Education:

Dip. Crim. (1995), Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia. Two-Year University Transfer Program being the basis for advanced studies in the field of Criminology.

B.A. (1997), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia. Major: Criminology; Minor: Psychology.

LL.B. (2003), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario. Moot Court Competitor, Mock Labor Arbitration Competitor, Zuber Moot Court Judge, Assistant Editor of "Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues", Student Legal Counsel at Legal Aid Clinic.

LL.M. (2004), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Achieved "Honors" standing; Major research conducted on the "Role of the Insurer in the Medical Liability Crisis".

Bar Admissions:

Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Professional Associations:

American Bar Association (ABA)
Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA)
Columbus Bar Association (CBA)
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

Practice Areas:

Primary Practice Areas:
     • Labor and Employment Law
     • Consumer Law

Sub-Practice Areas:
     • Creditor/Debtor Remedies
     • Immigration Law

More than 50% of practice devoted to Civil Rights litigation

Presentations / Publications:

Presenter at the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) 2008 Annual Conference in Atlanta on “Intersectionality of Discrimination Claims”.

Speaker at the Ohio Association of Realtors 2006 Annual Conference on "Discriminatory Practices in the Real Estate Setting".

Organizer and Presenter of "Legal Seminar Series" for tenants of corporate properties managed by Duke Realty in the Dublin, Ohio area.

Article “What’s in a Name?” published in the Columbus Bar Lawyer’s Quarterly Fall 2007 volume.

Quoted by Inside Edition television show in its investigative report on companies providing assistance to consumers in foreclosure proceedings.

Cited in October 2008 edition of Workforce Management magazine for role in appellate level, surveillance-related FMLA case.

Community Service:

Secretary of Lahore Ahmadiyya Islamic Society, a non-profit charitable organization that publishes scholarly religious studies literature.  Clientele include Barnes & Noble, Borders Books and Universities throughout the country.

Regular Panel Member of Young Scholars Program and Martin W. Essex School for the Gifted annual conferences at O.S.U.

Member of Board of Trustees of ADA(OHIO), a non-profit organization providing services to educate Ohioans about the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

U.S. Attorney Advisor for The Forensic Linguistics Society, a society promoting awareness in the legal system and among the public at large of the nature of linguistic, phonetic and acoustic evidence in criminal and civil proceedings.

Executive Board Member of Port Columbus Interfaith Services (PCIS).

Executive Member of the Columbus, Ohio chapter of the Torch Club, a non-profit organization that provides a forum for members of different learned professions to meet in the spirit of fellowship and foster the highest standards of professional ethics and civic well-being.

Member of the Ohio Humanities Council’s Speaker’s Bureau.