Shana R. Herman
she/her/hers
Shana is an Associate in Hausfeld’s Washington, D.C. office, specializing in complex environmental and product liability, as well as climate change and human rights litigation.
While in law school, Shana was a Summer Associate and a Law Clerk at Hausfeld, where she assisted on environmental, climate change, human rights, consumer protection, and antitrust matters. Prior to joining Hausfeld, Shana was a Litigation Paralegal and Environmental Specialist at a plaintiff-side law firm focusing on environmental matters. In this position, she worked to identify the best evidence and strategies for civil litigation in cases concerning the Flint water crisis, PFAS and other toxic chemical contamination, and pharmacy benefit managers. Shana also worked directly with clients suffering health impacts from lead and toxic chemical exposure, striving to help clients feel heard and supported throughout the course of litigation.
Shana’s passion for building a just and livable future for all extends beyond the courtroom, evidenced by her involvement with Hausfeld’s Community Service, Pro Bono, and Sustainability committees, as well as with various community-based organizations that advance environmental and climate justice, and social justice more broadly. Shana is also dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment through Hausfeld’s Huddle Planning Committee, and to shaping the firm’s future through Hausfeld’s Summer Associate Committee.
Clients
Shana has represented a variety of clients, including: public utilities and municipalities seeking remedies to protect public health and well-being; youth activists and members of frontline communities advocating for urgent action on climate change; consumers and small businesses challenging harmful mergers and price-fixing conspiracies; and thousands of individual community members and families fighting for access to safe drinking water and affordable medical treatment following pollution exposure.
The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, Concentration in Environmental Law, 2023
Swarthmore College, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Conservation Biology, and Environmental Justice, 2019
District of Columbia
American Bar Association - Antitrust Section, Member (2023 - Present)
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Alumni Association (2018 - Present)
Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, Member (2024)
The George Washington University Law School
The George Washington University Law School
“The Paris Climate Agreement: Harbinger of a New Global Order,” Swarthmore International Relations Journal, Volume 1, Issue 3 (2019), Author
"Conservation Co-Governance as a Cure: Investigating Aotearoa New Zealand's Conservation Co-Governance Model as a Blueprint for Restoring Navajo Sovereignty in Managing Canyon de Chelly," The Villanova Environmental Law Journal, Volume 35, Issue 2 (2024), Author
"Updates from the American Bar Association's 72nd Antitrust Law Spring Meeting," Lexology (originally published in H.Comp.Bull. (Spring 2024)), Co-Authored with Marcus "Hill" Brakefield, James "J.R." Hamilton
Shana has worked on a variety of domestic and international climate change litigation aimed at holding governments and private companies accountable for failing to curb their greenhouse gas emissions in light of the imminent threat that climate change poses to human rights.
We have extensive experience representing public and governmental entities, including state Attorneys General Offices, municipal utility boards, and counties in high-stakes investigations and litigation involving a variety of legal practice areas, including antitrust, consumer protection, financial services, and environmental law. The firm’s public entity portfolio includes: