Neema Jyothiprakash is a counsel in the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program.
Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Jyothiprakash was a litigation associate at McDermott Will & Schulte and Schulte Roth & Zabel. In that role, she litigated complex cases in state and federal court, including civil rights impact litigation, represented asylum seekers and other immigrants seeking protection from deportation, and maintained a robust pro bono practice. She was previously a law firm fellow at the Brennan Center, where she worked on a range of projects across the Elections and Government Program and Liberty and National Security Program.
Jyothiprakash has a BA in philosophy from the University of San Francisco and earned her law degree at Georgetown University Law Center, where she graduated with a certificate in refugees and humanitarian emergencies and specialized in international human rights and public interest work.
