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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