Kamlesh Kumar Mishra

Kamlesh is the Founder-Director of Corpus Juris India, a full-service law firm known for its unwavering commitment to justice for society’s most marginalized. Kamlesh embodies the philosophy of C.K. Prahalad’s “Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid,” having built a thriving legal practice by serving those who often have no access to legal representation—rickshaw pullers, hawkers, autowallas, and slum dwellers. His pro bono efforts have not only helped individuals but safeguarded entire communities from displacement.

Kamlesh is a fabulous story-teller and enjoys sharing powerful and insightful stories from the grassroots—such as securing an indirect stay on demolition of a slum by seeking construction of an Aanganwadi for the children living there, or a strategic use of Justice Middha’s judgment to secure bail in a complex 498A case, revealing his legal ingenuity and deep empathy.