Nabeena Banerjee began her career as an attorney at a consumer bankruptcy firm in New York City where she represented bankruptcy clients at 341 hearings, and litigated Fair Credit Reporting Act claims in federal court. Nabeena also assisted the firm in preparing class action lawsuits against Equifax, Experian and Trans Union.
From 2006 to 2011, Nabeena was an associate at Jaffe & Asher, LLP in New York, where she litigated cases involving breach of joint venture agreements, condominium/cooperative law, disputes between landlords and their employees, breach of promissory notes, personal injury and collections. While at Jaffe & Asher, Nabeena successfully defended against several appeals and was involved in the following published decisions: Abbas Corp. v. Michael Aziz Oriental Rugs, Inc., 820 F. Supp. 2d 549 (S.D.N.Y. 2011); Morgan Stanley & Co. v. Feeley, 75 A.D.3d 417, 906 N.Y.S.2d 13 (1st Dep’t 2010); Breytman v. Olinville Realty, LLC, 99 A.D.3d 651, 952 N.Y.S.2d 205 (2d Dep’t 2012).
Nabeena relocated to Seattle in 2012. Prior to joining our firm, she spent a year as a commercial litigation attorney at Keller Rohrback LLP, handling insurance defense cases involving personal injury and property damage.
Nabeena graduated cum laude from Wellesley College in 1999 with a double major in Japanese and Political Science. At Wellesley, she received First Year Academic Distinction and was selected by faculty as a department tutor for the French and Japanese Departments. She was also a soprano with the Wellesley College Choir, Chamber Singers and Collegium Musicum.
In 2004, Nabeena received her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was named to the Dean’s List, and was a member of the Pro Bono Board and the First Amendment Law Review. Nabeena also won a Best Attorney Award in her law school’s 1L Moot Court Competition.
Nabeena is admitted to practice in New York, Washington, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the Western District of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
