From offices principally in Portland ME, Boston MA and Westport CT, more than 125 lawyers continue Verrill Dana's proud tradition of first-class legal services to clients throughout New England and beyond. We are trusted to furnish prompt, thorough, knowledgeable and creative representation and solutions to individuals, businesses and other institutions facing difficult challenges. For more than 150 years, people have depended on Verrill Dana to handle a broad range of matters and provide sage advice. The technologies we apply to this work have changed continuously, but our values and reputation for client service have not.

Litigation:

Verrill Dana’s Litigation & Trial team offers unparalleled hands-on experience in actual trials, having tried more than 600 jury and non-jury cases at last count, in addition to several hundred arbitrations, and thousands of mediations and administrative proceedings. Whether handling an antitrust case, defending directors and officers in a significant shareholder derivative action involving a major corporation, litigating multi-party real estate transactions, or resolving cases arising from complicated contractual and business disputes, we have handled it. This depth and broad range of experience litigating high-profile and complex cases allows our litigators to rapidly identify and focus on key factors that affect a lawsuit, anticipate appellate issues and plan the best strategy to safeguard our client’s legal position.