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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X V I I I 72 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 2 P R O F E S S I O NA L Maine's largest law firms Ranked by total Maine attorneys as of October 2021 Total Maine attorneys Total Maine employees Offices in Maine Managing partner(s) 1 Bernstein Shur 100 Middle St., Portland 04101 774-1200, bernsteinshur.com 105 199 2 Joan M. Fortin 2 Drummond Woodsum 84 Marginal Way, Suite 600, Portland 04101 772-1941, dwmlaw.com 84 163 1 Benjamin E. Marcus 3 Pierce Atwood LLP 254 Commercial St., Portland 04101 791-1100, pierceatwood.com 79 139 2 David Barry 4 Preti Flaherty 1 City Center, Portland 04101 791-3000, preti.com 69 142 2 David Van Slyke 5 Verrill 1 Portland Square, Portland 04101 774-4000, verrill-law.com 68 141 2 Keith C. Jones 6 Eaton Peabody 80 Exchange St., Bangor 04402 947-0111, eatonpeabody.com 48 105 5 David M. Austin 7 Norman Hanson & DeTroy LLC 2 Canal Plaza, 4th Floor, Portland 04101 774-7000, nhdlaw.com 38 83 2 John R Veilleux 8 Rudman Winchell 84 Harlow St., Bangor 04401 947-4501, rudmanwinchell.com 30 90 1 Christopher J. Austin 9 Jensen Baird 10 Free St., Portland 04101 775-7271, jensenbaird.com 28 44 2 Roy T. Pierce 10 Perkins Thompson 1 Canal Plaza, Suite 900, Portland 04101 774-2635, www.perkinsthompson.com 23 38 2 Joseph G. Talbot 11 Brann & Isaacson 184 Main St., Lewiston 04240 786-3566, brannlaw.com 19 39 2 Martin Eisenstein Curtis Thaxter LLC 1 Canal Plaza, Suite 1000, Portland 04101 774-9000, curtisthaxter.com 19 35 1 James L. Costello 13 Berman & Simmons 129 Lisbon St., Lewiston 04243 784-3576, bermansimmons.com 18 63 3 Craig A. Bramley 14 Murray, Plumb & Murray 75 Pearl St., Portland 04101 773-5651, mpmlaw.com 17 30 1 Drew Anderson 15 Thompson Bowie & Hatch LLC 415 Congress St., P.O. Box 4630, Portland 04112 774-2500, thompsonbowie.com 16 26 1 Robert C. Hatch 16 Skelton Taintor & Abbott 500 Canal St., Lewiston 04240 784-3200, sta-law.com 15 39 2 Sarah C. Mitchell David R. Dubord William K. Skelton 17 Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman 53 Exchange St., Portland 04101 775-1020, krz.com 13 5 1 Barry Zimmerman Robinson, Kriger & McCallum 12 Portland Pier, Portland 04101 772-6565, rkmlegal.com 13 24 1 Thomas Quartararo C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 7 4 » Maine's largest law firms Ranked by total Maine attorneys as of October 2021 Maine's largest law firms Ranked by total Maine attorneys as of October 2021 Total Maine attorneys Total Maine employees Offices in Maine Managing partner(s) 1 Bernstein Shur 100 Middle St., Portland 04101 774-1200, bernsteinshur.com 105 199 2 Joan M. Fortin 2 Drummond Woodsum 84 Marginal Way, Suite 600, Portland 04101 772-1941, dwmlaw.com 84 163 1 Benjamin E. Marcus 3 Pierce Atwood LLP 254 Commercial St., Portland 04101 791-1100, pierceatwood.com 79 139 2 David Barry 4 Preti Flaherty 1 City Center, Portland 04101 791-3000, preti.com 69 142 2 David Van Slyke 5 Verrill 1 Portland Square, Portland 04101 68 141 2 Keith C. Jones Maine's largest law firms Ranked by total Maine attorneys as of October 2021 Total Maine attorneys Total Maine employees Offices in Maine Managing partner(s) 1 Bernstein Shur 100 Middle St., Portland 04101 774-1200, bernsteinshur.com 105 199 2 Joan M. Fortin 2 Drummond Woodsum 84 Marginal Way, Suite 600, Portland 04101 772-1941, dwmlaw.com 84 163 1 Benjamin E. Marcus 3 Pierce Atwood LLP 254 Commercial St., Portland 04101 791-1100, pierceatwood.com 79 139 2 David Barry 4 Preti Flaherty 1 City Center, Portland 04101 791-3000, preti.com 69 142 2 David Van Slyke 5 Verrill 1 Portland Square, Portland 04101 774-4000, verrill-law.com 68 141 2 Keith C. Jones 6 Eaton Peabody 80 Exchange St., Bangor 04402 947-0111, eatonpeabody.com 48 105 5 David M. Austin 7 Norman Hanson & DeTroy LLC 2 Canal Plaza, 4th Floor, Portland 04101 774-7000, nhdlaw.com 38 83 2 John R Veilleux 8 Rudman Winchell 84 Harlow St., Bangor 04401 947-4501, rudmanwinchell.com 30 90 1 Christopher J. Austin 9 Jensen Baird 10 Free St., Portland 04101 775-7271, jensenbaird.com 28 44 2 Roy T. Pierce 10 Perkins Thompson 1 Canal Plaza, Suite 900, Portland 04101 23 38 2 Joseph G. Talbot A shift in the Top 5 law firms B y R e n e e C o r d e s F rom energy law to cannabis law consulting, busi- ness is booming for Maine's largest law firms, as reflected in rankings just released by Mainebiz. The 2021 list, published in the Nov. 15 print edition and in the database for subscribers, ranks the state's 10 largest firms by their numbers of Maine attorneys in October. The data is based on surveys conducted by Mainebiz researcher Timothy Doyle. With 105 attorneys in Maine, Bernstein Shur re- mains the top firm, followed by Drummond Woodsum, which moved up from No. 5 in 2020 to No. 2 in 2021, with 84 attorneys in Maine. Rounding out the top five are Pierce Atwood LLP in third place and Preti Flaherty in fourth, each of which slipped one place in this year's standings. Verrill, at No. 5, is down two spots from last year when it tied with Preti for No. 3. The reshuffling was limited to the top five, with the bottom half of the top 10 unchanged from 2020. Bernstein Shur also remains the largest on the annual list, despite a decrease in Maine attorneys at the firm from 117 in 2020 to 105 on the 2021 list. However, the firm continues to hire. "It's been a very busy year across the firm and we've hired 12 lawyers in the past several months. I'm also hiring for a director of attorney recruiting to help us staff up further," CEO Joan Fortin told Mainebiz. "Our energy and real estate practice groups are booming." With 84 attorneys in Maine, Drummond Woodsum has been busy across several practice areas, accord- ing to the firm's managing director, Benjamin Marcus. He mentioned the firm's practice areas in regulated substances, headed by Hannah King, who advises cannabis businesses across the region; government relations and campaigns, led by Toby McGrath; and the firm's nationally recognized tribal nations practice group, led by Michael-Corey Hinton. Marcus also said a key addition has been the liti- gators added in the July 2021 merger with Portland's Germani Hill & Hayes. "There are a number of practice areas that are very busy and expanding in terms of work and personnel," Marcus said. "It's not just one." It's been a very busy year across the firm and we've hired 12 lawyers in the past several months … Our energy and real estate practice groups are booming. — Joan Fortin Bernstein Shur