United States (US) President elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian American lawyer Harmeet Kaur Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice

United States (US) President elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian American lawyer Harmeet Kaur Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice

Some interesting facts about this civil rights warrior are-

Some interesting facts about this civil rights warrior are-

1. Harmeet Dhillon is a nationally recognized lawyer, trusted boardroom advisor, and passionate advocate for individual, corporate and institutional clients across numerous industries and walks of life

1. Harmeet Dhillon is a nationally recognized lawyer, trusted boardroom advisor, and passionate advocate for individual, corporate and institutional clients across numerous industries and walks of life

2. Her focus is in commercial litigation, employment law, First Amendment rights, and election law matters

2. Her focus is in commercial litigation, employment law, First Amendment rights, and election law matters

3. Born in Chandigarh in 1969, Dhillon’s family moved to the United States after her father Tejpal Singh Dhillon decided to pursue his career as an orthopaedic surgeon there

3. Born in Chandigarh in 1969, Dhillon’s family moved to the United States after her father Tejpal Singh Dhillon decided to pursue his career as an orthopaedic surgeon there

4. She has a BA in Classical Studies from Dartmouth College and a J.D. in Law from University of Virginia

4. She has a BA in Classical Studies from Dartmouth College and a J.D. in Law from University of Virginia

5. She served as an Associate and Counsel at major international law firms in New York, London, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco for a decade before founding Dhillon Law Group in 2006

5. She served as an Associate and Counsel at major international law firms in New York, London, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco for a decade before founding Dhillon Law Group in 2006

6. Her clients at Dhillon Law Group have included e-Commerce leaders, private companies, entrepreneurs, celebrities, film and music artists, authors, advertising executives, franchisees, public utilities, educational institutions and nonprofits

6. Her clients at Dhillon Law Group have included e-Commerce leaders, private companies, entrepreneurs, celebrities, film and music artists, authors, advertising executives, franchisees, public utilities, educational institutions and nonprofits

7. Dhillon, who is admitted to practice law in New York and California, has been a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales

7. Dhillon, who is admitted to practice law in New York and California, has been a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales

8. She has been honored for several years with the distinction "Northern California Super Lawyer" by American Lawyer magazine

8. She has been honored for several years with the distinction "Northern California Super Lawyer" by American Lawyer magazine

9. Trump has described Dhillon as ‘one of the top Election lawyers in the Country’

9. Trump has described Dhillon as ‘one of the top Election lawyers in the Country’

10. She is the third person of Indian origin to be nominated to the Trump administration after Kash Patel and Vivek Ramaswamy. She is highly skilled in knitting

10. She is the third person of Indian origin to be nominated to the Trump administration after Kash Patel and Vivek Ramaswamy. She is highly skilled in knitting

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