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Neda
Saghafi

Senior Associate

Malibu, CA

Neda Saghafi is a senior associate attorney at Clarkson. As a bilingual attorney in English and Farsi, Neda represents a range of clients through multiple practice areas, including the firm’s Title IX department. Neda empowers individuals to tell their stories using a client-centered philosophy that places the person at the heart of every matter. Effective and empathetic communication is the pillar of Neda's practice; she always remains responsive to her clients and helps them seamlessly navigate the complex legal system.

After law school, Neda clerked for one of seven judges on Maryland's highest court, and was published in the Northeast University Law Review (The American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man: Using a Human Rights Framework to Deconstruct Systemic Police Misconduct Against Low-Income Women of Color, 10 NE.U.L.Rev. 502 (2018)). Prior to joining Clarkson, Neda’s experience included working in product liability matters related to pharmaceutical and biologics products and serving as an attorney and advocate on behalf of sexual abuse survivors.

Much of Neda’s career has been focused on advocacy. She was a policy intern at the United Nations in the Ending Violence Against Women section and has worked alongside agencies advocating for survivors of trafficking and intimate partner violence. Neda is a Teach for America alumna, and a former advisory committee member for LifeBridge Health’s Center for Hope.

Neda’s pro bono legal work includes working with Catholic Charities and the Children’s Law Center of Washington, D.C., and serving as pro-bono co-counsel with the ACLU of Louisiana in a federal civil rights action.

Neda earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law. She graduated with her B.S. in Business Administration, B.A. in Psychology, and a minor in Global Poverty and Practice from the University of California, Berkeley. She also received her Master's in Education from Johns Hopkins University. She is licensed to practice in multiple jurisdictions, including California, New York, and Maryland.

Neda Saghafi from Clarkson Law Firm
Neda Saghafi from Clarkson Law Firm
Neda Saghafi from Clarkson Law Firm
Neda Saghafi from Clarkson Law Firm

Education

J.D., University of Maryland Carey School of Law
M.ED., Johns Hopkins University
B.A., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley

Bar & Court Admissions

State Bar of New York
State Bar of California
State Bar of Maryland