Get to know members of the NJAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus:

Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton, Esq., is an attorney licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. She founded her law practice over 20 years ago and focuses on business and employment law. The Hamilton Law Firm team provides knowledgeable, compassionate, and professional legal services to individuals and businesses from their Princeton, New Jersey office.

In addition to her law practice, Ayesha had served as a trustee for the NJ State Bar Association for seven years, and recently completed a six-year term on the NJSBA Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee (JPAC). 

She also holds the title of Immediate Past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Women in the Profession Section and has served on several NJSBA committees, including the Diversity Committee and the Committee on Racial Equity in the Law.

Ayesha is a lifetime member of the South Asian Bar Association-NJ, where she serves on the NJSBA Commission on the Future of the Legal Profession and has chaired an NJSBA panel examining non-lawyer ownership of law practices. 

As the 2021 NJSBA Solo/Small Firm Attorney of the Year, Ayesha is a vocal advocate for solo/small-firm practitioners and their place in our profession. She and her firm, Hamilton Law Firm PC, are the recipients of the 2022 South Asian Bar Association-NJ Small Firm of the Year Award.

In 2024, 2025, and 2026, Ayesha was named one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys on the New Jersey Superlawyers List. Additionally, in 2024, she was selected to receive the Neil H. Shuster Professionalism Award from the Mercer County Bar Association.

Outside of her professional service, Alyesha serves on the Board of Dress for Success Central Jersey, where she supports the organization’s mission to empower women through career readiness, professional development, and long‑term economic independence.

Q: What year did you join NJAJ? 

A: 2018.

Q: Why did you join NJAJ? 

A: I joined NJAJ to gain exposure to litigation‑focused CLEs.

Q:Why did you become involved in the WTLC? 

A: I love the idea of being able to connect with other women litigators. These discussions are so practice-focused with members discussing the rules of evidence, trial strategy, expert witness issues, etc.  I love the sharing of strategy and information, getting a gut check on case weaknesses, and the amazing camaraderie shared within the group.

Q: Why did you become a lawyer? 

A: It seemed like the nature fit for someone who hates math, but also wanted a professional degree—and it made the Indian parents happy!

Q: What do you like to do in your free time? 

A: I love this boxing fitness class I attend religiously!  It really helps with law-related stress management and is a lot of fun!

Q: What's your favorite quote?

A:  "...when there are 9."