Hira Javed ’16, MS ’18, JD, built the intellectual foundation for a wide-ranging legal career at Adelphi, where her studies in languages, literatures and cultures and biology encouraged her to stay curious and approach problems from different perspectives.
Her campus involvement reflected that breadth: She participated in the Resident Student Association, served on the Graduate Student Council, was a member and leader of Delta Delta Delta, and was inducted into both Beta Beta Beta, the national biological honor society, and Sigma Delta Pi, the national collegiate Hispanic honor society. After completing her undergraduate degree in 2016, she earned her master’s degree at Adelphi in 2018 before attending American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. There, she served as symposium editor for Volume 29 of the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and earned her JD in 2021.
Javed passed the bar examination in 2021 and began her career in private practice at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, an internationally recognized intellectual property law firm. During four and a half years with the firm, she worked on patent, privacy and other litigation matters. She also provided pro bono legal services, extending her impact into other areas of the law such as criminal defense.
Her commitment to service has also included membership on the leadership board of Gifts for the Homeless, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit. There, she supported outreach for an annual clothing drive that distributes gently used items to shelters throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, and participated in the organization’s Law Firm Battle of the Bands fundraiser as the lead singer for her firm’s band, “Redacted!”.
Javed recently entered public service as a federal judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a position that allows her to experience law and litigation from the court’s perspective. Adelphi celebrates her as a 2026 10 Under 10 honoree for the persistence and intellectual curiosity behind her legal career, as well as her commitment to using her skills in service to colleagues, clients and neighbors.
Member of Adelphi University’s 10 Under 10