Bahar Ansari
Adjunct Professor, Defenders Clinic
Bahar Ansari is a public defender with the Legal Aid Society and an adjunct professor in the Defenders Clinic at CUNY Law School. Bahar graduated from CUNY Law School in 2006, where she served as a Project Equity Fellow and student attorney in the Defenders Clinic. After graduation, Bahar joined the Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Practice representing children accused of misdemeanors and felonies in Bronx Family Court. In 2010, she transferred to the Criminal Defense Practice and was promoted to supervising attorney in 2019. Bahar has proudly represented over 3000 New Yorkers and strives to litigate every case with passion and creativity.