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Interests
Priorities
INDUSTRIES
Apparel and Fashion
EXPERTISE
Business Development
TEAM SIZE
51-200,
201-500,
501-1000
LOCATION
Remote
10 Year of Haute Hijab
Founding Story
Haute Hijab was born in 2010 out of a struggle familiar to many Muslim women – it was simply too hard to find comfortable, quality hijabs that made me feel confident. I couldn’t understand why such an important garment was so often treated as an afterthought. Clearly, I thought, we deserve better. I knew that creating the kind of hijabs we needed would mean taking matters into my own hands. Inspired by the Islamic tradition of ihsaan, doing everything with beauty and excellence, I founded Haute Hijab with my husband and co-founder Ahmed Zedan and immediately got to work. We spent months searching for the perfect fabrics to create hijabs, rigorously testing them to ensure they were breathable, comfortable, washable, durable and beautiful – everything you should expect from your hijab.
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Experience
D
DIFC Courts
Dubai
·
1 year, 11 months
Judicial Clerk
March 2014 — February 2016
About the role
• Draft and publish judgments and opinions for three judges
• Extensive legal research within the DIFC and Common Law
• Deal with cases in the DIFC Court of First Instance, Small Claims Tribunal and Court of Appeals
• Attend hearings and trials
D
Daniel Law Office
Elmhurst, IL
·
2 months
Contract Attorney
August 2010 — October 2010
About the role
• Worked on MECCA and MCAWS masjid cases that were approved by the DuPage County Zoning board.
• Drafted and worked on complaints, motions and memorandum on zoning and land use cases.
• Conducted case intake and researched legal issues and causes of action.
Haute Hijab
Greater New York City Area
·
14 years, 7 months
CEO
April 2010 — Current time
About the role
• CEO and co-founder of Haute Hijab, the largest US hijab brand
• Modest fashion industry expert
• Regular contributor on ELLE.com
• Featured in the New York Times, Glamour, InStyle, Vogue Arabia, NBC Today, USA Today, PopSugar and others
M
Melt Designs, Inc.
Remote
·
4 years
Legal Counsel
March 2010 — March 2014
About the role
• Draft employee agreements, vendor contracts, press releases, website terms of service and privacy policy.
• Incorporated company into a Delaware S-corporation and drafted bylaws.
• Dealt with day-to-day operations and legal functions of the corporation.
C
CAIR MI
Southfield, MI
·
10 months
Staff Attorney
January 2009 — November 2009
About the role
• Project Manager of Safe Spaces - produced and adopted religious accommodation policies in the workplace.
• Created an Employer Handbook on Religious Accommodation elucidating the law and Islamic practices.
• Conducted case intake and worked on immigration cases.
• Conducted press conferences, wrote press releases, spoke at schools, mosques, attended ALPACT meetings.
G
Goodman & Hurwitz, P.C.
Remote
·
8 months
Law Clerk
August 2007 — April 2008
About the role
* Drafted complaints, motions, requests to produce documents, answers to interrogations, etc.
* Researched legal issues including statutes and case law, causes of action, jury instructions, and voir dire
* Aided in trial preparation; including trial and witness books, exhibits, and witness preparation
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc
Remote
·
3 months
Research Assistant
May 2007 — August 2007
About the role
* Attended Legal Redress meetings with community and organization leaders
* Served as research assistant to General Counsel Butch Hollowell
* Attended the Annual 2007 Convention and the “Continuing Legal Education” courses.
ACCESS
Remote
·
3 months
Intern
May 2007 — August 2007
About the role
* Helped raise awareness about the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that reached the senate
* Gathered information and completed the “Documentation Project” which entailed documenting instances of discrimination against Arabs post 9/11 at the border, in immigration, with regard to erroneous and unjust imprisonment and detention, etc.
Michigan Department of Civil Rights
Remote
·
3 months
Law Intern
January 2007 — April 2007
About the role
* Researched relevant issues under examination by the dept. and drafted memoranda for supervising attorneys
* Assisted attorneys with pre-trial litigation including discovery, interrogatories, depositions, and briefs
* Areas of work included residential steering, ethnic intimidation, racial discrimination & civil rights legislation
* Prepared a memo on Proposals 2’s Impact on Economic Development that was published in its entirety in “One Michigan” at the Crossroads: An Assessment of the Impact of Proposal 06-02
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Remote
·
1 year, 8 months
Student Representative
November 2006 — July 2008
About the role
* Extensive training in all areas of LexisNexis including legal research, news and business, Martindale-Hubbell, public records, total litigator, etc.
* Provide training and general assistance for students, professors and other faculty
F
Free Legal Aid Clnic
Remote
·
4 months
Student Attorney
August 2006 — December 2006
About the role
* Assisted clients with family issues such as divorce, child support, child custody, and alimony
* Drafted and amended complaints, motions, petitions, judgments, and filed them with the Court
* Performed client intake, consulted personally with clients and attorneys, and represented clients in court
J
Judge Marianne O. Battani
Remote
·
2 months
Intern
May 2006 — July 2006
About the role
* Wrote an opinion on Labor Relations for Judge Battani, Fortier v. United Food and Commer. Workers Union Local 876, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59469 (D. Mich. 2006)
* Researched legal issues; prepared several bench memos on employment discrimination, labor relations and Title VII
* Observed oral arguments for motions, trials, conferences and other court proceedings throughout the courthouse
* Attended seminars on legal writing, grand juries, duty court at the Federal Defenders office, etc.
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Education
Wayne State University Law School
J.D
·
Law
2005
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2008
Wayne State University
B.A Sociology
·
English
2002
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2005
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