Heather M. Burns
Partner
Heather represents aggrieved employees and injured victims in matters of employment discrimination, wrongful termination and medical malpractice. As an employment litigation attorney, she represents primarily plaintiffs dealing with discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, Family and Medical Leave Act issues, and other employment cases involving both federal and state law. Her medical malpractice practice involves representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in state and federal court.
She has successfully litigated employment cases in both the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, state superior courts and the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Heather also regularly represents employees before the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security and the New Hampshire Department of Labor. She has a Martindale Hubbell AV rating.
Recent significant cases include:
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Martineau v. City of Concord - Age discrimination under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 93-268-M
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Boisvert v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. - Gender discrimination under Title VII, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, C-96-495-M
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Madeja v. MPB Corporation d/b/a Split Ballbearing - Sexual harassment and retaliation, Sullivan County Superior Court, #00-C-0104
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Cook v. Environmental Compliance Specialists, Inc. - Wrongful termination, Rockingham County Superior Court, 03-C-0290
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Estate of Cheryl Sweeney v. Allard Nazarian Group, Inc. d/b/a Granite State Manufacturing - Wrongful termination, Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District, 2002-C-843
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Harvey and Carmen Bergeron v. Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic - Medical negligence, Merrimack County Superior Court, 04-C-117
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Karen Pepin v. PC Connection Inc. and Gov Connection Inc. (Plaintiff's Counsel) – Verdict of $277,903.00 in gender/pregnancy discrimination and retaliation case. Claim for front pay and attorneys' fees and costs was to be filed when case resolved (2010).
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for labor and employment law, Heather is past chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association, a member of both the national and New Hampshire chapters of the National Employment Lawyers Association and immediate past president of the New Hampshire Association for Justice. Heather has been appointed to the Gender Equality Committee of the New Hampshire Bar Association. She volunteers as a mediator for the Superior Court Rule 170 program and the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission mediation program. In the November 2010 issue of New England Super Lawyers, Heather Burns is listed under Employment & Labor. |
