Vakilwala is the sub-gotra of Vaidhya gotra. The ancestors of this family were residing in Nagour. The settled in Khambhat (Gujrat). Shri Nathmal Baid settled at Surat. His son was Fatehchandji. Fatehchandji was father of four sons named Uttamchand. Dahya Bhai, Anand Bhai, and Kistoor Bhai. All the members of this family are lawyers so they are named Vakilvala.