Estefania Pugliese-Saville

Estefania (Nia) Pugliese-Saville is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Appellate Advocacy practices, where she focuses on complex commercial litigation and appellate matters. 

Prior to joining the firm, Nia served as a Deputy Attorney General in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General's Division of Law, most recently in the Affirmative Labor Enforcement Section and previously in the Civil Rights Section. 

Following law school, she served as a law clerk to Hon. Mary Gibbons Whipple, J.A.D., of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, where she developed a strong foundation in appellate practice. 

Prior to attending law school, she worked in compliance roles within the financial services sector, where she developed experience in regulatory oversight, internal investigations, policy implementation, and risk management. 

Nia earned her J.D., cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law and her B.A., cum laude, in Economics and International Relations from Mount Holyoke College. 

She is fluent in Spanish. 

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