OVERVIEW

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.

EDUCATION

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

BAR ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia

AFFILIATIONS

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 Law Review, Membership & Projects Editor (2022-2023)
Moot Court Board (2021-2023)
Mock Trial Board (2021-2023)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Board (2021-2023)
Environmental and Energy Law Association, President (2021-2022)
National Lawyers Guild, GW Law Chapter, President (2021-2022)

WHAT OTHERS SAY

The George Washington University Law School

Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Law Scholarship (2023)
Third Place Best Brief Writer, Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition (2023)
Thurgood Marshall Scholar (2022)
Dean’s Recognition for Professional Development (2021)
Top Oral Advocate, First Year Mock Trial Competition (2021)
George Washington Scholar (2020)
Virginia M. Sorenson Scholar, Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation (2020)
Presidential Merit Scholar (2020-2023)
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Environmental Scholar (2018)

Experience

Antitrust/Competition

Dale v. Deutsche Telekom AG – In which consumers are seeking damages for increased prices and decreased competition caused by T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint.

Environmental & Product Liability

SCWA v. Dow, et al. – Environmental case on behalf of the largest public water supplier in the country against the manufacturers and distributors of products containing toxic chemicals for contamination of the local public drinking water.
Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, et al. v. Dow Chemical Co., et al. – Environmental litigation on behalf of the State of New Jersey against the manufacturers of the toxic chemical 1,4-dioxane for contamination of the State’s natural resources and drinking water supply, as well as deceptive and fraudulent business practices regarding the sale of 1,4-dioxane products to industrial facilities and New Jersey consumers.

Human Rights

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.

Climate Change Advisory Proceedings Inter-American Court of Human Rights – Represents the Center for Human Rights and Environment and its program Fast Action on Climate to Ensure Intergenerational Justice in their amicus filing in the climate change advisory proceedings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, advocating for climate justice for the youth, children, and future generations.

Public Entity

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:

Retention by state Attorneys General Offices for antitrust litigation against Big Tech platforms.
Retention by the largest public water supplier in the country relating to environmental contamination.
Retention by public entities to pursue antitrust claims relating to fraud in financial markets; and
Retention by the state of West Virginia in one of the earliest cases against the pharmaceutical industry relating to the opioid crisis, filed decades before the current wave of opioid litigation

Shana R. Herman