About Daphne
Daphne Moritz built her academic foundation around history and the environment. She earned a B.A. in History and Environmental Studies from Dickinson College in 1982. She then completed both a Juris Doctor and a Master of Studies in Environmental Law at Vermont Law School in 1987, graduating the same year with dual degrees that set the tone for her professional interests.
After law school Moritz established a practice across Vermont and New Hampshire. She is admitted to the bars of both states and has spent decades applying her environmental training to legal problems that arise at the intersection of land use, regulation and public policy. Her career has included work in private practice and engagements that required coordination with state agencies and local governments.
Her legal work is informed by that environmental law background and by long experience in community governance. From 1999 to 2012 she served as a School Director on the Royalton School Board. In that role she took part in policy discussions, budget deliberations and oversight of local school operations. The years on the board gave her practical exposure to the municipal and regulatory issues that often accompany land-use and environmental disputes.
Colleagues and clients have looked to Moritz for matters that involve environmental permitting, compliance questions and land-use controls. She regularly handles transactional and regulatory aspects of projects that must meet state environmental requirements. In court or at administrative hearings she approaches technical issues by grounding them in statute, rule and administrative record, and she works with experts when cases require specialized ecological or engineering evidence.
Moritz is currently with Sheehey Furlong & Behm, PC. She practices in Vermont and New Hampshire and brings the combination of legal training and community experience to projects that touch public policy and environmental regulation. She currently concentrates her practice on environmental and land-use matters in Vermont and New Hampshire.
