Alexandra H. Clauss

Alexandra H. Clauss is a Director at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC in Burlington, Vermont. She advises employers on Labor & Employment Law and human resources compliance. Her practice includes labor relations, worker classification, accommodations, wage and hour requirements, leaves of absence, and terminations. She helps businesses evaluate workplace decisions and prepare employment documents that address operational needs and legal obligations.

Clauss earned a J.D. from Tulane University Law School and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University. She is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder, designated AWI-CH. Her legal and business education supports analysis of workplace policies and employment relationships. Her investigation credential complements that background when examining employee misconduct, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation concerns within an organization.

Clauss negotiates collective bargaining agreements and prepares executive employment agreements, handbooks, policies, and agreements protecting business assets. She conducts workplace investigations and advises companies on their internal investigative processes. Her experience also includes serving as an independent compliance monitor for a major franchise operator under a consent decree resolving sex discrimination and retaliation claims, as well as representing employers in agency audits and complaints.

Alexandra H. Clauss is admitted in Vermont, New Hampshire, and California. She speaks on human resources and employment law developments and authored an employment law chapter for the Vermont Guide to Health Care Law. Her community involvement includes co-founding LIFT, a Women’s Giving Circle. She combines employment counseling, investigation work, and management training to help organizations address concerns and improve their approach to workplace compliance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Chittenden County Bar Association
• Leadership Champlain, Class of, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce (2015)
• Co-Founder, LIFT, a Women’s Giving Circle
• Advisory Board Member, Center for Women & Enterprise (2018 – 2025)
• Member, Association of Workplace Investigators
• Member, Society for Human Resource Management

Licensed State

• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• California

Education

• McGill University
  Bachelor of Commerce

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