About Pooja
Pooja Bery
Strong advocacy starts with strong identity: mine is rooted in resilience, creativity, and a deep commitment to people.
I founded Bery Law to build a practice centered on clear advice, thoughtful strategy, and genuine attention to the people behind each case.
Today, Bery Law represents individuals and businesses in family and juvenile matters, real estate and landlord-tenant issues, business and contract matters, and civil litigation throughout Tennessee. Whether the goal is to prevent a dispute, resolve one efficiently, or litigate it through trial, our approach begins with understanding the client’s circumstances and what a successful outcome actually looks like for them.
I believe clients deserve candid advice—even when the answer is not the one they hoped to hear—and a lawyer who can explain not only what is happening, but why. My approach is grounded in preparation, judgment, clear communication, and knowing when to negotiate and when to push forward. Those principles are the foundation of the practice I set out to build and continue to guide the way we represent every client.
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Biography
An unconventional path
My path to becoming a lawyer was anything but conventional. I immigrated to the United States as a child and started working at a young age. Before becoming an attorney, I worked in banking and restaurant management, experiences that taught me a great deal about people, businesses, responsibility, and the practical concerns individuals and businesses face every day.
During law school, I tried to get as much practical experience as I could, working in both public service and private practice and seeing the legal system from several different perspectives. After taking the Tennessee bar examination in 2020, I joined the practice of an experienced civil litigator. I was fortunate to be trusted early with my own cases, court appearances, motion practice, and direct client responsibility, which gave me the chance to develop as a litigator by actually doing the work from the beginning.
Even after becoming an attorney, I wanted to keep learning. While practicing full-time, I returned to school to earn an LL.M. from the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating cum laude in 2024. The following year, I founded Bery Law. By that point, I had a much clearer sense of the kind of lawyer I wanted to be and the kind of practice I wanted to build—one where clients receive thoughtful advice, direct communication, and genuine personal attention, while knowing their case is being handled with care and preparation.
The matters I handle can look very different from one another, but what I enjoy most about the work has remained the same: getting to know the people behind the case, understanding what is actually at stake for them, and helping them find a path forward.
Education & Admissions
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., University of Alabama School of Law, cum laude, 2024
- J.D., Nashville School of Law, 2020
- B.S., Political Science, Austin Peay State University, magna cum laude, 2015
Admissions
- State of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Leadership & Service
Giving back
Service has been an important part of my legal career from the beginning. During law school, I founded the Nashville School of Law Legal Aid Society to help connect students with opportunities to serve the community. I also completed more than 800 hours of pro bono service before graduating. That commitment has continued into practice through volunteer legal work, bar leadership, and efforts to expand access to legal services.
I currently serve as a Founding Co-Chair of the Nashville Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee, helping shape the work of a newly established committee dedicated to expanding pro bono opportunities, resources, and support within the legal community. I have also served as a Co-Chair of the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Mock Trial Committee for several years, helping organize the annual Davidson County high school mock trial competition at the Historic Metro Courthouse.
My broader leadership and service involvement includes serving on the Board of the Lawyers’ Association for Women and the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands’ 2026 Equal Justice Campaign Committee, regularly volunteering with the Nashville Bar Association’s Dial-A-Lawyer program, and being a member of the Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum (Class of 2025).
These roles have given me the opportunity to work alongside attorneys, judges, nonprofit organizations, and other members of the legal community on issues that extend beyond my own practice. I value being part of a profession that can—and should—use its skills and resources to make legal help more accessible.
Work with Pooja
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