Biography
Abby uses her experience in energy to support environmental regulatory and litigation matters.
Before joining B&D, Abby served as a certified student practitioner at the Suffolk University Environmental Law & Policy Clinic, where she counseled clients on Clean Water Act and municipal solid waste matters. In addition, Abby was a judicial intern at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Prior to law school, Abby worked as a Renewable Energy Program Coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, assisting with the implementation of the state solar energy incentive program. She also worked as the Operations Manager for a solar energy company, supporting engineers in the development of commercial-scale solar projects.
Education
- Stonehill College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2015)
- English
- Suffolk University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2024)
- Articles Editor, Suffolk University Law Review
- President, Environmental Law Society
- Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinic Student Award
- Jurisprudence Award in three courses of study, including Environmental Law, Energy & Natural Resources Law, and Administrative law
Community Involvement
- Net Impact Boston, Co-Chair of Events Team
Publications
- Abby Barnicle, Note, Grid Modernization Slows as Courts Split on Constitutionality of State Right of First Refusal Laws for Transmission System Upgrades, 57 Suffolk U.L. Rev. 115 (2024).
