I love that working at Klein Hornig enables me to serve as a legal guide and technician for clients who care about the same cause that I do: building safe and affordable housing.

Claudia Wack assists affordable housing developers of all stripes to navigate legal aspects of the development lifecycle, from acquisition and predevelopment to construction closing and beyond. Her practice focuses significantly on New England, but she has worked on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects in every corner of the country. Both clients and colleagues appreciate Claudia’s steady hand and responsiveness during the closing process.

Claudia also leverages her background in fair housing and regulatory compliance to advise clients on how to meet their obligations under civil rights laws as well as other leasing and occupancy rules. Prior to joining Klein Hornig, Claudia clerked for the Honorable Bruce M. Selya on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as served in Rhode Island state government as a housing policy advisor. She has authored multiple pieces of housing legislation enacted into law.

  • Represented a developer leveraging complex condominium structuring for mixed-use new construction that combined 4% LIHTC, 9% LIHTC, a community service facility and commercial space.
  • Assisted a public housing authority to reposition dilapidated public housing units for rehabilitation through a blend of vouchers made available through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (“RAD”) and Section 18 programs.
  • Advised municipal planners on designing housing production strategies to affirmatively further fair housing.

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Gaia Cloutier

Legal Assistant
617.224.0638

Professional Affiliations

  • ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development, Member
  • Rhode Island Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member

Community Affiliations

  • Neighbors Welcome! Rhode Island, Co-Director

Recognition

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton Public Interest Fellow
  • Solomon Fellow for Health Law and Policy
  • George Stebbins Moses Alumni Fellowship
  • Women’s and Gender Studies Senior Thesis Prize

  • Yale Law School, J.D.
  • University of Oxford, M.St., Women's Studies
  • Amherst College, B.A., Religion, Women’s and Gender Studies, summa cum laude

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island

I enjoy cycling, knitting, and walking my retired greyhound (when she is not napping). I am an avid reader and have tracked every book that I have read since 2013.

In my free time, I also volunteer as one of the directors for Neighbors Welcome! Rhode Island, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to promoting abundant housing in the Ocean State through thoughtful housing production reforms.