Laura has represented nonprofit organizations and individual clients as an attorney at Earthjustice and at PEER. Her practice has included lawsuits under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Whistleblower Protection Act. Before becoming a litigator and policy advocate, Laura clerked for the Vermont Superior Court’s Environmental Division, a court specializing in environmental and land use law. She deeply values the expertise and perspective that employees of government agencies bring to the work of protecting public health and the environment. Laura graduated first in her class from Vermont Law School in 2012. She holds an MS in Aquatics from the University of Michigan and a BA from the University of Notre Dame.