Credentials
B.A. Degree
University of Chicago, 2008
- With Honors
Major: Public Policy
Minor: Arabic
Dean's List 2004-2008
Juris Doctor Degree
University of Iowa College of Law, 2012
- Dean’s Award of Excellence, Forms of Argument
- Dean’s Award of Excellence, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing
- Student Writer, "Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems"
- Public Interest Law Initiative Intern Award
- Boren Fellowship Award for foreign language study
- Law Clerk, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Assistant Counsel to the House Speaker
Illinois House of Representatives
Sr. Program Manager - Language Access
Access to Justice Division, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
Staff, Language Access Committee, Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice
Staff, Community Trust Committee, Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice
Staff, Remote Access Committee, Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice
Bar Admissions
Bar Admissions
State of Illinois Supreme Court, 2012
Media and Publications
"Ensuring Language Access in Illinois’ Courts"
- Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, May 28, 2020
"Ensuring Meaningful Access to the Courts, 2020-2023 Strategic Plan"
- Contributor, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice, May 2020
"Ensuring Language Access to Courts While Maintaining Social Distance"
- Illinois Courts Connect, April 28, 2020
“Winnebago judges and court partners ensure protection for DV victims after hours”
-Illinois Courts Connect, February 28, 2018
“The Silence Injustice of Ineffective Interpreting and How Courts Can Prevent It”
-Illinois Courts Connect, June 23, 2017
“Advancing Access to Justice in Illinois, 2017-2020 Strategic Plan”
-Contributor, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice, May 2017
“A Rights-Based Approach to Housing Restitution in Post-Flood Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province”
-University of Iowa Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, Spring 2012
Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It
-Co-Author with Dr. Robert Pape, Chicago Project on Suicide Terrorism, September 2010
Select Speaking Engagements
“Using Interpreters in Remote Hearings”
- Illinois Judicial College, May 28, 2020
“How to Overcome Language Barriers Inside and Outside the Courtroom”
- Illinois Judicial Education Conference (2020)
“Language Access Tools and Resources for Self-Represented Litigants”
“Complaint and Disciplinary Procedures – Case Studies and Breakout Sessions”
- National Center for State Courts, Council of Language Access Coordinators Conference (2018)
“Video Remote Interpreting and State Models of Technological Solutions”
- National Center for State Courts, Council of Language Access Coordinators Conference (2017)
“Your Day in Court”
- Illinois Legal Aid Advocates Conference (2017)
IMAN Power Hour, Turning the Corner: Expungements and Sealing Records (2017)
- Inner-City Muslim Action Network
“Interpreters: Improving Language Access in Illinois”
- CLE Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association (2015)
Community Involvement
Oak Park Muslim Community, Co-Founder and Board Member
Volunteer Attorney, Legal Aid Chicago (2012)
