|
|
 |
|
Shahid Haque-Hausrath
e-mail: shahid@bkbh.com
Telephone: (406) 443-6820
Resume
|
Mr. Haque-Hausrath maintains an active immigration practice and also practices complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts. In his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Haque-Hausrath has expertise in class actions, consumer fraud, securities, and civil RICO litigation. In his immigration practice, Mr. Haque-Hausrath has assisted clients with a wide variety of family and employment-based visa applications and has represented a number of clients in Immigration Court proceedings.
Mr. Haque-Hausrath has committed a significant portion of his practice to pro bono work and has won asylum for seven refugees who fled from their home countries to escape torture, persecution, and death on account of their political beliefs. He is currently representing his eighth asylum client in removal proceedings.
Mr. Haque-Hausrath earned his Juris Doctor from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, with High Honors, in 2005. During his first year in law school, he won the West Publishing Award for earning the highest GPA in his class. Mr. Haque-Hausrath served as Notes and Comments Editor of the Chicago-Kent Law Review, where he also published a scholarly article on labor and immigration policy. Upon graduation, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and won the school’s Bar & Gavel Award for outstanding service to the community. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Sociology from the University of Southern Indiana in 2001.
Before joining Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C., Mr. Haque-Hausrath practiced law at Jenner & Block LLP and Howrey LLP in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the Illinois and Montana Bars, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for Montana and the Northern District of Illinois.
Return to Attorneys List
|
|
 |
|