Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sarmadi worked at a large workers’ compensation defense firm in New York City. While there, she served in many roles, including representing self-insured employers, carriers and third party administrators at hearings before the Workers’ Compensation Board on a daily basis.

Ms. Sarmadi has extensive experience in analyzing, negotiating and drafting Section 32 settlement agreements as well as stipulated agreements. She has also performed legal research, drafted and filed multiple appeals, when necessary.

While in law school, Ms. Sarmadi secured a coveted internship at the United Nations-Women Division. She drafted briefs to support missions enhancing women’s economic empowerment in programme countries and monitored policy initiatives on Rule of Law and Transitional Justice issues. She was a member several organization, including the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Legal Association for Women and the International Law Society. Ms. Sarmadi also participated in the Everybody Wins Program, a leading nonprofit literacy and mentoring organization, wherein she volunteered her time reading to children on a weekly basis.