Claudine C. Safar

Claudine C. Safar is a partner at Monaghan Safar PLLC in Burlington, Vermont, where she provides strategic and client-focused legal representation to individuals and businesses across Vermont. She focuses her practice on environmental and land use law, litigation, business matters and family law, allowing her to serve clients in a wide range of challenging and often high-stakes legal disputes.

With nearly 25 years of experience, Ms. Safar represents clients in both state and federal courts. She is known for her ability to handle complicated regulatory frameworks, especially in cases involving environmental compliance, land development and zoning disputes. Additionally, she advises businesses on governance, contractual matters and commercial disputes, and she represents individuals in sensitive family law matters with professionalism and discretion.

Academically accomplished, Ms. Safar earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating with highest honors from Middlebury College in 1996. She later went on to pursue legal studies at the University of Maine School of Law, where she developed her legal principles and received her Juris Doctor, graduating cum laude in 1999.

Licensed to practice law in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Ms. Safar is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Beyond the courtroom, Ms. Safar maintains active involvement in the legal community. She is a member of the Vermont Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association and the Maine Bar Association. Her practice is defined by thoughtful advocacy and a commitment to guiding clients through challenging legal issues.