Bandita Sharma-Dahal, Esq.

Bandita Sharma-Dahal is the principal attorney at Dahal and Associates, LLC, with more than 15 years of legal experience focused exclusively on immigration and nationality law. Operating out of Falls Church, Virginia, she represents individuals and families nationwide across all aspects of federal immigration law, including deportation defense, visa petitions, and naturalization proceedings.

Ms. Sharma-Dahal earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where she specialized in immigration law, human rights, and sex-based discrimination and was awarded a Public Interest Fellowship. She is admitted to practice before the New York Bar, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Prior to establishing Dahal and Associates, LLC, she was a partner at Chhetry & Associates, PC, and served as an of-counsel attorney and pro bono advocate for organizations including the Pennsylvania Immigrant Resource Center and the Center for Reproductive Rights.

As an immigrant from Nepal, Ms. Sharma-Dahal brings authentic empathy and deep personal dedication to every case she handles. A long-time human rights advocate who co-founded the Forum for Women, Law & Development at age seventeen, she is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is devoted to safeguarding constitutional protections and expanding opportunities for the immigrant community.