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{{Short description|American lawyer}}
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'''Priya Chaudhry''' is an American lawyer. She is known for representing [[Jen Shah]], [[Paul Haggis]], and [[Jonathan Majors]]. The ''[[The Hollywood Reporter|Hollywood Reporter]]'' named Chaudhry as one of the 25 "Power Lawyers" it recognized as "Hollywood’s Troubleshooters".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cullins |first=Ashley |date=2023-09-22 |title=Hollywood's Troubleshooters: Who the Stars Call to Put Out Fires and Prevent Future Disasters |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-power-lawyers-troubleshooters-2023-1235592890/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117212255/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-power-lawyers-troubleshooters-2023-1235592890/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chambers and Partners]] has ranked Chaudhry for over five years and she has been named a "Super Lawyer" for over fifteen years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priya Chaudhry |url=https://profiles.superlawyers.com/new-york/new-york/lawyer/priya-chaudhry/fb16b388-618d-43d8-b0ea-b04516bd302d.html |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Super Lawyers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Priya Chaudhry |url=https://chambers.com/lawyer/priya-chaudhry-usa-5:25550288 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=chambers.com |language=en |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521223538/https://chambers.com/lawyer/priya-chaudhry-usa-5:25550288 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Chaudhry's family moved from [[Delhi]] to [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] when she was one year old. Witnessing the treatment of her neighbors, who were largely poor people of color, by the police inspired Chaudhry to become a defense lawyer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chapin |first=Angelina |date=2024-02-08 |title=New York's Most Ruthless Defense Lawyer |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/priya-chaudhry-jonathan-majors-lawyer-interview.html |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]] |language=en |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209033451/https://www.thecut.com/article/priya-chaudhry-jonathan-majors-lawyer-interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chaudhry studied [[Pre-medical|pre-med]] prior to earning a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Chaudhry worked as a [[Public defender (United States)|public defender]] in [[Seattle]] for two years, later moving to [[New York City]] and being hired by a boutique firm focused on [[white-collar crime]]s. She then ran her own practice for six years before becoming a partner at Harris, St. Laurent & Chaudhry. In 2019, she left to open Chaudhry Law, with a focus on criminal cases.<ref name=":0" />

In 2022, Chaudhry represented ''[[The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City]]'' star [[Jen Shah]] after she was charged in a [[telemarketing fraud]] case.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cullins |first=Ashley |date=2022-11-28 |title=Hollywood's Troubleshooters: Top 35 Lawyers for Death, Divorce and Other Disasters |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-troubleshooters-2022/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222201658/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-troubleshooters-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Dory |date=April 7, 2023 |title=Jen Shah's Attorney Claims She Owes More Than $124,000 in Unpaid Legal Fees and Expenses |url=https://people.com/tv/jen-shah-attorney-claims-she-owes-over-124000-unpaid-legal-fees-expenses/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516005600/https://people.com/tv/jen-shah-attorney-claims-she-owes-over-124000-unpaid-legal-fees-expenses/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Shah pleaded guilty in July 2022. In March 2023, Chaudhry said Shah owed her over $124,000 in legal fees.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Emily St. |date=2023-04-08 |title=Lawyer says ex-'Housewives' star and current inmate Jen Shah owes law firm more than $124,000 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-04-07/jen-shah-owes-unpaid-legal-fees |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018074025/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-04-07/jen-shah-owes-unpaid-legal-fees |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, Chaudhry defended former Boston prosecutor and prominent criminal justice reform advocate Adam Foss against charges of rape and sexual abuse. The jury acquitted Foss on all charges.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meko |first=Hurubie |date=2023-11-03 |title=Manhattan Jury Clears Ex-Prosecutor of Rape and Assault Charges |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/nyregion/adam-foss-acquitted-rape-assault.html |access-date=2024-05-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521215817/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/nyregion/adam-foss-acquitted-rape-assault.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chaudhry represented actor [[Jonathan Majors]] in his trial for assaulting his former girlfriend Grace Jabbari. Due to her approach in [[Cross-examination|cross-examining]] Jabbari, the judge ruled that the jurors could see previously-sealed text messages from Majors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=2023-12-11 |title=Jonathan Majors' Texts Emerge As Crux Of Domestic Violence Trial; Correspondence Of Potential Past Incident Unsealed |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-trial-new-text-messages-previous-incident-unsealed-testimony-1235662044/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219220636/https://deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-trial-new-text-messages-previous-incident-unsealed-testimony-1235662044/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Majors would eventually be found guilty of reckless misdemeanor assault of Jabbari,<ref>{{cite web |date=December 18, 2023 |title=Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend in car in New York |url=https://apnews.com/article/jonathan-majors-assault-verdict-trial-exgirlfriend-marvel-d953967aed0f4a1e93e7ee638120757f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219064711/https://apnews.com/article/jonathan-majors-assault-verdict-trial-exgirlfriend-marvel-d953967aed0f4a1e93e7ee638120757f |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Associated Press News |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> though the jury acquitted him of all intentional counts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=2023-03-28 |title=Jonathan Majors's assault and harassment conviction, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/3/28/23658154/jonathan-majors-assault-arrest-allegations-conviction-jail |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Vox |language=en-US |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224063112/https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/3/28/23658154/jonathan-majors-assault-arrest-allegations-conviction-jail |url-status=live }}</ref>

For nearly two decades, Chaudhry has taught trial advocacy at institutions such as [[Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law|Cardozo Law School]], [[Rutgers Law School|Rutgers School of Law]], and the [[New Jersey Office of the Public Defender|New Jersey Public Defender]]; she has also lectured as adjunct faculty at [[Columbia Law School]] and [[Fordham University School of Law|Fordham Law School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priya Chaudhry |url=https://chaudhrylaw.com/chaudhry/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=ChaudhryLaw PLLC |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Chaudhry is married to Andrew Bourke, a crisis communications expert.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://chaudhrylaw.com/chaudhry}}

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