Sherilyn Burnett "Sherry" Young

Sherilyn Burnett "Sherry" Young


Rath Young Pignatelli, P.C.

Recognized since 1995

Concord, New Hampshire

Practice Areas

Environmental Law

Litigation - Environmental

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Sherry Young is a founder and President of the firm. She heads the firm's Environmental Practice Group, and assists clients on federal and state environmental matters, real estate transactions, and business and finance transactions.

Sherry focuses her practice on environmental law, including environmental compliance, permits and approvals, and real estate transactions involving contaminated properties. She has extensive experience in negotiating with state and federal regulators, and has achieved numerous successful settlements for industrial, commercial and municipal clients in a variety of environmental enforcement cases. In addition to her environmental practice, Sherry also has considerable experience in general corporate law, public and private financing, and estates and trusts.

Sherry served as legislative counsel to then-Governor Judd Gregg in his 1988-89 administration. Sherry serves on the Board of the New Hampshire Business and Industry Association, the Board of Trustees of Franklin Pierce Law Center, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court Society. She was the first woman to chair the State Capital Group, a network of independent law firms in all 50 U.S. State capitals and in business markets and financial centers worldwide.

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Location
  • One Capital Plaza
    Concord, NH 03301
Education
  • University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law, J.D., graduated 1982

Rath Young Pignatelli, P.C.
Headquarters: Concord, New Hampshire

9 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Environmental Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Environmental Law, Concord (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
Awards:
  • Superlawyers Magazine - Highlighted as one of the "Superlawyers" in environmental law.
  • Recipient of Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award 2007, for women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence or paved the way for other women lawyers
  • New Hampshire Magazine - Named as one of the top environmental lawyers in New Hampshire.
  • New Hampshire Editions – Included as one of “New Hampshire’s Lawyers’ Lawyers
  • First woman Chair of the State Capital Group, an international association of independent law firms from around the globe, October 2000
  • Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, 2009

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