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    Aparna Pujar

    Associate Attorney | Napoli Shkolnik

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    Meet Aparna

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    "I always thought a trial to be something like a performance, but with a genuine purpose."

    Aparna S. Pujar is an associate attorney in the Personal Injury Department at Napoli Shkolnik PLLC‘s Manhattan office, where she represents individuals injured in auto accidents and premises liability matters.

     

    Originally from India, Aparna earned her BBA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International University. She practiced for about three years at a top litigation firm in Mumbai, focusing on commercial litigation and arbitration. In 2020, she moved to the United States and obtained her LLM from Columbia Law School in 2021. During her time at Columbia, she navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and secured a position with Joe Napoli’s team, a renowned personal injury trial firm.

     

    Aparna is admitted to practice law in both New York and India. She is a member of the South Asian Bar Association of New York. Beyond her legal career, she is a qualified Bharatanatyam dancer with over a decade of training. She has also launched a YouTube channel where she discusses her LLM and bar exam journey and shares recordings of her speaking engagements.

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    Aparna Pujar “Celebrating Justice Podcast” Ep. 20

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    • Earned BBA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International University (2017)
    • Earned LLM from Columbia Law School (2021)
    • Practiced commercial litigation and arbitration in Mumbai, India (2017-2020)
    • Joined Napoli Shkolnik PLLC's Personal Injury Department (2022)

    Practice Areas

    Personal Injury
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    South Asian Bar Association of New York

    • $4.5 Million Private Mediation Construction Settlement
    • $1.35 Million Court Mediation Settlement in Premises Case
    • $400k NAM Mediation Settlement in an Auto Accident Case
    • Pro Bono Work for Davis Polk Asylum Clinic and Indian Development Foundation

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