Verrill Dana Promotes Misti Munster to Counsel

(July 12, 2016) – Verrill Dana has promoted Misti D. Munster to counsel in its Portland, Maine office.

Munster is a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group whose practice includes all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation law for both public and private employers, with emphasis on Affordable Care Act compliance and the special rules that apply to the benefit plans of nonprofit religious employers. She also advises employers on information management, data governance, and compliance with federal and state privacy and data security laws.

"Misti is an exceptionally talented employee benefits lawyer," said practice group chair Suzanne Meeker. "She has played a key role in expanding and deepening our relationships with some of our most demanding clients."

Munster joined Verrill Dana in 2009 as an associate, after working at the firm as a summer associate the previous year. She graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, during which she worked for the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative and as a law clerk for the Maine District Court Family Division, co-chaired the Corporate and Securities Law Society, and was a teaching assistant for first-year students. She earned her bachelor's degree in English from Yale University. Prior to her arrival at Verrill Dana, she worked as a paralegal at a law firm in New York City.