Aleena Pasha

Aleena Pasha is a dedicated public defender at Brooklyn Defenders since September 2022, bringing extensive legal experience from various roles such as communications chair for the Cardozo Moot Court Honor Society and student attorney at the Cardozo Law Criminal Defense Clinic. Aleena's background includes legal internships with The Legal Aid Society and Girl Scouts of the USA, as well as a legal externship at Bruderman & Company, where collaboration with leadership on compliance and regulatory matters was essential. Previous fellowships at MSI Integrity and Harvard Law School focused on corporate accountability and responses to the COVID-19 crisis, respectively. Aleena holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Cardozo School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Global Studies, and Geography from Hofstra University.