Who is K-Plaw Attorney City Council has Invited to Committee of the Whole? janelle m. austin

 

Janelle M. Austin
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E-mail: jaustin@k-plaw.com
Phone: 617.654.1700
Practice Areas: General Municipal, Litigation, Civil Rights, HIPAA, Firearms Licensing and Law Enforcement Matters, Data Privacy, CORI, Constitutional Issues

Attorney Janelle Austin’s practice focuses on general municipal law and civil litigation in state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies. Attorney Austin’s experience includes public records, civil rights, representing municipalities in claims brought under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act and 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and data, health and personal privacy issues, as well as constitutional matters, employment law, firearms licensing, civil fingerprinting and CORI. She is a founding member of the firm’s Government Information and Access Group and has provided significant support and trainings to municipalities across the Commonwealth in their implementation of the Public Records Law.

She also assists clients with a variety of other municipal law issues, including town meetings, municipal charters and by-laws, conflict of interest, the Open Meeting Law, and municipal finance.

Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Attorney Austin clerked at the City of Boston’s Law Department. During her time at the Law Department, she worked with attorneys on government transactions and litigation matters, including municipal liability matters, claims under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, employment, and civil rights. In addition, Attorney Austin previously earned a selective fellowship through the Rappaport Honors Program in Law and Public Policy where she worked extensively on an analysis of municipal zoning, subdivision, and environmental regulations. As a law student, she conducted research in concert with a law professor on governmental liability under federal civil rights law.