Shira Poliak

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Biography

Shira Poliak focuses her practice on federal and state employment litigation, counseling, and investigations.

Prior to joining the firm, Shira served as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she investigated and litigated single plaintiff and class employment discrimination cases. She began her career as a litigation associate at another international law firm, where she litigated complex employment, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation cases from inception through appeal. Shira also served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. R. Barclay Surrick, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2023-2024

Areas of Practice (1)

  • Labor & Employment

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Barnard College, Columbia University, B.A., cum laude, 2013
Law School Attended:
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D., Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 2019
Year of First Admission:
2020
Admission:
2020, New York; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Languages:
Hebrew, Conversational
Reported Cases:
Experience: Government Experience: Trial Attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York District Office, 2022-2023; New York County District Attorney's Office, 2013-2015; Analyst, Major Economic Crimes Bureau, 2014-2015; Trial Preparation Assistant, Forensic Science/Cold Case Unit, 2013-2014; Internships: Judicial Intern, Hon. LaShann DeArcy Hall, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2017; Legal Intern, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, 2016
ISLN:
1000970370

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