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Abhilasha Khanal
Associate Attorney
Education
Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude – May 2025
Concentrations in Immigration and Migration, Advocacy and Litigation,
and Science and Technology Law
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), summa cum laude – Criminal Justice – May 2021
Bar/Court Admissions
Virginia State Bar – June 2025
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia – June 2025
Languages
Fluent in English, नेपाली (Nepali) and हिंदी (Hindi)h
Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), National and DC Chapter
Virginia State Bar Association
Virginia State Bar – Young Lawyers Section (YLS)
Honors & Publications
CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Penn State Law Center for
Immigrants’ Rights Clinic – Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Rethinking the Role of Patent Licensing in U.S. Immigration Laws – American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Fall Journal (forthcoming 2025)
Administrative Closure: A Codified Shield for Justice and Judicial Efficiency – Penn State Law Immigration Law Blog – April 2025






