From a young age, I knew I wanted to become an attorney. It wasn’t just a passing interest; it was a calling shaped by personal history, lived experience, and a vision for the kind of future I wanted to help create. My father immigrated to the United States from Dhaka, Bangladesh, carrying with him Pakistani and Persian roots, a blend of cultures and histories that shaped his identity and, in turn, mine. My mother, of Black and...

My clients return again and again and refer new cases to me regularly. What keeps them coming back? Strong relationships. As a young attorney, with a new law practice, the yellow pages seemed like the best investment. Okay, it was 1996 and I was wrong. Building relationships was my best marketing investment. Those relationships resulted in high ratings on Yelp, LinkedIn, Avvo, and other online platforms based on...

A California federal court recently denied a group of former University of San Francisco (USF) baseball players’ bid to pursue a class action lawsuit alleging that former coaches at the university fostered a sexually abusive environment. The plaintiffs had sought to certify a class comprising all USF baseball players since 2000, potentially encompassing hundreds of individuals and more than two decades of conduct...