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Michelle Dhunjishah

Title: Director
Department: Children's Law Center
Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Email: michelledhunjishah@sc.edu
Phone: 803-576-7243
Office:

1600 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29208

Michelle Dhunjishah

Background

Michelle Dhunjishah serves as the Director of the Children’s Law Center at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Prior to her joining the Children’s Law Center, she served in the United States Army JAG Corps and then spent 12 years advocating for permanency for abused and neglected children at the South Carolina Foster Care Review Board.

Michelle is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and South Carolina. She also taught legal writing to first-year students at the University of South Carolina School of Law and was recognized by the South Carolina Bar as the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2009.  She holds a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and a B.A. in Government from the University of Texas.

Education

  • J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law
  • B.A., Government, University of Texas

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