About Sharada Jambulapati

Sharada Jambulapati is a civil litigation attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia. She previously worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center, where she litigated class actions and cases under the Federal Torts Claims Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. Prior to that, she clerked for the District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sharada is the daughter of hardworking Indian immigrants who came to the United States in search of educational opportunities for their children. She grew up on a farm in rural Georgia, where her father worked as the only immigrant farmer in the region and her mother juggled a number of jobs as a factory seamstress, janitor, and nanny. Sharada received her B.A. from Stanford University and her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. 

Education

  • BA in International Relations, Stanford University
  • JD in Law, University of California, Berkeley

Professional Fields

Milestones and Recognition

  • John Gardner Public Service Fellow
  • Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar

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