Subodh Chandra

The Chandra Law Firm LLC

Cleveland, OH

30+ Years Experience

Licensed in 3 States

Hindi

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About Subodh

A former federal prosecutor, large-city law director, and large-firm litigator, Subodh Chandra is The Chandra Law Firm LLC's founding and managing partner. His practice focuses on high-profile civil-rights litigation, along with white-collar-criminal defense and internal investigations. Chandra is engaged for high-stakes litigation when reputations are on the line. His matters often have a public-interest, crisis-communications, and public-policy dimension. Before founding the firm, Chandra served as director of law for the city of Cleveland, a billion-dollar corporation. Previously, as...

Licensed States

California Ohio New Mexico

Education

J.D.

Yale Law School

A.B.

Stanford University

Awards & Recognition

Lawyer of the Year - Best Lawyers in America®

Civil Rights · 2022

Best Brief in the Supreme Court of Ohio (Ohio State Bar Association Litigation Section)

Private Briefs category · 2020

Avvo Clients’ Choice Award

2017

Recognition by FBI director Robert Mueller for "demonstrated excellence" in federal prosecutions

Special commendation from Special Agent in Charge of Cleveland's FBI Office

Professional Associations

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Ohio Special Advisory CommitteeLife Member, Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals Judicial ConferenceFormer member and vice chair, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Judicial Selection CommitteeFormer co-chair Cleveland Bar Association’s Diversity Action CommitteeFormer chair, Cuyahoga County Bar Association's Judicial Section CommitteeFormer board of trustees member Cleveland Metropolitan Bar AssociationFormer Ohio Chapter President, International Network of Boutique Law FirmsMember of COVID-19 Bench-Bar Task Force of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Civil Subcommittee, and Mediation SubcommitteeMember, Federal Bar AssociationFounding member and former officer, Federal Bar Association's Civil Rights SectionMember, American Bar AssociationMember, Ohio State Bar AssociationMember, Asian-American Bar Association of OhioMember, South Asian Bar Association of OhioMember, North American South Asian Bar AssociationMember, Ohio Employment Lawyers AssociationCleveland Employment Lawyer AssociationYale Law School Alumni Network to Strengthen Democracy