• J.D. from University of Chicago Law School

    B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience (BCN) from University of Michigan

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Daniel J. Calabretta
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

  • Member of State Bar of California

Biography

Amara Shaikh is an attorney in BHB’s San Francisco office. She handles a variety of civil litigation matters. Amara clerked for the Honorable Daniel J. Calabretta of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, handling a broad range of civil and criminal cases at all stages of litigation. At the University of Chicago Law School, she participated in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic and served as Comments Editor of the Chicago Journal of International Law.

Personal

Amara enjoys trying new coffee shops and restaurants with friends and family, reading, hiking, and cheering on University of Michigan sports teams.

For more information about Amara’s representative cases and experience, please contact the firm.