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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 S E P T E M B E R 6 , 2 0 2 1 Allen Insurance and Financial announced that Jennifer Coffin, a personal insur- ance account executive, earned the "Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence" for underwriting skill. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said that partners Kurt Klebe, Mary McQuillen and Jacqueline Rider were recognized in the "Chambers High Net Worth 2020 Guide" and the firm was ranked in "band 1," the highest ranking a firm can receive. Inc. magazine listed Marina Holdings LLC, which is comprised of Yarmouth Boat Yard, Moose Landing Marina and Freedom Boat Club of Maine, No. 4,771 in its annual "Inc. 5000" list of the nation's fastest- growing private companies. Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, said 37 of its Maine- based attorneys were recognized in the "Best Lawyers in America 2022." e list includes three (Bodie Colwell, John Cronan III and Laura Rideout) who were identified as "Ones to Watch" and three (Joseph Donahue, Daniel Rapaport and Jeffrey Talbert) who were "Lawyer of the Year" recipients. Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, said that six of its attorneys were recognized in the "Best Lawyers in America 2022," including partners John Bannon and Stacey Neumann who were named "Lawyer of the Year" in Portland in their respective practice areas. Geiger, a promotional products dis- tributor in Lewiston, presented its "2nd Quarter Geiger Star Awards" to Johnathan Plummer, Linda Therriault, Mike St. Germain, Shuail Jusab and Tammy Cressey. Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, said eight of its attor- neys were recognized in the "Best Lawyers in America 2022," includ- ing four in the "2021 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" and Daniel Kagan who was named "2022 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year" in the Augusta-ME area. SP ONSORED BY YOU'RE INVITED! Six Maine CEOs will each present 10 ideas on their keys to success in business and in life. The ideas will cover everything from how to successfully run and operate a business, to effective ways to motivate and manage people. Joan Fortin Bernstein Shur Yellow Light Breen Maine Development Foundation Liz Cotter Schlax United Way David Greene Colby College MEET THE PANEL S TAY TU NED FOR M OR E PANELI S TS TICKETS AVAILABLE AT MAINEBIZ.BIZ/CEO BREAKFAST 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes October 20 / 7:30–8:30am — Registration, Breakfast, Networking / 8:30–10:30am — Panel Presentation / Q&A NonprofitMaine.org/PowertheCommonGood #NonprofitsWorkForME 1 IN Maine workers 100,000 100,000 6 employed Maine nonprofit jobs in Maine That's over by a is A strikingly different event experience. Invite your guests to an event, not a function hall thompsonspoint.com B O O K I N G N O W T H R O U G H E N D O F 2 0 2 3 Thompson's Point — Portland, Maine Jennifer Coffin

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