40 Under 40: Sanchita Mukherjee is an attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance
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Sanchita Mukherjee is an attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance, and also enjoys writing and performing stand-up comedy.
Significant professional accomplishment: Winning my first trial and being elected to the board of governors of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association.
Victims of Crime Act attorney, Pine Tree Legal Assistance Find profiles of all the 40 Under 40 honorees here.
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Passion project: I have two passions outside of work and they both involve performance art, dance and comedy. Odissi is a form of Indian classical dance that I have performed since I was 4 years old. Living outside of India, I found a connection to my culture through dance and the community it brought me. My second passion project is inherently sillier — I enjoy writing and performing stand-up comedy. Portland and the greater New England area has a burgeoning and exciting community of comedians and I am grateful to write and perform alongside them.
Audacious goal: To argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Favorite quotes: “Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.” — Charlie Chaplin. “The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Influential book: “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee; “Atlas Shrugged,” by Ayn Rand; and “Eva Luna,” by Isabel Allende
Favorite movies or TV shows: “Gilmore Girls,” “Psych,” “My Cousin Vinny” and “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham”
How do you recharge: Sleep, jump rope, perform stand-up comedy, dance, yoga and go to the beach.
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