Claudia C. Damon
Of Counsel
Claudia joined the firm in 2000 after 26 years of private practice in a prominent New Hampshire law firm as a civil litigation attorney. She practices in all areas of environmental law with a focus on environmental and regulatory litigation and the representation of clients in a wide range of matters before state and federal agencies, including environmental compliance and permit approvals.
Department
Administrative
Environmental and Regulatory Law
Areas of Practice
- Environmental Regulation and Litigation
- State and Federal Regulatory Agency Enforcement Action Defense
- State and Federal Regulatory Compliance
- Mediation
Representative Clients & Work
Claudia works with clients (ranging from large corporations to individuals) to resolve environmental compliance issues. She helps clients deal with wetlands, waste and air permitting issues. She works with clients involved in administrative and judicial enforcement actions. She is an experienced mediator and has helped individuals and corporations resolve disputes in diverse substantive areas, ranging from personal injury to employment matters to business matters, through alternative dispute resolution.
Admissions
New Hampshire; United States District Court, District of New Hampshire.
Professional & Association Memberships
N.H. Bar Association; Fellow N.H. Bar Foundation; N.H. Women's Bar Association; Merrimack County Bar Association
Recognition
- Manchester Bar Association Lawyer of the Year 1997
- 2006 - presented Athena Award by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in her profession, served the community meaningfully, and assisted women in realizing their leadership potential
Community Involvement
Claudia is Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation's IOLTA Grants Committee. She served as a New Hampshire Bar Examiner for 9 years. She finished her third term, after serving nine years, on the Concord Board of Education at the end of 2005, having served the last four years as President. Claudia's civic activities include long time service as director and Vice-President of the Greater Manchester YMCA. She also served many years as a director, then Secretary of the Board of New Hampshire Legal Assistance. Claudia was Chair of the Boscawen, N.H. Zoning Board of Adjustment for 13 years.
Career
- Prior to joining McLane, Claudia was a Shareholder and Director of a large and prominent New Hampshire Law Firm where she served as head of the litigation practice group, advisor to all associates, and as a member of the Management Committee.
- J.D., Boston University, 1974
- M.A., Boston University, 1968
- B.A., Wellesley College, 1967
Recent Publications and Lectures
- Co-author, "Are You in Compliance with EPCRA?" McLane Environmental Update Newsletter, Summer 2003
- Co-author, "Protecting Your Legal Rights at an Administrative Hearing," New
Hampshire Environmental Monitor, November 2002
- Author, "Safety and Security in the Workplace: Employer Liability," for presentation at NHBA CLE on Workplace Violence, January 1999
- Author, "Unjust Enrichment," for presentation at NHBA CLE on Civil Remedies, September 1995
- Author, Seminar Materials on Americans with Disabilities Act for all-day seminar sponsored by the NH Association of Counties, 1990
- Author, numerous speeches to Rotary, Kiwanis, Associated Grocers and other groups on sexual harassment during the early 1990s
- Author of articles on sexual harassment that appeared in NH Magazine and Business New Hampshire Magazine in the early 1990s
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