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About Karishma Patel Sandesara

Karishma Patel Sandesara works in the Houston office of Jim Adler & Associates. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she earned dual Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University, where she also studied abroad on a Semester at Sea visiting Cuba, South Africa, and Japan. She earned her law degree from Temple University's Beasley School of Law, where she was admitted into the Advanced Trial Advocacy program and was a member of the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review.

After law school, Karishma worked at a Philadelphia insurance defense firm before switching to the plaintiffs' side. She has also worked in New York City and Chicago. She is licensed in Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association of Justice, and the South Asian Bar Association-Houston.

Practice areas

Education

Temple University, Beasley School of Law
J.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of New Jersey

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