Nadia S. Mozaffar, Esq.

Nadia Mozaffar is a Senior Attorney at Juvenile Law Center and a coordinator of the national Debt Free Justice campaign, a national campaign to eliminate fees and fines in the juvenile legal system. Her work focuses on policy advocacy around juvenile fees and fines, and she has significant expertise in leading advocacy campaigns, formulating legislative strategy, drafting legislation, organizing coalitions, and testifying at briefings and hearings. Nadia has co-authored several reports at Juvenile Law Center including Credit Overdue: How States Can Mitigate Academic Credit Transfer Problems for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, Reimagining Restitution: New Approaches to Support Youth and Communities, and  The Price of Justice: The High Cost of "Free" Counsel for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. Nadia also has significant litigation experience and has participated in lawsuits to protect the rights of youth in then justice system.

Before joining Juvenile Law Center, Nadia was an attorney with the higher education practice group of Cooley LLP in Washington, D.C. At Cooley, she advised clients in the higher education industry on a wide variety of federal, state, and accreditation agency regulatory matters and assisted with the development of federal higher education policy.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Poligon Education Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying the voices of Muslim Americans in Congress.

Nadia holds her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and her B.A. in History and Communication from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

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