M. Chantal Crawley
Senior Attorney
M. Chantal Crawley has lived throughout the United States, moving for school and work. Chantal graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine, majoring in Classical Studies and minoring in Latin. Following her undergraduate studies, Chantal continued her education to pursue her J.D. at Michigan State University College of Law. In law school, Chantal focused her coursework on Indigenous Law and Policy, taking the Indigenous Law and Policy Center course and working as a research assistant for Matthew L.M. Fletcher. Chantal was also the animal articles editor for the Journal of Animal and Natural Resources Law. Chantal graduated with a certificate in Indigenous Law and Policy. Chantal followed her J.D. with obtaining an L.L.M. in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School, now known as Vermont Law and Graduate School.
Prior to joining Drexler Law, Chantal worked as an immigration attorney for five years in the Washington D.C. and Boston metro areas. Chantal then worked for the nation's largest domestic relations firm in their Bedford, New Hampshire and Austin, Texas offices, focusing on the representation of fathers going through divorce and custody proceedings. Through that work, Chantal gained extensive experience litigating high net worth cases and contentious child custody cases. Chantal works hard to settle cases through mediation and informal settlement, but will prepare for all levels of the case as if the case is going to trial or an appeal. Chantal was formerly a Senior Appeals Attorney working on appeals at the Texas Appellate Courts, New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, co-counseling at the First Circuit Court of Appeals, co-counseling at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and co-counseling with on cases in various other states as needed on domestic relations matters.
Chantal is licensed as an actively practicing attorney in Colorado and Texas and is licensed as an inactive practicing attorney in New Hampshire and Virginia.
Outside of the office, Chantal enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, hiking, kayaking, volunteering with the Daughters of the American Revolution, and cheering on the Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox.
