Joanna Brown Tourangeau

Joanna Brown Tourangeau is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine, and a member of the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group. She represents commercial, industrial, municipal, and Tribal Nations clients on environmental, natural resources, and municipal land use matters. Her work includes permitting, licensure, compliance, and liability issues involving air, water, solid waste, hazardous waste, and related regulatory requirements across Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

Joanna earned a J.D. with honors from The National Law Center at George Washington University in 2000 and a B.A. from George Washington University in 1996. Her education supports a practice that requires careful interpretation of environmental statutes, regulations, permit requirements, and administrative processes. She applies that foundation when advising clients on compliance obligations, development projects, enforcement matters, and regulatory risks connected to industrial, municipal, energy, and natural-resource operations.

Joanna counsels industrial clients, including biofuel refineries and natural gas pipelines, on environmental and land use issues connected to facility construction and expansion. She obtained local, state, and federal permits for Nordic Aquafarms’ land-based aquaculture project in Belfast, Maine. She also trains and audits facilities for environmental and OSHA compliance and negotiates penalties associated with regulatory notices of violation and administrative complaints.

Joanna Brown Tourangeau brings more than 20 years of practice experience to environmental, regulatory, and land use matters. Her work combines permitting, compliance counseling, facility audits, enforcement response, and project development support. She helps clients understand obligations across several regulatory systems and address legal issues before and during major projects. Her experience with commercial, industrial, municipal, and Tribal Nations clients supports practical advice tailored to different operational and governmental settings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

Education

• The National Law Center at George Washington University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• George Washington University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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