Nora J. Chorover

Nora J. Chorover, who joined the firm in 2006, has more than 20 years of experience in environmental law.  As an Assistant Attorney General in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office’s Environmental Protection Division, Ms. Chorover handled many environmental cases for the Commonwealth, and participated in drafting environmental legislation.  In private practice, Ms. Chorover represented non-profit foundations and corporations in environmental litigation and compliance matters.  Ms. Chorover began her environmental practice as a Fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York, and was Legal Director of Communities for a Better Environment in California.  Throughout her career, Ms. Chorover has negotiated numerous “win-win” environmental settlements involving substitution of hazardous materials with less harmful alternatives as a means towards environmental compliance. Ms. Chorover has served as co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Environmental Litigation Committee and taught Environmental Practice at Golden Gate University’s nationally ranked environmental law program.  She graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1980, and received her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1985.