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Sonjui L. Kumar is a founding member in the law firm of Kumar, Prabhu, Patel & Banerjee, LLC (formerly Kumar Pathak) with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Central New Jersey. She has been a practicing attorney for the past twenty one years, originally practicing in Hartford, Connecticut and since 1995 in Georgia.
Ms. Kumar primarily acts as general counsel to small to mid-cap companies, advising them on corporate, employment, contract, litigation and cross-border matters, and supervising outside counsel. Her practice also includes international transactions, complex commercial transactions, corporate mergers and acquisitions, contract review and drafting and trust and estate planning for high net worth individuals, including succession planning for privately held or family-owned businesses. Her client list includes technology, real estate and service companies located in the United States and India.
Attorney Kumar is a frequent speaker on issues relating to women and minorities in the profession, small and solo firm practice and business development. Ms. Kumar is an active member of the South Asian community in Georgia and nationally. She is the Immediate Past President of the North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA), having served on its Executive Committee for the past four years. She is also a founding Trustee of the NASABA Foundation. Ms. Kumar is a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), Atlanta Chapter, serving as Co-Chair of the Women’s Committee. Ms. Kumar has previously served as an at-large representative on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia. She was awarded the State Bar of Georgia’s 2008 Commitment to Equality Award and later served on the selection committee for that award. She is a Past President and Board member of the South Asian Bar Association of Georgia (SABA-GA) and an active member of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL). In addition, Ms. Kumar is a member of the American Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association.
Ms. Kumar graduated with high honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in West Hartford, Connecticut. She lives with her husband in Roswell, Georgia and has two daughters.
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| Areas of Practice |
Corporate Law
Contract Law
Commercial Transactions
General Counsel
Technology Law
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| Bar Admissions |
Connecticut
Georgia |
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| Education |
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Honors: High Honors
Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, B.A., Honors: Cum Laude |
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| Representative Clients |
Software Development and Service Companies
Technology-based Consulting Companies |
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| Professional Associations and Memberships |
North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA), Immediate Past President; Past Trustee, NASABA Foundation
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), Atlanta Charter Member, Exec. Comm., Charter Member, Co-Chair of Women’s Comm., Co-Chair of Programming
South Asian Bar Association (SABA) Georgia, Past President, Board Member
Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL)
American Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association, Member of the Board of Governors |
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