Wertheimer (Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy))

Westport, Conn. Office

• Andrew B. Nevas (Commercial Litigation, Family Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates)
• James C. Riley (Commercial Litigation)
• Kristen G. Rossetti (Commercial Litigation)
  *One to Watch: Commercial Litigation
• Frank J. Silvestri, Jr. (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Securities)
• Kevin A. Walsh (Tax Law)
• Calvin Woo (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care)
• Barbara A. Young (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships))