Ishan Mihir Patel

After graduating from the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) in year 2010 with B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.), the author pursued LL.M. in Business Laws from the Gujarat University. While pursuing LL.M., he simultaneously gained experience as an Associate at the esteemed Chambers of Mr. Sunit S. Shah, Former Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor for the State of Gujarat. Upon conclusion of his LL.M. in year 2012, he continued to practice law as an Associate to Mr. Shah till the year 2015.

In the year 2015, the author set up a sole-proprietorship law-firm with a multi-faceted legal practice on the original and appellate sides of the High Court of Gujarat as well as Trial Courts of Ahmedabad. He has several reported judgments to his credit. Besides his practice in litigation in courts and arbitral tribunals, the author has also handled litigations before quasi-judicial bodies like the court of the Special Secretary, Revenue (Disputes), Consumer Disputes Redressal Fora and Revenue Tribunals. He has also served on the panel of Legal Aid Services of the Gujarat High Court providing his expertise to the needy. His professional experience also includes non-litigation work of drafting and conveyancing.

Besides practice of law, the author seeks to contribute to the field at a higher level by deducing practical and complex aspects of legal practice into simple writings that can expertly guide ordinary litigants and counsel trained legal veterans on how to handle their briefs while dealing with sensitive issues like matrimony and child-custody.

He is an author of the book ‘Hindu Law of Divorce, Maintenance and child Custody’, 2022 Edn (Law& Justice Publing Co, New Delhi)