Suzanne Meeker ’81 Recognized as Leading Lawyer by Chambers & Partners

(June 17, 2014) Verrill Dana has been rated as a Leading Firm in all six Maine categories and three sub-categories evaluated by London-based Chambers & Partners, one of the world's most respected legal
research and publishing firms. The firm was also recognized by Chambers & Partners for its Health Care practice in Massachusetts. Each year, Chambers conducts thousands of in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and expertise of business lawyers across the United States in various practice areas.

38 attorneys were recognized as leading lawyers in the fields of Corporate/M&A; Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy; Energy & Natural Resources; Environment; Healthcare; Labor & Employment; Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation; Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance; Real Estate; and Real Estate: Timberland/Conservation.

Among these attorneys is Suzanne Meeker ’81, who is being recognized for her work in Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation. She currently works in the Portland office of Verrill Dana in Maine, where she counsels employers including global and national business organizations as well as tax-exempt educational and other institutions within and outside New England.

Suzanne is Chair of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group at Verrill Dana, and a member of the Higher Education practice group. With a focus on benefits, compensation and related legal issues from early in her professional career, she is experienced in all aspects of ERISA and employee benefits law, including qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, benefit plans in mergers and acquisitions, and fringe benefits. She frequently works with equity, incentive and other executive compensation arrangements.

Building relationships of confidence and trust with each client by combining her knowledge and experience with personal contact and timely responses is a principal value in Suzanne’s practice. She takes time to understand a client’s particular benefits culture in order to provide best solutions within the framework of legal compliance.

About Verrill Dana: Verrill Dana, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 110 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from offices in Boston, MA; Portland and Augusta, ME; Providence, RI; Stamford, CT; and Washington, D.C.