Yasha K. Shahidi

Associate

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EDUCATION

B.A., University of Pennsylvania
J.D., Rutgers University School of Law
- Editor on the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy
- Winner of “Best Brief” in the Hunter Moot Court Competition
- Co-Chair of the Hunter Moot Court Board

BAR ADMISSIONS

New Jersey
Pennsylvania

COURT ADMISSIONS

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

INDUSTRIES

Automotive

Hospitality

Insurance Defense

Transportation / Trucking

PRACTICE AREAS

Aviation Litigation

Personal Injury / Negligence

Products Liability Defense

Appellate Practice

Premises Liability

Insurance Defense

BIOGRAPHY

Yasha Shahidi focuses his practice on providing representation to clients in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including products liability, aviation, and negligence defense cases. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Yasha earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law. During law school, he was the Technology Editor for the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy and was a quarterfinalist in the 2014 Hunter Moot Court Competition, being awarded “Best Brief” for the appellant. He was later elected to co-chair the 2014-2015 Hunter Moot Court Executive Board and served as an appellate advocacy teaching assistant for students enrolled in the program. Yasha was exposed to the federal court system during his second year of law school through his judicial externship with the former Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Hon. Gloria M. Burns (Ret.). He also gained extensive civil defense experience in a variety of practice areas working in-house as a legal intern for a large global insurance/reinsurance provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining the Campbell Conroy & O’Neil team, Yasha worked as the Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. David M. Ragonese, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County. Throughout his clerkship, Yasha served as a court-appointed mediator and successfully mediated dozens of cases in the special civil and landlord-tenant divisions.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Philadelphia Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
  • Pennsylvania Defense Institute