Born and raised in Howard County, Maryland, I took an interest in construction work at an early age. Like many kids, I fell in love with the bucket of Lego and Duplo pieces I had at my disposal. My interest in building expanded and became even more of an obsession as I grew older. After a high school internship experience with W. M. Schlosser, a construction and consulting firm, I realized there was more to building than just...building. Civil engineering alone would not cut it. The law was considered during every meeting and calculation. As soon as my time with Glenelg Country School was over, college began.

During my time at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, I realized that a standard university education in programs with a specific focus that culminate in a major defined by a single department holding the prescribed knowledge of a single discipline was not for me. Although there is definitely a value in studying a subject deeply, I hoped to get the most out of my undergraduate learning where, for once in my lifetime, I was free to learn what fascinates me most and what I hope to do for the rest of my life.  I believe that life is interdisciplinary. It does not have departments. It does not have majors with a pre-formatted program to follow. Life is messy, interesting, complex, exhilarating, excruciating, surprising—and above all else, interdisciplinary.

So, I applied and was accepted into UMBC's Interdisciplinary Studies program. I went one step further and became the Chief Executive Officer of the Interdisciplinary Studies Council of Majors. After four years at UMBC, I graduated with a B.S. in Water Resources Management & Policy and a minor in Psychology. My interest in water resources management and policy first developed from my grandfather, who is a lawyer and Professional Engineer in India. He is the role model I admire and will attempt to emulate throughout my life. He created the first techno-legal law firm in India, earning a legal degree at the age of 60, after a successful career as a Professional Engineer.

I went straight from my undergraduate studies to the University of Baltimore School of Law. During my time there, I was selected to represent UB Law as a competitor in the National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition and acted as the team liaison. I was also chosen to be a Staff Editor and, later, the Symposium Editor of The University of Baltimore Journal of Land and Development with my article, Baltimore’s Port Covington Redevelopment Project, published in the journal. I was also an active Executive Board Member in the International Law Society and Latin American Law Student Association.

In the realm of practical experience, I was allowed the opportunity to intern at the Howard County District Court under Judge Pamila J. Brown. Judge Brown is a truly wonderful mentor who allowed me to draft legal memoranda and used them as teaching moments on how to write for judges. My proudest accomplishment of my time there was that I was able to contribute to an index of criminal and civil law decisions in Maryland that judges in the Maryland District Courts use daily. Angela Vallario also selected me to be a part of her debut project with the Kennedy Krieger Institute in which I would be allowed to draft Powers of Attorneys, Advanced Medical Directives, and Wills for families. I was also afforded the unique opportunity to teach a class on bioethics as a part of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Medicolegal course.

Since creating the firm, I felt that there were two areas of study where my expertise did not match my credentials. I made sure to use the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic to alleviate that. The first thing I did was take the Fundamentals of Engineering board exam. I knew I had the engineering know-how, but it was important to communicate that to clients and colleagues in an easily digestible way. An EIT certification was the perfect solution. After passing that exam, I wanted to ensure that I leveraged that engineering knowledge in fields other than construction. To that end, I went ahead and decided to pass the patent bar exam as well. Two exams and one postponed wedding later, I can say that the worldwide pandemic has been a huge learning experience for me personally and professionally.