Her practice areas include immigration, economic sanctions and criminal defense. She holds an LL.M. and a J.D. in international trade, both from American University. Ms. Fattahi also graduated with a B.A. in Law from the Bahaíi Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) in 2000. As a Bahaíi woman, she routinely experienced religious and sexual discrimination in Iran–experiences that taught her the value of impartial laws and international standards.