Amanda M. Brahm

Amanda M. Brahm is Of Counsel at McLane Middleton, serves as Vice Chair of the Litigation Department, and is part of the firm’s Education Law Group in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She represents employers and educational institutions in matters involving students, employees, school policies, and workplace policies. Her work combines litigation, employment law, education law, investigations, policy development, training, and compliance counseling for schools and employers.

Amanda earned her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law. She previously served as a judicial clerk in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Her professional background also includes on-campus roles as an interim assistant vice president of compliance, senior director of equity, and Title IX coordinator at institutions of higher education. These roles provide direct experience with institutional compliance and student and employee issues.

Amanda litigates employment discrimination claims, breach-of-contract disputes, and matters involving Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and federal and Connecticut family and medical leave laws. She has defended charges before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. She also develops misconduct and nondiscrimination policies and advises on investigations and responses.

Amanda M. Brahm brings litigation experience and direct higher-education compliance experience to her work with employers and educational institutions. She counsels clients on student and personnel issues, develops policies and protocols, conducts training, and helps organizations investigate and resolve reports of prohibited conduct. Her background allows her to address the legal requirements of employment and education matters while understanding the operational challenges faced by schools and workplaces.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, McLane Middleton
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Board Member, Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (2024-2025)
• Board Member, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (2026)

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Connecticut

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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