Lauri is an attorney, mediator and facilitator with a diverse civil practice. She is admitted to practice in Maine's federal and state courts, as well as in California and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Lauri's professional interests and concentrations include alternative dispute resolution, health care, constitutional, land use, personal injury and family law. In addition to counseling clients and maintaining an active litigation practice, Lauri enjoys mediating for private parties at the firm and in the Maine State Courts, where she is a trained and rostered mediator for the Maine State Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.

Lauri received her J.D. and M.S. degrees from the University of California, Davis and her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Connecticut's Honors Scholar Program. She is a member of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, the Maine Bar Association, and the Cumberland County Bar Association. In addition, Lauri is presently serving as the Secretary of the Maine Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section, and she is an emeriti member of the Gignoux Inns of Court.

Before joining the firm in 2004, Lauri clerked in the Maine Superior Court for Chief Justice Thomas Humphrey, Justice Nancy Mills and Justice Robert Crowley. She also worked as a facilitator and researcher for one of the country's leading public policy consensus building institutes and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Central America. She is married and has two young children. Outside of work, Lauri enjoys spending time with her family, long distance running, cycling and open water swimming.

B.A. University of Connecticut Honors Scholar Program
M.S. University of California, Davis
J.D. King Hall School of Law, University of California, Davis

Maine State Courts
U.S. District Court of Maine
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Lauri provides pro bono legal services to low income Mainers through the Volunteer Lawyers Program and mediates for the Maine State Courts. Over the last several years Lauri has taught health care law at New England College, served as a judge for the American Bar Association's Law Student National Representation in Mediation Competition, served on Board of Directors for Catherine Morrill Day Nursery and presented seminars on topics within the fields of alternative dispute resolution, health care and family law.

Cases:

Kwasnik v. Barber Foods - Successfully defended Barber Foods in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in an appeal brought be a former employee involving the dismissal of his civil and constitutional rights claims brought in the United States District Court for the District of Maine.

Huhtamaki v. CKF - Prevailed in moving to dismiss an action filed against Canadian client in the United States District Court of Maine, thereby allowing Nova Scotian client to proceed with litigation in its home forum.

Hawkins et al. v. Envirem et al. - Assisted clients in promptly ending tort litigation in the United States District Court of Maine by identifying applicable defenses and successfully moving for immediate dismissal of the plaintiffs' claims.

Theriault v. Theriault and Philbrook - Successfully advocated for mother in family law proceeding to have the Maine District Court vacate orders granting grandparents de facto parents rights without having first held a preliminary hearing on standing. Prevailed at the Maine Supreme Court in defending appeal brought by grandparents on costs.

Lathrop v. DeSalle - Summary judgment granted to client on contract claims in the Maine Superior Court and upheld on appeal by the Maine Supreme Court.


Publications:

Too Much Sun? Emerging Challenges Presented By California and Federal Open Meeting Legislation to Public Policy Consensus- Building Processes, Sacramento, CA: Center for Collaborative Policy, 2003.

Revisiting the Impact of California’s Mandatory Custody Mediation Program on Victims of Domestic Violence Through a Feminist Positionality Lens, 15 ST. THOMAS L. REV. 883, 896 (2003).

Email: lboxer@krz.com