This award recognizes exceptional non-law-related volunteer work and community service.[break]
Upadhyay, a first-generation immigrant who came to the United States in 1998, received her law degree from Seattle University School of Law.
“Upadhyay’s practice focuses on immigration law,” WSBA said in a release.
Prior to her legal career, she was a program coordinator with the South Asian Network, in Los Angeles, where she advocated on behalf of victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and bias/hate-motivated attacks.
Upadhyay is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and previously served as the chair and vice-chair of its Citizenship Day Committee, which provides free legal assistance to indigent immigrants who are filing for citizenship or naturalization.
She is a legal advisor to the Nepal Seattle Society and a board member of the Nepalese Children’s Education Fund.
The WSBA is part of the judicial branch, exercising a governmental function authorized by the Washington State Supreme Court to license the state’s 34,470 lawyers.
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