Monica Shah focuses her litigation practice on criminal defense, employment, and Title IX matters. She has successfully handled complicated and highly-contested cases from the initial stages of investigation and discovery through trial and appeals. In the last two years, she served as lead counsel and successfully litigated and settled two cases against major universities where she represented clients who had experienced gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and she won a nearly $10.9 million jury verdict on behalf of her client in a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the City of Boston, a verdict she defended in the appeals court last year.
Monica is listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and was selected for the 2018 Top Women of Law list by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. In 2016, Monica was selected to the Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers . She has also been awarded the highest possible rating for professional excellence in litigation – AV Preeminent – by Martindale-Hubbell.
- Columbia Law School
- J.D. (2005)
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- University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. (2000)
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- Partner
- Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
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- Fellow/Associate
- Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP
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- Why Desi Women Earn Less Than Desi Men
- News India Times
- With ‘Laltaprasad’ case, SJC on Verge of ‘Momentous Decision’
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Changes in Title IX laws and Guidance Related to Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses, Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts Panel on Campus Sexual Assault in 2017
- 2017
- Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Individuals
- Best Lawyers in America
- Top Women of Law
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- AV Preeminent Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Boston Bar Association
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- South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston
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- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association
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- MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
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- New York State Bar Association
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- Massachusetts
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- New York
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- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- White Collar Crime
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- English