KUSUMA BANGALORE NAGARAJA

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EDUCATION

University of California, Davis School of law

Masters of Law (LL.M.) (in progress) Graduated in May 2023

Dean’s Merit Scholarship recipient

LL.M. representative in KHIPLA (King Hall Intellectual Property Law Association)

Karnataka State Law University, Hubbli August 2012 - June 2017

Bachelor’s degree of Business Administration and Law (B.B.A., LL.B.) (5 years Integrated Program)

Certificate of Merit for highest : Intellectual Property Rights, Family Law, Tort law, Managerial Economic, Business Communication, Principles & Practice of Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Cost and Management Accounting and Business Statistics

Top grade 2015, Karnataka State Law University Examination.

WORK EXPERIENCE

UC Davis Family Protection and Legal Assistance Clinic August 2022 – May 2023

Clinical Law Student Advisor

Represent Complainants in Title IX sexual misconduct cases relating to UC Davis campuses.

Assist our clients throughout the entire process: investigation, hearing, and appeal.

Participated in Domestic Violence Restraining Order clinics with Empower Yolo to help individuals with their DVRO forms.

Council on American Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area Office June 2022 – August 2022

Summer Intern

Assisted attorneys with immigration cases mainly focusing on Naturalization, Adjustment of Status, Asylum and renewal of lawful permanent residents.

Communicated with clients on a daily basis, including organizing and conducting meetings, working on relevant research, translating, preparing immigration forms, and writing memos and briefs

Goutam Associates at Bengaluru, India July 2020 - June 2021

Licensed Attorney

Represented parties in Civil disputes in District Court and High Court of Karnataka, India

Gained experience in drafting suits, appeals, writ petitions and handled various diverse matters. Assisted in research and write on emerging concepts during webinars conducted by Karnataka State Bar Council Law Academy

B. N. Nagaraja & Associates at Bengaluru, India July 2017 - July 2020

Licensed Attorney

Court Appearance, Depositions, Research and drafting, factual and legal investigation (30+ cases in a day).

Focusing majorly in Family cases, Domestic Violence, and maintenance claims with diverse background.

High court of Karnataka at Bengaluru under Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, Advocate General, High Court Building, Bengaluru, India. August 2014 - October 2014

Legal Intern

Researched on Constitutional law and Procedural laws. Court proceedings attendance

SKILLS/INTERESTS

Fluent in Hindi and Kannada. In my spare time, I enjoyed playing the veena.

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