Born in 1966, at Chintamani, Kolar District , B. N. Nagaraja completed his B.Com and joined Lahari recording company as Deputy General Manager. The then MD of Lahari recording company, Mr. G. Manohar Naidu (Anna), encouraged him to study Law, and  Mr. Nagaraja simultaneously pursued law in in the evening session at Dayanand Sagar Law College, Bangalore.

Concurrently, he started looking after cases of the company. He got himself enrolled at the Bar in the year 1999 and has been professing advocacy since then. He has practiced before the City Civil and Sessions Courts, Metropolitan Magistrate Court, MayoHall Court and the Nyayadegula. But since the year 2005 he has focussed only on Family law.

B. N. Nagaraja is a legend at Family Court. He has sincerely served the society with his exceptional insight into law. He is sensitive to the emotions of the parties, yet has the clarity to objectively pursue the best interests of the clients. He has won number of contested cases.

He is a great proponent and endorser of the mediation mechanism. A significant part of his practice is participating in mediation and settling issues in hand. He has successfully settled 1000 number of cases and hence, he is popularly known as the ‘Settlement Raja’.

The pinnacle of his career as a lawyer brought with it the opportunity to give legal opinion in, Kathe alla Jeevana, a famous Kannada TV program, aired in Suvarna Channel hosted by the popular known actress in South-Indian film industry, Mrs. Lakshmi (popularly known as Juliee Lakshmi) in the year 2009 to 2010 where he changed and helped many lives and families with his out-of the box thinking and practical solutions. 

At that time, the show became a superhit for its purpose and cause, as it catered to the general public, and most households could relate to the show. The audience grew bigger and Mr. Nagaraja came to be appreciated by not just Advocates but Judges as well. 

Encouraged by the positive impact the show was having, Mr. Nagaraja started legal counseling, advising and helping people in reconciliations. This led him to pursing exclusively in family and matrimonial matters. Mr. Nagaraja finds immense satisfaction in putting an end to family disputes, and helping those who are constrained in difficult unhealthy relationships. 

Nagaraja has the patience, perseverance and introspection to crack open any case. He is sportive and encourages his fellow brothers and inspires the young budding advocates. The respect between him and the brotherhood is mutual. 

He is also a lawyer on retainership for Auden Institute of Technology, Bangalore.

• Well known for his professional demeanor, high energy and ever-smiling face, recognizing his experience and expertise in the field of Family Law, Mr.Nagaraja was approached by many NGOs, Mahavilla Seva Samasthe (Women Organizations), and many TV Channels like Uday TV, Tv9, BTV, Suvarna TV, Samaya TV, Kasthuri TV, Etc., to promulgate  and educate the society on importance of family bonding and mending relationships. He has given interviews on the Jnanabharathi Case, on Women Safety, Child Safety, Sexual Abuse at workplace, Maintenance for women and children, etc. 

• Further, Uday TV had interviewed Mr. Nagaraja for a biography on his life and struggles. 

• Vanitha Sahayavani, Office of Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru city, on recognizing the work done by him in solving the family disputes, requested him to be part of PARIHARA as honorary member, to which he has obliged and continues to be a honorary member of PARIHARA. He has given many public speeches addressing various concepts in relation to Matrimonial and Family matters. 

• On 20th February, 2016, he was part of a Workshop as a resource person for Janaagraha- Co Suraksha Mitra on the topic “Women and Child Safety”. Further the International Human Rights Protection Trust had felicitated him on 6th October, 2016 for his work. 

• “Spoorthi Mahila Samaja” and ”Keerthi Mahila Samaja” had felicitated him on 04th March, 2017 wherein he was invited as speak on Family Issues. 

• On 17th July, 2017, Mr. Nagaraja was invited as a guest speaker, at Vanitha Sahayavani, (PARIHARA) Office of Comissioner of Police, at Bengaluru city, and he gave a talk on “Live in relationships, extra marital Affairs and its effects on the people involved in the family”.  

• On 29th July, 2017 he discussed about “Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace” at “Sumangali Seva Ashrama”, Bengaluru. Further paying his respect and addressing the public on International Women’s Day each year by vocalizing the Upliftment of women in the society. 

• On 21st September, 2019 he was invited as “Resource person” for Workshop on “Child Safety and Prevention of Abuse” at Conference hall, Office of Commissioner of Police. At “NIMHANS”, Bengaluru had addressed on subject- “Domestic Violence and Women Safety”.

• Many newspaper editors have approached and consulted Mr.Nagaraja, for information and inputs regarding Family Law. In “Times of India” Newspaper on 07th July, 2016, article was written about the “ Karnataka Forth in Divorce- Women take nonsense”, with insights from him. In “New India Express” on 25th September, 2018 an article was published about “Till Technology, Triviality Do Us apart” based on the insight of Mr.Nagaraja. Also, he has discussed and helped in articulation of many articles on currents affairs and with respect to family disputes.