Washington, DC (Aug. 16, 2012) – Ann Arbor, Michigan, attorney Ashish Joshi was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) at the Association’s 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, on July 28. Joshi is admitted to practice in Michigan, New York, the District of Columbia, and Gujarat, India. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and several federal courts.

Joshi specializes in cross-border investigations, complex commercial litigation, cross-border litigation, and white-collar defense. He is a prolific writer, published in multiple legal journals, including NACDL’s Champion magazine, for which Joshi serves on the Advisory Board. He is also a frequent lecturer in continuing legal education courses and has served as an adjunct professor at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

Joshi is a graduate of H.L. College of Commerce, Gujarat University; Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Gujarat University; and the University of Michigan Law School. Joshi is a shareholder attorney at Lorandos Joshi.

Contacts

Ivan Dominguez, NACDL Senior Director of Public Affairs and Communications, (202) 465-7662 or idominguez@nacdl.org

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the preeminent organization advancing the mission of the criminal defense bar to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or wrongdoing. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's many thousands of direct members in 28 countries – and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys – include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness and promoting a rational and humane criminal justice system.