LICENSES
Attorney
State Bar of Georgia
Since 2021
Attorney
US District Court - Northern District of GA
Since 2021
Advocate
Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Since 2009
EDUCATION
2020 - 2021
Emory University, Atlanta, USA
LL.M
2011
Harvard University, USA
Graduate Credits (8)
2009 - 2010
The University of Manchester, UK
LL.M Intellectual Property
2004 - 2009
Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, India
B.A., B.L.(Hons)
AWARDS & HONORS
2021
Dean's List
Dean's Service Award
Featured in the Emory Law Archives
Emory University School of Law, USA
2010
Distinction on Research Paper
University of Manchester, UK
2009
Graduated First Class Honors
The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, India
2006
Best Memorial Award
Dr. Ambedkar Govt Law College, Pondicherry, India
EXPERIENCE
During law school, Nirmal interned with the now Honorable Justice M. M. Sundresh, Supreme Court of India, and clerked under the Honorable Justice K. K. Sasidharan, High Court of Judicature Madras. From 2010-11, he worked with Senior Counsel R. Krishnamoorthy, Former Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu. From 2011-13, he worked with the now Senior Counsel Satish Parasaran.
In 2013, Nirmal commenced his private practice along with his friend and colleague Nandhakumar Munisamy. In 2019, Nirmal, Nandha, and their friend and colleague K. Mukund Rao established their law firm Eswar, Kumar & Rao in Chennai, India. Nirmal actively practiced in India till 2020.
After being admitted to the GA Bar in 2021, Nirmal received training in Family law and Personal Injury law at two different law firms in the Atlanta Metro Area before setting up his independent law practice.