Salazar Jackson Attorney Neha S. Dagley named a Rising Star by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association

March 31, 2016 Posted in Firm News

Neha S. Dagley, Senior Counsel with Salazar Jackson, LLP, has been selected by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) as a 2016 Rising Star. Nominees included attorneys who have a minimum of five years of experience in the legal profession, show outstanding achievement in their profession, and contribute pro bono or community service hours. Ms. Dagley and her fellow honorees will be profiled in the March/April issue of Diversity & the Bar®.

“Neha’s passion and enthusiasm for law can be seen through her dedication and commitment to her clients,” said Luis Salazar, Cofounder of Salazar Jackson. “She is well deserving of this honor and we congratulate her.”

MCCA was founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, retention, and promotion of minority attorneys in corporate law departments and the law firms that serve them. The organization furthers its mission through the collection and dissemination of information about diversity in the legal profession.

A native of Mumbai, Ms. Dagley chairs Salazar Jackson’s India Practice Group, which is one of the few practices of its kind in South Florida. Prior to joining Salazar Jackson, Ms. Dagley served as a senior commercial litigation attorney with an AV-Rated Fort Lauderdale commercial litigation law firm. She has represented a wide array of clients, ranging from multi-million dollar residential properties to luxury yacht owners to shareholders, individuals and business entities.

Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati, she is actively involved in the Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP) and the South Asian Bar Association of Florida. She is currently serving a three-year term on The Florida Bar Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee (2014-2017) as well as membership in the Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society.

She earned her juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, and her Bachelor of Science degree from Utah State University, also cum laude. She is licensed to practice law in Florida as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.