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Sunita Patel is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, where she is also the Faculty Director of the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law & Policy and the UCLA Veterans Legal Clinic. She holds a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law and a B.A. from Tulane University. Professor Patel's research focuses on the intersection of policing, institutional care, and broader themes in litigation, social movements, race, and inequality. Her work has been published in prominent law journals such as the Harvard Law Review, Columbia Law Review, and UCLA Law Review. In recognition of her innovative and community-focused teaching and scholarship, she received the UCLA 2022 Community Service Praxis Award. She is involved in various academic committees and organizations, including the AALS Civil Rights Section and serves as a faculty advisor for several student associations at UCLA. Before joining UCLA, she taught at the American University Washington College of Law and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and has litigated significant cases related to racial profiling and immigrants' rights. Sunita also clerked for Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle in the Eastern District of Louisiana and was awarded the Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowship after graduating magna cum laude from law school.
University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA
Teaches courses, leads academic programs, and conducts significant legal research.
UCLA Veterans Legal Clinic • Los Angeles, CA
Guides the clinic's advocacy and support for veterans in need.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.