Taranae Hashemi

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Recent News:

Super Lawyers Recognizes 35 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys in New York

Fourteen attorneys were recognized as Super Lawyers, and 21 were named “Rising Stars,” a list that recognizes attorneys under the age of 40.

Taranae is a litigator with a practice focused on commercial liability, contract dispute, construction defect, and premises liability litigation. She serves as counsel in pre-suit evaluations and risk mitigation efforts, litigates matters from inception to resolution, and acts as monitoring trial counsel. She is experienced in both state and federal court trial and appellate divisions.

Prior to joining the firm, Taranae was of counsel at a New York City law firm. She also worked as an associate at law firms located in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. She managed cases involving commercial liability, premises liability, complex construction, construction defect, automobile, and wrongful death from inception to resolution. After law school, Taranae was a law clerk for the New Jersey Judiciary, Justice Lee A. Solomon and The Honorable Francis J. Orlando. While a law clerk, she reviewed, researched, and advised the court on a variety of complex discovery, procedural, and dispositive motions, inclusive of drafting judicial opinions on cases of first impression.

Taranae earned her bachelor’s degree from The College of New Jersey and her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law. While in law school, she was a clinic intern who represented asylum seekers in U.S. Immigration Court, was part of a mentoring program and was involved in the land use & environmental law club. She also served as aide to the governor in the Office of the Governor and Department of Treasury for the State of New Jersey and as a law clerk at the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey. Taranae is a certified arbitrator.

Experience

News

Super Lawyers Recognizes 35 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys in New York

October 24, 2024

Fourteen attorneys were recognized as Super Lawyers, and 21 were named “Rising Stars,” a list that recognizes attorneys under the age of 40.

Cozen O’Connor Promotes 23 Attorneys to Member

March 15, 2024

“This is a group of terrific lawyers across many offices and practices areas and we look forward to following their achievements,” said Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Heller.

Super Lawyers Recognizes 27 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys in New York

September 22, 2023

Thirteen attorneys were recognized as Super Lawyers and 14 were named “Rising Stars.”

21 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Recognized as New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

October 03, 2022

Super Lawyers has named 21 Cozen O'Connor attorneys to its 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

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Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 2011
  • The College of New Jersey, B.A., 2007

Awards & Honors

Selected to N.Y. Super Lawyers Rising Stars List (2020 - 2024). This award is conferred by Super Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court -- New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Justice Lee A. Solomon and The Hon. Francis J. Orlando, New Jersey Judiciary

American Bar Association