Verrill Dana
Verrill Dana, LLP is a leading New England regional law firm. It has offices in Portland, Maine; Augusta, Maine; Westport, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; White Plains, New York; and Washington D.C. Today in 2021 there are more than 120 lawyers in seven regional offices. Verrill Dana was founded in 1862, and has grown into one of the few Maine-based law firms with satellite offices around the Northeastern United States. The firm provides legal services to both businesses and individuals. Its major practice areas include: business law/M&A, health care, litigation and trial, real estate law , labor law and employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation, tax law, private equity, intellectual property and privacy, promotions, energy, environmental law, estate planning and family law, among others. In August 2019, Verrill Dana rebranded as Verrill and launched a new website, www.verrill-law.com, and new logo. In August 2013, Verrill Dana announced a merger with the trial boutique firm Friedman Gaythwaite Wolf, LLP. In 2015, Verrill Dana announced its combination with Levett Rockwood, a 19-attorney firm in Westport, recognized for its corporate, private funds, promotions and health care work. In 2007, partner John D. Duncan was expelled from Verrill  Dana for stealing $300,0000 from clients and the firm itself. In May 2010 the Maine Board of Bar Overseers brought ethics charges against Verrill Dana for neglect of duty in protecting their clients. In 2011, the Maine High Court denied the neglect of duty charges, but ruled that Verrill Dana had violated ethics rules by not closely monitoring Duncan after problems were first noticed in one account. Honors and Distinctions. Verrill Dana, LLP has continued to rank high in publications and directories, and its lawyers have achieved many honors and distinctions, including but not limited to: Verrill Dana Verrill