Kristin Laviolette Pratt (Associate) has been practicing environmental law, commercial litigation, and real property law at Young/Sommer LLC since 2005. Kristin has represented both corporate and individual clients before the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in negotiating regulatory proceedings as well as before local government boards. Kristin has been involved in complex commercial and environmental contract disputes on behalf of corporate, governmental and individual clients. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University at Buffalo and is a 2005 graduate of Albany Law School. While at Albany Law, Kristin served as the Managing Editor of Research and Writing for the Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal and was a quarterfinalist in both the Donna Jo Morse Client Counseling Competition and the Morse Negotiation Competition. Kristin served as a Legal Intern with the NYS Attorney General’s Office, Charities Bureau, the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, and the Albany Law Government Law Center.

Litigation Percentage

70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

New York, 2006

Education

Albany Law School Union University, Albany, NY, J.D.

State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Communications

Professional Associations and Memberships

New York State Bar Association, 2005 – present
Albany County Bar Association, 2006 – present
Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal, 2003 – 2005

Legal Assistant Information

Lori A. Schrom, 518-438-9907 x. 254
lschrom@youngsommer.com