She received a J.D. in 1992 from Boston University School of Law. Aparna was on the Editorial Board and Staff of Boston University School of Law's Public Interest Law Journal and has worked at the Immigration Clinic of Harvard Law School. Aparna works as a volunteer with Non-Profit Indian Organizations that include the International Hindi Association, Vidya, Association of Indians in America, the Gujarati Samaj of Metro DC, Indian School of Performing Arts, etc. She provides free legal services to local temples and non-profit organizations.