Rajan O. Dhungana is a Partner with the Federal Practice Group. He has been practicing primarily in immigration law with extensive trial experience, having won a majority of his cases that have gone to trial. In addition to immigration and trial work, Mr. Dhungana has appealed cases to the Nevada Supreme Court as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Prior to law school, Mr. Dhungana worked extensively in Food and Beverage, Beer distribution and import, Wine distribution and import, and spirits distribution and import. He successfully owned and operated three restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Durango, Colorado before transitioning to a legal career. Mr. Dhungana has substantial experience in Food, Beverage and Alcohol Law and has successfully represented breweries, wineries, distilleries, distributors, importers, restaurants and liquor stores.

Alcoholic beverages law is unique in the American legal landscape in that it is the only trade product explicitly mentioned in the US constitution, and one of the few products where regulation is primarily under the purview of the individual states vs the federal government. Mr. Dhungana has extensive personal experience navigating the legal landscape in California, Nevada, Colorado and Washington States.  He and his team at the Federal Practice Group can help you navigate the complexities of liquor beverage laws throughout the United States.

In addition, Mr. Dhungana and the Federal Practice Group is well-versed in employment issues relating to Food, beverage, or alcohol sales businesses, and can guide clients through immigration laws in the event a business wants to bring talented sommeliers, vintners, brewmasters, distillers, or cicerones to the United States from abroad.

He is fluent in Nepali and Tagalog, having been born in the Philippines and having grown up in Nepal. He is also fluent in Hindi, Norwegian, and Swedish.

Mr. Dhungana graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) then subsequently attended and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) William S. Boyd School of Law. During his time in law school, Mr. Dhungana established and organized UNLV’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service, and taught tax classes in the greater Las Vegas community, as well as at Nellis U.S. Air Force base, for which Mr. Dhungana earned the Dean’s Award for individual contributions and accomplishments of note to the community.

Ms. Joshi is an Associate with the Federal Practice Group.  Her main practice focuses on immigration law.

Prior to joining the Federal Practice Group, Ms. Joshi  worked for a California based law firm, where she represented clients in master hearings before EOIR in asylum cases, prepared applications for work permits and other applications for filing with USCIS, prepared filings for the EOIR and USCIS and assisted in review and translation of declarations in asylum cases.

Ms. Joshi’s other experience includes Pro Bono work at various legal clinics, including the Veterans Legal Institute where she assisted the staff attorney with discharge upgrade applications and appeal briefs.  She also volunteered with bankruptcy clinics, local community legal clinics and the National Guard Armory Shelter, conducting client interviews and intake, reviewing documents and participating in legal assessments, responses and communications under experienced attorneys.

Ms. Joshi is fluent in Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati, and English. Ms. Joshi also has extensive experience volunteering in her local community and is passionate about empowering through education. She is trained as a Domestic Violence Advocate in California and has experience in Domestic Violence Advocacy through a non-profit organization.

Ms. Joshi earned her Juris Doctorate from Northwestern California University School of Law. She received her Master’s of Business Administration from Webster University in California and her Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Industrial Electronics) in India.

Ms. Skylar Young is an Associate at the Federal Practice Group. Her main area of practice is Immigration Law.  Ms. Young specializes in cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals and federal circuit courts.

Prior to joining FPG, Ms. Young spent two years working as a legal researcher for Sahara Legal Group, a Los Angeles based law firm. Ms. Young also served as a Judicial Law Clark for three years for the Honorable Thomas W. Gregory at the Ninth Judicial District Court in Minden, Nevada.

Harnessing her passion for advocacy and strong writing skills, Ms. Young has co-authored three U.S. News & World Report articles related to issues she cares deeply about: the lack of transparency in police departments, the War on Drugs, and economic inequality faced by women of color.

Ms. Young currently serves on the board of directors for the national non-profit, Pets of the Homeless. The organization is dedicated to providing pet food and emergency veterinary care to pets belonging to our country’s displaced populations.

Ms. Young earned her Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a Minor in Theater from California State University, Chico.