Mudita represents clients in all aspects of Family and Matrimonial Law. She has significant experience settling and litigating disputed cases before both the trial and appellate courts. Mudita is an assertive and compassionate advocate who fights relentlessly for her clients. She is known for helping clients navigate through the divorce process and understand how the legal system works. Mudita listens to her clients’ concerns and crafts legal strategies with them which will realize their goals. She is a skilled negotiator who recognizes that often times her clients’ needs are best met through settlement. At other times, when it is in her clients’ best interests, she will zealously litigate their cases, making their goals her highest priority. Mudita’s tenacity and attention to detail are assets that her clients find invaluable. Mudita is a member of American Bar Association (Family Law Section) ; the New York Bar Association (Family Law Section) ; the New York County Lawyers Association (Family Law Section) ; the New York Women’s Bar Association; the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York where she is the Chair of the Domestic Violence Committee; and the South Asian Bar Association of New York. She serves as a member of Sanctuary for Families’ Associates Committee. Mudita is also listed in the Madison’s Who’s Who Directory. Mudita has appeared in the Daily News. She has also appeared as a guest expert on the Star Jones Show on Court TV. Prior to joining Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert, Mudita Chawla was a staff attorney at Sanctuary for Families. Mudita is fluent in Hindi, and is proficient in French. Licensed to practice in Illinois in addition to New York, Mudita received her law degree from University of Illinois, College of Law in 1997. She earned a Masters degree in English in 1998 from University of Illinois, and her undergraduate degree from Bentley College in 1993.

Legal Education University of Illinois, College of Law (J. D., 1997)

Undergraduate Education Bentley College (B. A., 1993)

Bar Admissions 2001, New York; 1997, Illinois