Over the years Ms. Bhardwaj has been a frequent spokesperson for immigration law and has lectured at many private corporations, churches and organizations in the Triad, like the Triad Women's Association, Elon Law School and Employment Personnel companies. Topics have included family and employment immigration. Neelam received her Juris Doctorate law degree from Nova Southeastern University (Florida) in 1989, where she was on the Dean's List and was the Freshman Moot Court Champion . Ms. Bhardwaj also holds a Bachelors of Arts law degree (with honors) from the University of Kinston Law School, Surrey, England (1984). She is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Florida, and is licensed by both State Bars. She is also a member of the Federal Bar for the Middle District of NC. Former positions include a lectureship at University of Nairobi Law School, in Nairobi, Kenya and a Trial Court Law Clerkship with the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County Florida, where she clerked for criminal and civil judges and drafted several final opinions and orders that were published and cited as precedent decisions.

She moved to Greensboro, North Carolina in 1992 and began her practice in immigration law in 1993. Since 1995 she has been an active member of AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association). Her clients include major companies, small businesses and many individuals from NC and neighboring states. She is actively involved in her local community, and has been a volunteer lawyer with the Women's Resource Center for several years and was also on the Board of the Piedmont Interfaith Council, where she was often the Keynote Speaker at their annual Thanksgiving celebration. She has lectured and presented workshops on I-9 compliance (labor law issues) and is regularly referred corporate immigration business from other lawyers in the area.

Ms. Bhardwaj has lived and worked in Zambia, Kenya and the United Kingdom and has traveled extensively in Africa and Europe. Her interests include art, literature, history yoga, reading, cooking, traveling and tennis. She is of North Indian descent, born in Uganda, Africa, having grown up in England and Zambia.

Since 2006 Neelam has actively supported  this charity (www.calcuttafund.org)  and is one of the promoters along with the founder, Joseph Anderson a good friend and a trial lawyer who established the fund in 2005. The fund helps provide medicinal and nutritional supplies to mothers and children living in the slums of Calcutta, India.