Kristie is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate, Environmental, Land Use and Construction Practice Group whose practice focuses on environmental compliance, remediation and due diligence on behalf of buyers, sellers, developers and lenders.
Kristie's experience includes representing clients who are facing government enforcement actions under federal and state environmental law, including a broad range of permitting, compliance and enforcement issues under environmental statutory and regulatory frameworks such as CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, the Clean Air Act, the Connecticut Transfer Act, and workplace safety and hazard labeling under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and California Proposition 65.
She also counsels clients in real estate transactions involving challenging environmental matters associated with the management of environmental liabilities, including environmental and land use due diligence, drafting and negotiating environmental provisions in transactional agreements and environmental insurance. In addition, Kristie counsels private and public entities regarding the abatement of hazardous building materials/conditions.
While in law school, Kristie was a legal associate at the Connecticut Green Bank. In addition, she served as a legal intern for Senator Ted Kennedy, Jr., the Connecticut General Assembly Environment Committee and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Kristie was also a research assistant at the University of Connecticut Law Center for Energy and Environmental Law.
- 2017 American Bar Association Section of State & Local Government Law for Student Excellence
- Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of Court: Pupil
- Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Administrative Editor
- Connecticut Moot Court Board: National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC) Finalist; William H. Hastie Competition Finalist
- Lawyers for Children America: Pro Bono Attorney
- Fred D. Wish School Volunteer Tutor Program
- University of Connecticut Criminal Legal Clinic
- University of Connecticut School of Law Moot Court Board and Mock Trial Society: Volunteer Judge