IRSHAD A. AADIL, Attorney at Law
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
General Practice in civil and criminal matters, domestic relations, commercial litigation; immigration administrative hearings and appeals; mediation, trials and appeals. Serves as counsel to Utah Paralegal Services, provides children's rights pro se consultations, instructions and guidance. Experienced in resolving conflicts by good-faith negotiations which seek to find areas of common interest and resolutions which are fair and non-demeaning to both parties.
Served as manager and legal counsel to Central Credit and Collections, Salt Lake City, Utah 1979-1982.
Practice involved commercial and bankruptcy law, hiring and training paralegal staff.
Law clerk, Freeman & Kra, New York, N.Y. 1975-1976 Assisted and drafted documents in cases involving commercial, immigration and personal injury.
Advocate and apprentice, Chaudhry M. Shafi, Advocate High Court W. Pakistan 1971-1973 at District Courts Chambers, Lyallpur Pakistan. Labor and appellate practice. Represented unions
Member Appeals Committee University of Utah 1983-1984
Judge pro tem Third District Court 1980-1981
Member, Utah State Bar, Fifth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal
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OTHER EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Actively involved in Peace Foundation from 1992 -1997 in Utah & Texas
Speaker on Islamic law, Islamic Society function at University of Utah, November, 1982
Prepared instructional materials for Aspen Foundation, Provo, Utah on preparing protective orders
Lectured on Islam to Rotary Club, Arlington, Texas 1994
Lectured on Islam to Kiwanis Club, Salt Lake City, Utah 1998
Drafted and presented constitution for Islamic Society, Salt Lake City, Utah
Article in Salt Lake Tribune University of Daily Utah Chronicle 1982 on abuse of power and Islam by military government in Pakistan
___________________________________________________________________________________________ . EDUCATION
New York University, School of Law, New York, N.Y., LLM ( Master of Laws) 1977
American Graduate School of Int’l Mgmt., Glendale, Arizona M.I.M (Master of Int’l. Management )1974 Punjab University Law College, Lahore Pakistan, D.L.L. (Diploma in Labor Laws) 1971
Punjab University Law College, Lahore Pakistan, LLB. (Bachelor of Laws) 1969
Punjab University, Lahore Pakistan, B.A. and Bachelor of Literature, 1968 - 1969
___________________________________________________________________________________________ . PERSONAL
Citizen of the United States of America. Raising two daughters.
Interests: Cycling, gardening