Azra Taslimi
Phone: 303-578-4400
Fax: 303-578-4401
Email: [email protected]
Azra is an attorney at Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC whose practice consists of litigating civil rights and employment claims on behalf of individuals. Her caseload involves representation of minors who have had their federal and constitutional rights violated at the hands of the state, individuals who were subjected to excessive force, and employees who were discriminated or retaliated against on behalf of their sex, race, national origin, disability, religion, or sexual orientation. Azra has been a litigator for the past 10 years advocating for equal justice, equal access and equal protection for those suffering from abuses of their civil rights.
Notable Verdicts and Settlements
- Parks v. High Plains Library District, et at., (Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity; Retaliation) 2023 – $250,000
- Employee v. Construction Company (race discrimination) 2023 – $105,000
- Five Employees v. Fortune 500 Company (gender discrimination, pay disparity) 2023 – $252,500
- Four Employees v. Fortune 500 Company (gender discrimination and retaliation) 2023 – $250,000
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Board Member: Governor Polis’s Executive Clemency Advisory Board (2023-2024)
- Committee Chair: Colorado Women’s Bar Association (2021-2024)
- Committee Chair: Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2022-2024)
- Committee Chair: South Asian Bar Association (2022-2024)
- Board of Governors: Colorado Bar Association (2023-2024)
- Committee Member: Denver Bar Association (2024)
- Executive Board: Colorado Bar Association Civil Rights Section (2021-2022)
Speaking Engagements and Publications
- Know Your Rights Trainings 2023/2024
- “Claims Against Public Entities” – Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention (2023)
- In Plain Sight: A History of Discrimination in Labor and Employment Laws, Trial Talk, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, (January – March 2022)
- “Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in Legal World” – DU Law School (2022).
- “When Personal Injury and Employment Discrimination Intersect: Employment Claims When A Plaintiff Is Injured On or Off the Job” – Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention (2021)
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado