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Jennifer G. Chawla
Associate
Overview
Jennifer Chawla represents clients in appellate litigation, complex civil disputes, class actions, and financial services litigation. Known for her strategic insight and impactful advocacy, Jennifer is entrusted with clients’ most challenging legal disputes that demand rigorous brief writing and strong oral advocacy. Clients and colleagues rely on Jennifer for her exceptional ability to distill intricate legal principles into concise, compelling arguments and her skill in leading cases through dispositive motion practice and on appeal.
Appellate Litigation
Jennifer is an accomplished appellate advocate with extensive experience before the state appellate courts in New Jersey and New York and federal appellate courts nationwide. A former appellate law clerk, Jennifer routinely advises trial teams on issue preservation for appellate review, prepares petitions for discretionary appellate review, and drafts briefs on the merits for intermediate appellate and high courts.
Class Actions
Jennifer represents clients in complex class actions across a range of industries in both state and federal court. She guides clients through the procedural nuances of class certification and advises on the strategic considerations unique to these cases.
Financial Services
Jennifer counsels and represents financial services institutions in litigation before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and in court. She leads these cases through complex discovery, dispositive motion practice, and final hearings on the merits or trials.
Prior Experience
Jennifer clerked for the Honorable Marie P. Simonelli of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, and interned for the Honorable William J. Martini of the U.S. District for the District of New Jersey.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Clerkships
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Hon. Marie P. Simonelli, 2014-2015
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law
J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Seton Hall Law Review - Submissions Editor (2014)
The College of New Jersey
B.S. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (2011)
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Pro Bono
Jennifer maintains a robust pro bono practice largely focused on appellate matters. She has worked with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender representing defendants on appeal from their criminal convictions, has submitted numerous amicus briefs on behalf of nonprofit organizations before New Jersey’s appellate courts, and successfully petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to review a Board of Immigration Appeals order of removal on behalf of an indigent petitioner.
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — "Ones to Watch," Banking and Finance Law, 2023-26
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- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020-23
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No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.