Attorney at Stokes Lawrence P.S.
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Attorney at Stokes Lawrence P.S.
- Past
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- Attorney at Heller Ehrman LLP
- Student Advocate at Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center
- Legal Extern at Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Research Assistant/Author at UNHCR Imagine Coexistence Project
- Summer Associate at Stoel Rives LLP
- Legal Intern at International Rescue Committee
- Education
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- Harvard Law School
- University of Oregon
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- John Marshall High School
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Aneelah Afzali’s Experience
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Attorney
Stokes Lawrence P.S.
(Law Practice industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
General commercial litigation, with emphasis on complex litigation
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Attorney
Heller Ehrman LLP
(Law Practice industry)
October 2003 — September 2006 (3 years )
Complex Commercial Litigation Practice Group
Consumer and Environmental Litigation Practice Group -
Student Advocate
Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center
(Educational Institution; Legal Services industry)
September 2002 — May 2003 (9 months)
Represented low-income clients in housing and family units.
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Legal Extern
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
(Government Agency; Judiciary industry)
September 2002 — May 2003 (9 months)
Legal extern to Steering Committee on Self-Represented Litigants
Researched nationwide status of "unbundled legal services" as method of promoting access to justice, analyzed risks and benefits of practice, proposed changes to state court rules to allow "unbundling," prepared paper and presented results to committee. -
Research Assistant/Author
UNHCR Imagine Coexistence Project
(International Affairs industry)
January 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 9 months)
Researched and contacted organizations working in post-conflict communities that engage in direct efforts to achieve coexistence. Presented paper to scholars on theme of coexistence at Harvard conference. Co-authored chapter in book -- Imagine Coexistence: Restoring Humanity After Violent Ethnic Conflict (A. Chayes and M. Minow, eds.) (2003).
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Summer Associate
Stoel Rives LLP
(Law Practice industry)
June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)
Summer Associate Program
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Legal Intern
International Rescue Committee
(Law Practice industry)
May 2001 — August 2001 (4 months)
IRC Durable Solutions Project in Islamabad, Pakistan
As a legal intern, contributed to development and implementation of pilot program to assist vulnerable Afghan refugees. Coordinated with local non-governmental organizations, interviewed refugees, drafted referrals to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR), prepared case analyses, and reported on effectiveness of Durable Solutions Project to the IRC and UNHCR.
Aneelah Afzali’s Education
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Harvard Law School
J.D. , Law , 2000 — 2003
Chayes International Service Fellow
- Activities and Societies:
- Harvard Blackletter Law Journal (Executive Editor), Harvard Human Rights Journal (Primary Editor), Middle Eastern Law Students Association (Co-President), National Lawyers Guild Delegation to Middle East (Member)
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University of Oregon
B.A. , Psychology , 1995 — 2000
University of Oregon Presidential Scholar; Robert D. Clark Honors College; summa cum laude; Golden Key $10,000 National Scholar; AAUW Senior Recognition Award; Ray Hawk Senior Award; Gerlinger Cup Junior Award; Multicultural Affairs Excellence Award; Vernon Barkhurst Sophomore Award
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa, Friars Senior Honor Society, Golden Key Society, Mortar Board, ASUO Women's Center Diversity Coordinator, Multicultural Center Board of Directors, Common Ground: Founding Member, Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma (Vice President)
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Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Spanish 1997 — 1997
Study abroad program
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John Marshall High School
1991 — 1995
Portland, Oregon
Additional Information
Aneelah Afzali’s Websites:
Aneelah Afzali’s Interests:
I love traveling! I have lived in or visited: Afghanistan, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip), Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, and the UK. Modest goal: visit at least one new country each year. More ambitious goal: the number of countries I have visited should be greater than my age (success/failure determined at time I leave this world... kind of like betting on life insurance...!).
Aneelah Afzali’s Groups:
President of the Middle Eastern Legal Association of WA (MELAW); Board Member of Legal Aid for Washington Fund (LAW Fund); member of Washington State Bar Association, Western District of Washington, Eastern District of Washington, Ninth Circuit, Federal Bar Association, King County Bar Association, WSBA Committee for Diversity, South Asian Bar Association, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
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Harvard Law School Alumni Network -
University of Oregon -
Heller Ehrman LLP Alumni -
IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni
Aneelah Afzali’s Honors:
Washington Law & Politics: Rising Star 2010
Washington Law & Politics: Rising Star 2009
Washington Law & Politics: Rising Star 2008
Aneelah Afzali’s Contact Settings
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