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Verrill Attorney Jonathan M. Dunitz Elected as Vice President of the Maine State Bar Association

February 23, 2022 Press Releases

(February 23, 2022) - Verrill attorney Jonathan M. Dunitz has been elected as the Vice President of the Maine State Bar Association.

The MSBA's policy-making organization is comprised of a 23-member board of elected governors. Elected biennially to two-year terms by the Association's members, the board members meet approximately 10 times each year to devise and execute strategic goals to promote the honor, dignity and professionalism of lawyers, advance the knowledge, skills and interests of MSBA members, and support the public interest in a fair and effective system of justice.

Jonathan's law practice is composed of food and beverage law, energy telecommunications and natural resources law, insurance coverage and litigation, commercial litigation, appeals, and mediation.

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