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Nalini S. Mahadevan is a nationally recognized speaker, author, professor, and legal expert, largely renowned for her work in immigration law. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Immigration Law Committee for the Missouri Bar Association, in addition to her role as adjunct professor at the St. Louis University School of Law. Mahadevan owns and operates her own law practice, Mahadevan Law Office, LLC, specializing in immigration, estate planning, business law, and real estate. She is Of Counsel at the Lowenbaum Partnership, LLC in St. Louis, MO.

Early life
Mahadevan was born in Liverpool, England. She moved with her parents back to Bombay, India, to live with her grandfather Rao Bahadur Ramaswami Sivaramakrishnan.

Education
Mahadevan has attended a number of institutions throughout her career. She received her Bachelor’s of Commerce in Accounting from the University of Bombay, in Mumbai, India in 1973. In 1977, she also received her Bachelor’s of Laws from the University of Bombay. After immigrating to the United States, Mahadevan earned her Master’s of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2003, she went on to receive a Juris Doctor from the St. Louis University School of Law.

Early Career
From the late 70’s through the mid 80’s, Mahadevan worked as an assistant secretary in India. From 1978-1982, she worked for Rewa Drugs and Chemicals Ltd., supervising IPO documentation and financing of the factory premises by banks and governmental financing companies. From 1982 until 1984, Mahadevan worked for Maharashtra Small Scale Industries, Ltd., where she supervised the legal department responsible for corporate compliance, contract and employment issues. After coming to the United States, Mahadevan worked as an assistant trader for Citicorp, trading mortgaged backed securities and options.

Law Career
After completing her Juris Doctor in 2003, Mahadevan started her own firm, Mahadevan & Lewis, with fellow St. Louis lawyer, Susan E. Lewis. In 2007, Mahadevan opened a new firm, Mahadevan Law Office, LLC, specializing in immigration, estate planning and business, with a special emphasis on serving the immigrant community.

Mahadevan has served as speaker for a number of law associations, including the Missouri Bar Association, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, St. Louis University School of Law, American Bar Association, Washington University in St. Louis, and the South Asian Women’s Empowerment Regional Association.

Since 2009, Mahadevan has worked as an adjunct professor with the St. Louis University School of Law. She specializes in immigration law.

In addition to these roles, Mahadevan has served as the Chair of the Missouri Bar Association’s Immigration Law Committee, and as a member of the Special Committee on Adoption.

Books & Publications
Mahadevan is the author of two books, Law Practice: Management, Professionalism, and Ethics and How to Practice Law and Succeed!