Shereef Akeel | Detroit Employment Lawyer | Michigan

Shereef H. Akeel

Shereef H. Akeel

We are very passoinate about vindicating the rights of those who were wronged

Experience: 29 years

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About Shereef

Akeel was selected by as a Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA). Akeel was,also, elected as a Lawyer of the Year for 2004 by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly, and also, nominated in top 5% of attorneys in the State of Michigan by Super Lawyers for ten consecutive years from 2006 to 2016.    Now, Akeel specializes in employment law, Discrimination, Whistle Blower cases, Civil Rights, and Personal Injury.

Akeel obtained his Bachelors Degree from the University of Michigan in 1987. He graduated from Michigan State College of Law in 1996  
Akeel, also, has a CPA, and a Masters in Business Administration from Wayne State University.

Akeel has been involved in several high profile discrimination cases, resulting in million verdicts in state and federal courts for employment cases.   Akeel has, also, developed substantial experience in pursuing matters in state and federal courts, nationally.   Akeel has, also, taken his work internationally where he filed a class action lawsuit against multibillion dollar corporation for engaging in acts of torture, and against an international contractor for harming American Personnel.

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Experience

Lawyer / Owner

Akeel & Valentine, PLC

Present

Michigan

Admission

Verified United States Supreme Court

June 04, 2007

Verified United States Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit

July 14, 2005

Verified Michigan

1996

Education

University of Michigan

BA

1987

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • State Bar of Michigan, Member,
    1996 - Present
  • American Association of Justice, Member
  • Michigan Association of Justice , Member
Honors / Awards
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. (ATLA)
    2010 - 2012
  • Super Lawyer
    2011 - Present
  • Super Lawyer
    2009 - Present
  • Super Lawyer
    2008 - Present
  • President's Award Center for Constitutional Rights
    2006 - Present
  • Defender of Freedom Award ACLU
    2005 - Present
  • American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee ("ADC")
    2006
  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), April 3
    2005
  • Law and Politics Magazine, Michigan Super Lawyer
    2006 - 2014
  • Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Lawyer of the Year
    2004
  • Guardian of Civil Rights ADC
    2006 - Present

Akeel & Valentine PLC Highlights

Employment, Employee Rights, Employment Contracts, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Labor Law

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