Samiksha Manjani

Samiksha Manjani is an Associate Attorney at McCabe Russell, P.A.

Manjani earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law in 2023. During law school, she co-founded The Women of Color Coalition, a student organization that provides support, networking, and skill-building opportunities to women and nonbinary people of color in the legal profession. Manjani also served as a Senior Staffer for the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and as a Student Attorney for the Gender Justice Clinic, where she handled family matters in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining McCabe Russell, P.A., Manjani served as a judicial law clerk to The Honorable Kathleen M. Dumais at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County.

While not in the office, Manjani enjoys being in nature, reading, arts and crafts, and spending time with her family and friends.

Education:

• JD, cum laude, American University Washington College of Law, 2023
  • Senior Staffer of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, 2021-2023
• BA, valedictorian, summa cum laude, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2019

Bar Admissions:

• District of Columbia, 2025
• Maryland, 2025

Professional Affiliations:

• Montgomery County Bar Association
• Montgomery County Maryland American Inns of Court, 2023-2024
• Howard County Bar Association

Publications:

• Poor Gabriel: How Ambiguous State Immunity Policies for Child Protection Agency Workers Fail Children of Color, 30.1 Am. U. J. of Gender, Soc. Pol’y & the L. 57 (June 2022).

Prior Work Experience:

• Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Kathleen M. Dumais, Circuit Court for Montgomery County