Lauren S. Irwin

Lauren S. Irwin is a New Hampshire employment lawyer who represents employees and employers in workplace disputes and civil litigation. She counsels individuals, schools, municipalities, and private entities on employment law, human resources management, employment discrimination, and related matters. Her experience on both sides of workplace disputes gives her practical insight into opposing strategies and helps her evaluate legal and business considerations from multiple perspectives.

Irwin earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A. from Wesleyan University. She also completed the Harvard Law School Mediation Intensive program and became a certified mediator. This combination of legal education and focused dispute resolution training supports her work as a counselor, advocate, investigator, mediator, and arbitrator in complex employment matters.

Irwin regularly represents clients before the New Hampshire Superior Court, federal district court, New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New Hampshire Department of Labor, and New Hampshire Department of Employment Security. She also handles employment and Title IX investigations and mediates disputes for New Hampshire courts, the state human rights commission, and private parties. She has been selected for the American Arbitration Association’s mediator and arbitrator panels for employment matters.

Lauren S. Irwin has been recognized by Super Lawyers from 2017 through 2026 and by Best Lawyers from 2015 through 2026 for employment law and labor and employment litigation. Best Lawyers has also named her Lawyer of the Year seven times across employment law for individuals, employment law for management, and labor and employment litigation. She is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a former adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, and a speaker and author.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Upton & Hatfield, LLP
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Association for Justice
• Member, New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association
• Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation
• Member, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Licensed State

• New Hampshire

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Wesleyan University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)