Claudine Safar

Claudine Safar is an attorney at Monaghan Safar PLLC in Burlington, Vermont. She joined the firm in 2010 and practices in land use, planning, zoning, civil litigation, family law, and appellate litigation. Her clients include individuals, businesses, municipalities, and nonprofit entities. She regularly represents landowners, municipalities, and developers in land use permitting matters before state and municipal boards and the Environmental Division.

Claudine earned a Juris Doctor from Maine School of Law cum laude in 1999 and a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College with highest honors in 1996. She was production editor of the Maine Law Review. Her academic and editorial experience preceded a judicial clerkship and a practice spanning environmental and land use law, civil and appellate litigation, business matters, and family law. She represents clients in both state and federal settings.

Claudine clerked for Justice Donald Alexander of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 2001 to 2003. She has argued before the Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire Supreme Courts and the Second Circuit. Her matters include zoning enforcement, easement rights associated with wind energy development, Department of Labor audit appeals, and municipal ordinances affecting reproductive health centers. She also assists with business acquisitions and represents condominium owners’ associations.

Claudine Safar belongs to the Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine Bar Associations. Her community work includes board service with nonprofit organizations. Land use disputes can involve overlapping municipal rules, property rights, and judicial review. Her practice addresses those connections through permitting representation and litigation, drawing on experience before courts and public bodies across New England to help clients pursue their goals within the applicable legal framework.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Monaghan Safar PLLC
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Board Member, Good Fun-D, Inc.
• Past Board Member, Kismet Rock Foundation
• Past Board Member, The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
• Member, Girls Move Mountains

Licensed State

• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Maine

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