Shereef Akeel | Detroit Employment Lawyer | Michigan

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.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Lawyer / Owner	Akeel & Valentine, PLC	Michigan	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Michigan State University College of Law	JD	Law School	1996
University of Michigan	BA		1987

State / Court	Date
United States Supreme Court	June 04, 2007
United States Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit	July 14, 2005
Michigan	1996

• State Bar of Michigan, Member, 1996 - Present
  American Association of Justice, Member
  Michigan Association of Justice , Member

• 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

• Recent cases include but not limited to, Ross v Gennesee Road Commission, Al-Shimairi v CACI, Barash vs SMART, Atban v Blackwater, Aboubaker v County of Washtenaw, Conway v Michigan Department of Correction, Cherry v Custom Border Control, Monosmith v Pine, Itani v Kalahari, Naseem v Chrysler, United States and Dr. Christian Kreipke v Wayne State University,

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Shereef H. Akeel has been a Premium Member since September 30, 2014.
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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1996) Licensed as Attorney in Michigan. Verified with State Bar of Michigan.	September 30, 2014

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