About Natasha
Natasha Shaikh built her academic foundation across three institutions. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of Florida in 2011. She completed her Juris Doctor at Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University in 2014. She then pursued advanced tax study at New York University School of Law, receiving an LL.M. in Taxation in 2015.
Those credentials led to a courtroom-ready skill set. Shaikh holds memberships in both the Florida Bar and the New York State Bar. Her federal admissions include the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States Tax Court, and district courts in New York and Florida, including the Southern District of New York and the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.
She joined Stok Kon + Braverman as an associate in 2018. At the firm she developed practical experience handling matters that intersect tax and debtor-creditor law. Her background in tax study and federal court practice shaped the type of cases she took on and the procedural work she performs, from filings in tax court to representation in bankruptcy proceedings.
Colleagues describe Shaikh as methodical in preparing cases. She writes and reviews briefs, researches complex tax issues, and manages filings across several federal forums. Her training in linguistics helps in parsing dense statutory language. Her LL.M. provided additional grounding in tax policy and litigation technique, and she applies that academic work to client matters and courtroom strategy.
Her practice touches on tax controversy and related federal litigation. She has handled cases before the United States Tax Court and worked on bankruptcy filings where tax liabilities were part of the estate issues at stake. She appears in both state and federal courts for procedural hearings and contested matters.
Outside of litigation, Shaikh contributes to the law firm’s case preparation and drafting. She assists in developing legal theories and assembling documentary records for trial and administrative hearings. Her work spans pretrial motions, discovery, and appellate materials when matters proceed beyond the trial court level.
Based in the firm’s practice, she continues to maintain active membership in both state bars. Her career to date reflects a move from academic specialization in taxation to practical work in tax controversy and bankruptcy litigation. Her current practice emphasizes federal tax controversy and bankruptcy-related litigation.
