10 Unum legal leaders
Senior vice president and deputy general counsel, vice president and chief regulatory affairs counsel, and assistant vice president and managing counsel are among the roles held by these ten Unum legal leaders, some of whom have since moved on. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Unum from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brent Williams
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel · Unum
Brent Williams has been Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Unum since July 2025. Brent Williams was Vice President, Chief Employment & Complex Litigation Counsel at Unum from 2021 to 2025 and Assistant Vice President & Managing Counsel there from 2015 to 2021.
Christopher Dana
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Lead Counsel, Corporate Transactions · Unum
Christopher Dana has been AVP, Lead Counsel, Corporate Transactions at Unum since July 2019, based in Portland, Maine. Christopher Dana was Corporate Counsel at Martin's Point Health Care from 2016 to 2019, an attorney at Drummond Woodsum from 2013 to 2016, and an associate at A&O Shearman.
Daris Freeman
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President, Lead Managing Counsel · Unum
Daris Freeman has been Assistant Vice President, Lead Managing Counsel at Unum since July 2025 and also lists an Associate Counsel role at Unum since April 2016. Daris Freeman has responsibility for the attorneys and compliance resources who provide legal support to Unum's Absence Operation, and was Sr. Program Manager at Unum from 2011 to 2013.
David Murphy
LinkedInExperience: AVP & Managing Counsel · Unum
David Murphy has been AVP & Managing Counsel at Unum since August 2022, with a profile headline of AVP & Lead Managing Counsel. David Murphy was AVP, Legal Counsel & Manager at Unum from 2020 to 2022 and AVP & Counsel there from 2008 to 2020, and held benefits center and settlement unit roles at Unum in 2006 and 2007.
Doug Baker
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Chief Litigation Counsel · Unum
Doug Baker was Vice President & Chief Litigation Counsel at Unum from June 2012 to July 2025. Doug Baker, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been Senior Associate General Counsel at Mutual of Omaha since August 2025, which is also the title in the profile headline.
Hannah Cole
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Legal Counsel · Unum
Hannah Cole has been AVP, Legal Counsel at Unum since August 2025, with a profile headline naming privacy, cybersecurity, and risk and crisis work. Hannah Cole was a Partner at S. R. Labby LLP from 2020 to 2025 and describes a practice advising corporations, political organizations and other entities on assessing and managing their risks.
Janna Rearick
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Regulatory Affairs Counsel · Unum
Janna Rearick has been Vice President, Chief Regulatory Affairs Counsel at Unum since July 2026. Janna Rearick was Assistant Vice President, Lead Managing Counsel, Regulatory at Unum from 2025 to 2026 and Assistant Vice President, Lead Regulatory Counsel there from 2023 to 2025, and describes supporting business partners on legal and regulatory compliance.
Meredith Jacobowitz
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President, Legal Counsel - Regulatory Affairs · Unum
Meredith Jacobowitz has been Assistant Vice President, Legal Counsel - Regulatory Affairs at Unum since December 2024. Meredith Jacobowitz was Senior Counsel at Transamerica in 2024 and Counsel 2 there from 2021 to 2024, and an associate at BCLP from 2017 to 2021.
Reid Hayton-Hull
LinkedInExperience: AVP Counsel · Unum
Reid Hayton-Hull has been AVP Counsel at Unum since June 2026. Reid Hayton-Hull was an Assistant Attorney General in the Professional and Financial Regulation Division of the Office of the Maine Attorney General from 2024 to 2026 and Senior Corporate Counsel at Redfin from 2023 to 2024, and describes experience in real estate, commercial and technology transactions.
Rick Brooks
LinkedInExperience: VP & Managing Counsel · Unum
Rick Brooks has been VP & Managing Counsel at Unum since 1996, a current role in the company's legal department, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rick Brooks's profile lists the title VP & Managing Counsel at Unum Group, with the role listed twice in the profile under the same dates.
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