Dr. James Bhandary Alexander

Biography

James Bhandary-Alexander is a Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Legal Director of the Medical Legal Partnership at the Solomon Center for Health Law & Policy at Yale Law School. He has a background as an attorney with notable experience at New Haven Legal Assistance, advocating for clients in labor and employment, housing, public benefits, police misconduct, and civil rights cases. Additionally, Bhandary-Alexander has worked as a Thomas Emerson Fellow at the law firm David Rosen & Associates. He served as co-chair of Connecticut’s Low-Wage Employer Advisory Board and was involved with the state’s Task Force on Domestic Workers. In recognition of his contributions, he received the Micah Award from the Naugatuck Valley Project and the Unsung Hero Award from the Morris Irmgard Wessel Fund. Bhandary-Alexander is an alumnus of Northeastern University School of Law, where he was a Public Interest Law Scholar, and he holds degrees in History and Afro-American Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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