Michaela Sumner-Budhi
Partner
Michaela is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.
Her litigation practice has encompassed a broad range of matters including contractual disputes, personal injuries, and medical malpractice. She also has an extensive practice in transactional matters.
Recent engagements include:
- Representing a local banking institution on a regulatory matter involving proceeds of crime legislation.
- Defending and advising a local employer in a dispute regarding employee disengagement due to redundancy.
- Representing and advising a property owner in a trespass action.
- Representing homeowners in a contractual dispute with contractors.
Practice Areas
Education
- Master of Law (LLM) Medical Law and Ethics, De Montford University, Leicester, England
- BPP Law School, London, England
- Bachelor of Law (LLB) Second Class, Upper Division (Hons), University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England
- Associate of Arts (AA), College of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas
Admissions
- The Bahamas Bar, September 1997
- Bar of England and Wales, July 1997
Public Service
- National Medical Ethics Committee for COVID 19 Pandemic (Member), April 2020 to February 2022
- Compliance Sub0Committee of the National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (Member), November 2018 to February 2022
- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Licensing Board (Chairman), July 2017 to February 2022
Membership
- Bahamas Bar Association
- American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers