Ridhika Kartan is originally from Chicago, Illinois. Ridhika began her professional career in the field of social work focused on refugee resettlement in Virginia and Maryland. While seeking a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology, she interned at the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia, working with defendants with co-morbid mental health and substance use disorders.

Prior to joining the Law Office of LaSheena M. Williams, Ridhika was a certified legal intern at a family law firm in Connecticut where she worked on divorce, child custody, child support, and spousal support cases. She also was a certified legal intern and assisted in prosecution at the State’s Attorneys’ Domestic Violence, Criminal, and Motor Vehicle Courts in Hartford, Connecticut.  She worked as a family law associate attorney for local law firms, before joining her new home with the Law Office of LaSheena M. Williams.

In her free time, Ridhika loves to travel, knit, quilt, cross-stitch, rock-climb, and hike. Ridhika is drawn to family law because she wants to be a supportive advocate for people during the hardest periods of their lives.