Episode 17 - Sonal Agarwal talks moving to the U.S. from India, discovering patent law, learning how to draft a patent application, and navigating law school

The Path & The Practice · Sep 30, 2020 · 45m

This episode features a discussion with Sonal Agarwal. Sonal is an associate in Foley’s Madison office where she is an intellectual property attorney focused on patent prosecution. Sonal shares about growing up in India and coming to the U.S. for graduate school. She discusses her decision to pursue patent law instead of staying on a more traditional career path for an electrical engineer. Sonal also reflects on life as a law student when she had two young children and was commuting between Madison and Chicago and provides great advice on how to succeed in law school.