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Lauren S. Irwin

Lauren Irwin represents plaintiffs and defendants in employment disputes and civil litigation, and regularly counsels and represents individuals, schools, municipalities, and private entities on employment law matters. Because she represents both employers and employees, she provides valuable insight into and knowledge of opposing counsel strategies.

Her experience includes representing clients in employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, Family and Medical Leave Act, and other employment cases in both state and federal courts.

She also assists employers with drafting and reviewing employment policies and practices, employment and severance agreements (including non-competes), conducting internal investigations, and providing anti-discrimination courses and other types of training.

In addition, Lauren is an experienced mediator, arbitrator, and investigator. She is a certified mediator, having completed the Harvard Law School Mediation Intensive program. Lauren has been selected for the American Arbitration Association’s Mediator and Arbitrator panels for employment law matters. She serves as a mediator for the New Hampshire Courts, the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, and for private parties. Lauren is an experienced investigator, handling employment and Title IX matters. Lauren is a Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Lauren regularly represents clients in the New Hampshire Superior Court, the Federal District Court, New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New Hampshire Department of Labor, and New Hampshire Department of Employment Security. She is a past president of the Gender Equality Committee and is a frequent speaker and author in her areas of expertise. She is a member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice and the New Hampshire Council of School Attorneys. She was named Best Lawyers’ 2014-15 Concord Employment Law-Individuals “Lawyer of the Year,” named among Best Lawyers’ 2017 Women of Influence, and named Best Lawyers’ 2019 Employment Law-Individuals “Lawyer of the Year.” She is also a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and an adjunct professor at University of New Hampshire School of Law.

Assistant: Mickey Snow

Education

  • JD Boston University School of Law - Graduate School
  • BA Wesleyan University - University
Awards
Memberships

  • NH Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association (President)
  • Gender Equality Committee of NH Bar Association (past chair)
  • Labor & Employment Section of NH Bar Association (past chair)
  • Federal Practice Section of NH Bar Association (past chair)
  • New Hampshire Association for Justice
  • New Hampshire Counsel of School Attorneys
  • New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
  • NH Superior Court and NH Commission for Human Rights Certified Mediator
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