Melissa Y. Gandhi

Senior Associate
mgandhi@kbhglaw.com
(312) 327-6384​

Melissa (Lisa) Gandhi has dedicated her legal career to the defense of hospitals and medical and health-related professionals in matters including risk management, claims, lawsuits and disciplinary actions before the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Lisa’s extended family includes many healthcare providers. “Coming from a family of physicians, I am humbled by the opportunity to work to defend healthcare professionals, who on a personal level, I hold so high in esteem.”

​Lisa’s notable positions include serving as a Judicial Clerk for Presiding Judge Patricia Banks of the Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division in the Circuit Court of Cook County and working with IDFPR, where she analyzed and enforced the guidelines of the Medical Practice Act and Rules for the Administration of the Medical Practice Act.

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology, B.S. (2007)
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. (2011)

Admitted to Practice

Illinois Bar (2011)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2013)

Professional Membership & Activities

Volunteer for the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago