BIDISHA IDNANI
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BAR ADMISSIONS State Bar of Georgia
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
State Bar of Ohio
EDUCATION CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Cleveland, Ohio
Juris Doctor, May 2011
Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
President of South Asian Law Students Association
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK College Park, Maryland
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, May 2007
Dual Degree: English Language & Literature; Spanish Language & Literature
English Honors Program
EXPERIENCE
11/2014 – Present KPPB LAW Atlanta, Georgia
Litigation Associate. Represent and counsel predominantly business owners in matters involving complex commercial litigation, banking, real estate, employment, technology and hospitality law. Assist in several cases involving software clients, focusing on copyright and trademark issues.
3/2014- 7/2014 HORMOZDI LAW FIRM Atlanta, Georgia
Contract Attorney. Practiced civil litigation and criminal defense. Argued suppression motions, handed civil hearings and depositions, and drafted criminal appellate briefs.
9/2011 - 11/2013 CITY OF CLEVELAND PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Cleveland, Ohio
Assistant Prosecutor. Responsible for a high volume misdemeanor docket. Successfully prosecuted numerous motion hearings, bench and jury trials. Reviewed felony cases to determine probable cause for an indictment. Conducted arraignments and temporary protection order hearings. Prepared appellate briefs and successfully advocated
oral arguments to the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals.
1/2011 - 3/2011 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Cleveland, Ohio
Extern. Assisted in legal research, document review and other pretrial preparation for the Financial Crimes Unit for the Northern District of Ohio.
5/2010 - 8/2010 CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Cleveland, Ohio
5/2009 - 8/2009 Law Clerk. Conducted legal research, drafted memoranda, and attended victim interviews with assistant county prosecutors in the Felony Major Trials Unit. Drafted appellee’s briefs for death penalty cases.
5/2007 – 7/2008 ARNOLD & PORTER LLP Washington, D.C.
Legal Assistant. Responsible for all procedural aspects of civil discovery, including review and production for the Securities Litigation and Antitrust practice groups. Assisted client interviews for various Pro Bono cases.
VOLUNTEER Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Domestic Violence Volunteer
South Asian Bar Association, Secretary
RAKSHA, Domestic Violence Legal Volunteer