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PORTLAND- Thirty-Four Verrill Dana Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers® & Rising Stars

Portland, ME (November 25, 2008) -- Thirty-four lawyers from Verrill Dana, LLP have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2008 edition of New England Super Lawyers® & Rising Stars.  This impartial and well-respected annual guide recognizes the top 5% of lawyers in Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut as Super Lawyers.  Only the top 2.5% in each state are selected for the list of Rising Stars, which identifies top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

Below is a listing of attorneys from Verrill Dana’s MAINE offices who were selected for this honor:

Super Lawyers:
Juliet T. Browne (Environmental)
Roger A. Clement, Jr. (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
Judith M. Coburn (Estate Planning & Probate)
Christopher J.W. Coggeshall (Real Estate)
Douglas P. Currier (Employment & Labor)
Gregory S. Fryer (Business/Corporate)
Gregg H. Ginn (Employee Benefits/ERISA)
James G. Goggin (Intellectual Property)
Mark K. Googins (Business/Corporate)
William S. Harwood (Administrative Law)
David C. Hillman (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
Keith C. Jones (Business/Corporate)
James T. Kilbreth (Business Litigation) 
William C. Knowles (General Litigation)
Alan D. MacEwan (Business/Corporate)
Christopher S. McLoon (Tax)
Richard G. Moon (Employment & Labor)
Charles R. Oestreicher (Real Estate)
James C. Palmer (Real Estate)
Raymond A. Pelletier, Jr. (Real Estate and International)
Neal F. Pratt (Business Litigation)
A. Robert Ruesch (Construction Litigation)

Rising Stars:
Kelly B. Boden (Environmental)
Nora R. Healy (Utilities)
Suzannah B. Pogue (General Litigation)
Daniel L. Rosenthal (General Litigation)
Brett D. Witham (Health Care)
Valerie A. Wright (General Litigation)

"We are honored that each year, the names of more Verrill Dana attorneys are added to the Super Lawyers listing," said Verrill Dana Managing Partner Keith C. Jones.  "Our high number of Rising Stars shows that we are a firm with not only a deep heritage of quality, but also a very promising future.”

About Verrill Dana:
Verrill Dana, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 100 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from offices in Portland, and Augusta, Maine; Boston; Hartford; and Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit our website at www.verrilldana.com.

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