Poonam Bhuchar
Ms. Bhuchar has ten years of experience in immigration law. She was a former partner
at Kumar Pathak, LLC and managed the firm's immigration law practice, with an
emphasis on corporate immigration. Earlier, Ms. Bhuchar worked for Merrill Cohen and
Associates, a New York City Immigration Law firm, where she gained experience in
complex corporate immigration cases with Fortune 500 and multi-national companies.
She has been entrusted as immigration counsel for many global IT companies and other
businesses. Ms. Bhuchar has conducted seminars for corporate clientele on
immigration law. She is a member of the AILA. Ms. Bhuchar also manages the firm's family law practice, including issues such as no-fault and fault divorce, separation and settlement agreements, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, alimony, child support and custody, termination of parental rights, adoption, Pendente Lite applications and post-divorce issues.
She volunteers as legal counsel for the women's organization Manavi. Ms. Bhuchar also previously served as legal counsel for the Dushahra Committee. Ms. Poonam is an active member of the South Asian and legal communities in New Jersey (see Professional Associations and Memberships, below).
Areas of Practice
Immigration Law
Family Law
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, Juris Doctor University of London, London, England, Bachelor of Law, with Honors, Major: Social Anthropology
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
American Bar Association
New Jersey Bar Association
New Jersey Women Lawyers Organization on the Board of Directors
North American South Asian Bar Association
New Jersey South Asian Bar Association
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
