Shana Khader is a Partner in Tycko & Zavareei LLP’s Washington, D.C. office where she represents consumers, employees, and whistleblowers in litigation across the country. She is an experienced public interest advocate who has dedicated her career to preserving access to justice and serving the public good. Ms. Khader’s work has ranged from defending poor people against abusive debt collection litigation in the Bronx to winning cases for immigrant workers in Texas, to community organizing and protecting international human rights. Throughout her career, she has used the legal system creatively to challenge abuses of power and to seek justice on behalf of traditionally marginalized communities and poor people.
Since joining Tycko & Zavareei in 2022, Ms. Khader has represented the District of Columbia in litigation challenging a corporation’s unfair hidden fees, fought for people across the country who paid triple-digit interest rates on predatory payday loans, and secured meaningful relief for consumers whose data was stolen. She maintains a diverse docket centering on class action litigation, testing innovative legal theories to change corporate practices that harm regular people every day. She has obtained favorable decisions and verdicts on behalf of her clients in state and federal court.
Prior to joining Tycko & Zavareei, Ms. Khader served as a Senior Managing Attorney at the Equal Justice Center, Director of Legal Services at Workers’ Defense Project, and as a Consumer Protection Attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group. She has interned at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Ms. Khader graduated with academic honors from Columbia University School of Law. She served as a judicial law clerk in the Southern District of New York to the Honorable Debra C. Freeman.
While living in Texas, Ms. Khader was appointed to the Dallas Civil Service Board, served on the board of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and was selected for the Latino Center for Leadership Development Leadership Academy. She is fluent in Spanish and is particularly passionate about issues affecting immigrant communities.
