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21-year-old is youngest lawyer to be admitted to the Bar
Fourth from right: Attorney-at-law, Abhimanyu ‘Abhi’ Dev flanked by the Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire, Attorney-at-law, Devindra Kissoon and members of his family.
Kaieteur News – At the age of 21, Abhimanyu “Abhi” Dev, is said to be the youngest persons to be admitted to the Bar of Guyana.
Dev’s petition was presented by attorney-at-law Devindra Kissoon before Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire at the High Court on Wednesday. Dev who is known as an academic overachiever for all his life started his primary education from the tender age of five.
He wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination when he was just 14 years old and secured passes in 17 subjects.
The top achiever then aced the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE) at 16 years old before moving on to the University of Guyana’s Law Programme where he passed his LLB with distinction at age 19.
Given his excellent academic performance, he was accepted into the Hugh Wooding Law School where he received his Legal Education Certificate (LEC).
Dev‘s academic performance should come as no surprise as he comes from a line of scholars. His father is Ravi Dev, who is a former Member of Parliament, and his sister is Dr. Anuradha Dev, who is now a Resident at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) and one of the country’s top academic performers at CSEC.
The new lawyer counts his family as the driving force, inspiration and motivation for his success. Since returning from law school, Dev has joined the law firm London House Chambers headed by Attorney Kissoon. He will soon be practising in the courtroom.
Attorney-at-law, Abhimanyu ‘Abhi’ Dev.
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