Sundeep Patel
Attorney
Sundeep Patel is an attorney at Waters & Kraus, LLP in the firm's San Francisco office. Sundeep focuses his practice on appellate law, class action, and commercial and insurance cases. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors. Sundeep was awarded a Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from the American University, Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. Sundeep is a member of the American Bar Association, the California Bar Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco, American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Northern California South Asian Bar Association. Sundeep has written articles for the Washington College of Law Business Law Brief as well as the American Association for Justice and has been recognized for his commitment to pro bono legal services. He was admitted to practice law in California in 2006.
Areas of Practice
- Qui Tam
- Appellate
- Class Action
- Commercial & Insurance
Bar Admissions
- California, 2006
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2009
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., J.D., magna cum laude, 2005
- University of Texas at Austin, B.A., high honors, 1999
Professional Associations & Memberships
- American Bar Association
- California Bar Association
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- Northern California South Asian Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California
Publications & Speeches
- Author, "Plaintiffs' Rights to Discover the Identity of Potential Class Members Before Class Certification," American Association for Justice Class Action Litigation Group Newsletter, Winter 2009
- Author, "Securities Litigation Under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Venture Capital Firms," Washington College of Law Business Law Brief, 2009
- Author, "12b-1 Fees: Seriously, Why Are We Still Paying These?" Washington College of Business Law Brief, 2008
- Author, "The New Rule 26: Must Attorney's Disclose Opinion Work Product," Washington College of Law Business Law Brief, 2007
