Nitasha Khanna is an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer. Ms. Khanna attended the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in June 2004. While at UCLA, Ms. Khanna was a member of the UCLA Hindi Film
Dance Team and competed in multiple national dance competitions. Following graduation, Ms. Khanna worked in the banking industry as a Personal/Relationship Banker for three years prior to attending law school.
In 2007, she began her legal studies at Southwestern University School of Law. While there, Ms. Khanna was recognized as Second Place Writer and
Finalist Oralist in the 2008 Intramural Moot Court Competition. Her performance in the Intramural competition secured her membership in the Moot Court Honors Program, which provided her the opportunity to compete in two National Moot Court Competitions. While at Southwestern, Ms. Khanna also externed in the Major Fraud Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, and the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice. During her last year, she became a
Staff Member of the Southwestern Journal of International Law, where she received a Bluebook Award. She also received a CALI award for excellence in Advanced Legal Writing.
Ms. Khanna was also highly involved in student organizations during her time at Southwestern Law School. She was Vice President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, a
Board Member of the Women's Law Association, an
Orientation Leader and a
Student Ambassador.
Ms. Khanna graduated in the top 20% of her class in May of 2010. In December 2010, she became a proud member of the California State Bar. |