Because I’ve moved through significant transitions myself and walked beside many others through theirs, I coach from perspective and experience.

Sunita S. Iyer, JD, ACC

My own path hasn’t been a straight line. I started in traditional law firm practice, then took a leap into public interest work, representing domestic violence survivors. From there, I built a solo immigration practice from the ground up. Eventually, I left private practice to work at Georgetown Law, helping law students place into competitive jobs after graduation, and teaching professionalism skills as a law school adjunct professor. Today, I’m a professional development manager at an AmLaw 100 firm. Each chapter required me to work through uncertainty, and taught me lessons I could not have learned any other way.

Like many clients, I’ve experienced periods that require difficult decisions, adaptation, and a willingness to rethink what comes next. I coach from perspective gained by walking through the unknown myself, and coming out stronger on the other side.

Rebuilding or reinventing yourself isn't a straight line. It's about understanding who you are and moving towards what you want. I’d love to help you discover what comes next.

Credentials

  • ACC-credentialed coach, International Coaching Federation

  • Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching, Georgetown University

  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 

  • B.A. in Psychology, Smith College

Experience

  • Professional Development and Training Manager at an AmLaw 100 firm

  • Former Director, Office of Graduate Careers, Georgetown Law

  • Former law school adjunct professor teaching professionalism skills

  • Attorney with over two decades in practice, including 18 years running an independent immigration practice

  • Former litigation associate and public interest attorney representing immigrant survivors of domestic violence

  • Founder of a domestic violence nonprofit serving thousands of clients over 30+ years

Every good partnership starts with a conversation.

Let’s have one and take it from there.