▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Ran jan ▁earned ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts , ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁from ▁Gro ve ▁City ▁College ▁and ▁his ▁Jur is ▁Doctor , ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Law ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁note ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Law ▁Review . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁▁ ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁legal ▁career ▁by ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Judge ▁Deb or ah ▁L . ▁Cook ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Six th ▁Circ uit . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁Ran jan ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Simon ▁Kar as ▁Fellow ▁with ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁Office , ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁State ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁on ▁the ▁office ' s ▁major ▁appe als . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ran jan ▁was ▁an ▁equ ity ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁office ▁of ▁K & L ▁G ates , ▁where ▁he ▁lit ig ated ▁commercial , ▁energy , ▁and ▁app ell ate ▁matters . ▁While ▁at ▁K & L ▁G ates , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁global ▁pro ▁b ono ▁and ▁divers ity ▁comm itte es , ▁and ▁directed ▁his ▁office ' s ▁pro ▁b ono ▁program — which ▁was ▁awarded ▁" pro ▁b ono ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁the ▁year " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁by ▁the