Ranking tables

Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth

Maine

Work in this area includes but is not limited to: charitable planning; wealth transfer; business succession planning; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning (in the US); life and health insurance planning; the creation and administration of trusts and estates; asset transfer; the taking-public of closely-held businesses; and structuring outward and inward investment. Contentious matters are also included, such as trusts disputes, probate contests and contested wills. In larger jurisdictions, these matters are ranked separately in a Private Wealth Disputes table.

Rankings overview for Departments

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  1. Barbara K Wheaton
    Barbara K Wheaton Pierce Atwood LLP10 Years Ranked
  2. David Backer
    David Backer Drummond Woodsum10 Years Ranked
  3. Marianna Putnam Liddell
    Marianna Putnam Liddell Pierce Atwood LLP10 Years Ranked
  4. Elizabeth HighLeBlanc & Young
  5. Kurt E. KlebeVerrill Dana, LLP
  6. Mary McQuillenVerrill Dana, LLP
  7. Nathaniel S. PutnamEaton Peabody
2

  1. Jana Magnuson
    Jana Magnuson Drummond Woodsum6 Years Ranked
  2. Dennis O'DonovanEpstein & O'Donovan LLP
  3. Elizabeth McCandlessMcCandless LLC
  4. Jacqueline W. RiderVerrill Dana, LLP
  5. Jeffrey W. JonesJones, Kuriloff & Sargent
  6. Martha E. GreeneBrann & Isaacson
  7. Matie LittleLeBlanc & Young
3

  1. Griffin Leschefske
    Griffin Leschefske Pierce Atwood LLP2 Years Ranked
  2. Abigail DigginsLeBlanc Diggins
  3. Anya EndsleyVerrill Dana, LLP
  4. Eliza B. NicholsLeBlanc & Young
  5. Justin LeBlancLeBlanc Diggins
  6. Sarah CoburnSarah Coburn Law

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Drummond Woodsum
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    Drummond Woodsum
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked

    Drummond Woodsum has a strong trusts and estate practice for clients in Maine. The firm's lawyers also have experience in cross-border matters for high net worth individuals.

  2. Pierce Atwood LLP
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    Pierce Atwood LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Pierce Atwood offers a range of services to high net worth individuals and families including estate planning and administration, business succession planning and probate litigation. The firm also works with tax-exempt organisations.
  3. LeBlanc & Young
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1
  4. Verrill Dana, LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1