I am a legal professional with extensive experience providing counsel and representation to both corporate clients and individuals across a range of practice areas. My work spans commercial litigation, real estate (commercial and residential), and general corporate law, and I strive to be a trusted advisor and advocate for my clients.
In my litigation practice, I represent individuals, businesses, and major creditors in complex commercial disputes and employment law matters. I take a strategic approach to every case, working to achieve the best possible outcomes for my clients.
As a legal business counselor, I guide property owners and business operators, including those involved in multi-unit dwellings, commercial strip malls, gas stations, and small businesses, through acquisitions, dispositions, leasing arrangements, financing, and business formation. I also assist clients with corporate formalities, shareholder disputes, nonprofit designation, MBE/WBE certification, and dissolution processes, drafting key documents such as Shareholder Agreements, Bylaws, Operating Agreements, Unit Plans, and Resolutions.
In the Profession
I am passionate about entrepreneurship, both in my legal practice and through leadership roles in professional and community organizations. I previously established my own practice and served as a Managing Associate Attorney at a respected Chicago firm, experiences that have strengthened my perspective on law, business, and community engagement.
I am actively involved in professional associations, holding leadership positions in the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois (Treasurer, Board Member, and co-Chair of the Judicial Evaluation Committee), the Illinois Creditors Bar Association (Past President and Past Board Member), and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women.
I also serve as a Trustee of the Illinois State Retirement Systems (SERS) and am a member of the Advisory Board for the American Middle East Voters Alliance Political Action Committee (AMVOTE PAC).
In the Community
Outside the office, I volunteer my time and skills to organizations addressing important societal needs, bringing my experience and perspective to make a meaningful impact.
Legal Background
DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2002
University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A. Liberal Arts & Science, Major in Criminal Justice and Minor in Sociology, 1996
Admitted: Illinois, Wisconsin, Arizona, Northern District of Illinois, and the District of Arizona.
Memberships: Arab American Bar Association (AABA), AABA of Illinois Scholarship Foundation, National Arab American Bar Association, Illinois Creditors Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and Chicago Bar Association, Trustee of Illinois State Retirement Systems (SERS), American Middle East Voters Alliance Political Action Committee (AMVOTE PAC).