ATTORNEY
Dev Viswanath
Dev Banad Viswanath is the principal attorney of the Banad Law Offices, P.C., with offices located in Manhattan and Queens with an office in Bangalore, India soon to come. Mr. Viswanath obtained his undergraduate degree from Boston University and his J.D. from Pace University School of Law in White Plains, NY. He is admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey as well as the Federal District Court of New Jersey.
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About
Mr. Viswanath has represented individuals and corporations from all over the world in various stages of the immigration and nationality process. Mr. Viswanath currently is of counsel to Morgan Levine Dolan, P.C. In addition, he is the General Counsel to International Television Broadcasting, Inc. (ITC) and the Heart & Hand for the Handicapped (HHH). He has also been an Associate Editor for the Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook for the past 5 years.
Since 2008, Mr. Viswanath has been a Trustee to the Rashtreeya Shiksana Samithi Trust (RSST) which runs over 26 educational institutions under the Rashtreeya Vidyalaya (RV) banner. He is also the President of the Hollis Hills Civic Association, a community civic group.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
US Immigration and Nationality Law
Personal Injury
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York, 2006
New Jersey, 2006
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2006
EDUCATION
Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
J.D. - 2004
Honors: Adolf Homburger Humanitarian Award/Moot Court - Best Oralist, Best Brief
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
B.A. Major: Psychology & Philosophy
CLASSES / SEMINARS
Instructor - Immigration Law, New Horizons, 2009
AILA National Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, Associate Editor, 2008 - Present
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member, 2005 - Present
Queens Bar Association, Member, 2010 - Present
Asian American Bar Association of New York, Member, 2009 - Present
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
The Banad Law Offices, P.C., Principal Attorney, 2008 - Present
The Law Offices of Michael Phulwani, P.C., Associate, 2005 - 2008
PRO BONO ACTIVITIES
AILA NY Charter Citizenship Day Committee Member & Coordinator, 2008 - Present
LANGUAGES
Kannada
Hindi
Spanish
