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Sahar Soomro

She/Her

Attorney

T 212.402.4019 New York
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Sahar Soomro supports DWT's litigation work, with a focus on major tech clients of the firm. Following her graduation from law school, she served as a judicial law clerk at the Supreme Court of Virginia, where she refined her legal research and writing skills by analyzing a wide range of criminal and civil matters, often involving complex and emerging legal issues. After her clerkship, Sahar became an administrative attorney at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, where she managed the circuit's Criminal Justice Act program, overseeing hundreds of case submissions annually. Now, Sahar focuses on representing clients prior to and during litigation as well as counseling clients on various commercial litigation issues.

Admitted to Practice

  • New Jersey, 2022
  • New York, 2025

Education

  • J.D., Appalachian School of Law, 2021, magna cum laude
    • Moot Court
    • Litigation Certificate, Appalachian School of Law, 2021
  • B.A., Pre-Law Program, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2013, cum laude

Languages

  • Urdu

Memberships & Affiliations

    • American Muslim Bar Association

Background

    • Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, New Orleans, 2022-2024
    • Judicial Clerk and Summer Judicial Clerk, Hon. Cleo E. Powell, Supreme Court of Virginia, Richmond, Va., 2021-2022; 2020
    • Legal Committee Advisor, Permanent Mission of Pakistan, U.N. General Assembly, New York, 2019
    • Legal Analyst, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, 2017-2018
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