Shereef Akeel

A practicing lawyer since 1996, Shereef Akeel has made monumental impacts in the field of civil rights, representing clients from around the world in numerous high-profile cases. Shereef Akeel has been recognized by such institutions as the Center for Constitutional Rights, Super Lawyers magazine, and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based in Detroit, Michigan, Shereef Akeel serves as Co-founder and Partner of Akeel & Valentine PLC, specializing in civil rights, discrimination, and personal injury.

Beginning with a post-9/11 case brought by a Yemeni American client for wrongful termination, Shereef Akeel has utilized his experience and education to seek redress for numerous victims of discrimination and human rights violations. One of Shereef Akeel's most visible cases involved a class action lawsuit against information technology (IT) companies Titan Corporation and CACI International, accused by more than 100 Iraqi citizens of torture and false imprisonment at Abu Ghraib and dozens of other prisons in Iraq. Shereef Akeel also recently represented the family of an Iraqi man shot to death by employees of security company Blackwater.

Shereef Akeel graduated cum laude from the Detroit College of Law, part of the University of Michigan, in 1996, passing the Michigan bar exam later that year. Shereef Akeel achieved membership to the United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit in 2005 and the United States Supreme Court in 2007. Before he entered law school, Shereef Akeel earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master's in Business Administration from Wayne State University. Shereef Akeel has presented on labor and employment laws at the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, spoken at the Michigan Association of Justice Annual Conference and lectured at various universities and law schools across the nation.

To learn more about Shereef Akeel's credentials, visit www.akeelvalentine.com.

Job Title: Partner
Company Name: Akeel & Valetine, PLC
Industry: Legal
Organization Type: Private
Organization Size: 1-10
Job Desc: Shereef Hadi Akeel practices law in the State of Michigan. Elected as a Lawyer of the Year for 2004 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, and a Michigan Super Lawyer in 2006, Shereef obtained his bachelors degree from the University of Michigan in 1987. Shereef, a graduate from Detroit College of Law in 1996, specializes in civil rights, business litigation, personal injury and insurance matters.

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