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Meet the Board
Shama Mesiwala (President): Shama is a senior judicial attorney in the chambers of the Honorable Ronald B. Robie of the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento. Before joining the court, she was a staff attorney for the Central California Appellate Program (CCAP) where she argued cases before the California Supreme Court, the Third District Court of Appeal and the Fifth District Court of Appeal. Shama has been in our region since 1995 when she came to Davis to begin law
school. As one of the founders of SABA of Sacramento, Shama is excited to meet fellow South Asian lawyers and law students, and she welcomes hearing from you. Shama can be reached at shama.mesiwala@jud.ca.gov.
Niti Gupta (Vice President): Niti is a Deputy Public Defender in Sacramento County where she began her legal career. She started out practicing in the misdemeanor unit where she secured a number of trial victories for her clients, and she now practices in the juvenile delinquency unit. She received her law degree from Santa Clara University. Niti can be reached at niti.gupta@yahoo.com.
Gaurav Kalra (Vice-President of Outreach): Gaurav is the founder of a boutique litigation law firm, Veda Counsel. Before founding Veda Counsel, Gaurav was an associate with Bullivant Houser Bailey PC (Sacramento) and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP (San Francisco, Los Angeles). Gaurav's practice focuses on employment litigation and complex commercial litigation. Prior to attending law school, Gaurav was an AmeriCorps (www.americorps.org) member for two years, teaching literacy in central city communities. Currently, Gaurav is a volunteer advisory board member with a local domestic violence shelter, My Sister's House (www.my-sisters-house.org), and an active volunteer with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program of Sacramento. Gaurav received his J.D. from Berkeley Law (2001) and his B.A. from U.C. Berkeley, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Gaurav can be reached at gkalra@vedacounsel.com.
Ramaah Sadasivam (Treasurer): Ramaah is a litigation associate at Downey Brand LLP. Ramaah obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, her Master's degree from Tulane University, and her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Davis School of Law. Ramaah can be reached at rsadasivam@downeybrand.com.
Bhavani G. Murugasan (Secretary): Bhavani is a research associate with McDonough, Holland & Allen. She also works on legal treatises for Ann Taylor Schwing. She graduated from Boston University School of Law and practiced in New York and New Jersey before moving to Sacramento. Bhavani can be reached at bhavaniesq@gmail.com.
Preeti Kaur Bajwa (Board Member at Large): Preeti Bajwa is the founder and a trial attorney at the Law Offices of Preeti K. Bajwa. She currently practices criminal law, immigration and general civil litigation in state and federal courts. Prior to opening her own office, she worked as a Deputy Public Defender in Santa Clara and Sacramento Counties. She also worked as an Associate Attorney practicing civil litigation. She has served as Board Member at Large of SABA Sacramento
for two years and has also been involved in NASABA as a member. Preeti attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where she graduated with a JD and MBA. Preeti can be reached at preeti@bajwalawfirm.com.
Tejvir Grewal (Board Member at Large): Tejvir works for the California Parole Advocacy Program run by Pacific Mcgeorge School of Law. His has worked as a Judicial Intern for Honorable Judge Richard Kramer of California Superior Court in San Francisco. He has also worked at the Sacramento and Placer County District Attorney's office. He received his J.D. and L.L.M. in Transnational Business Practice from Pacific McGeorge School of Law. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Tejvir can be reached at tejvirsgrewal@gmail.com.
Robin Basra (Student Liaison): Robin is a third year law student at McGeorge School of Law. Robin's experience includes an internship with the Senior Legal Hotline and working for Cal/OSHA Appeals Board as a graduate student assistant dealing in workplace safety issues. Robin is currently working as a law clerk with the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) handling research and writing assignments. Robin can be reached at: robin_basra@yahoo.com.
Fatima Alloo (Student Liaison): Fatima is currently a second year law student at the UC Davis School of Law. During the summer after her first year, Fatima participated in the Sacramento County Diversity Fellowship Program where she worked as a summer law clerk at a local law firm, Klinedinst PC. In addition to her studies, Fatima is a student volunteer at the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic. Fatima can be reached at FatimaAlloo@gmail.com.
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