Home Our Firm   Firm Profile   Attorneys   Guiding Principles   Office Locations Practice Areas   General List   Commercial Practice   Environmental Practice   Health Care Practice   Litigation Practice   Public Affairs Practice Client Information   Billing Philosophy   Significant Developments   Representative Clients   Selected Links   Legislative Affairs Contact Us Employment Opportunities Disclaimer SiteMap		Shahid Haque-Hausrath Shahid Haque-Hausrath Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C. 139 North Last Chance Gulch P.O. Box 1697 Helena, MT 59627 Phone: (406) 443-6820 Facsimile: (406) 443-6883 Email: Shahid@bkbh.com Practice Areas Complex commercial and business litigation, including class actions, consumer fraud and civil RICO litigation. Education Chicago-Kent College of Law Juris Doctor with High Honors, May 2005 Honors and Activities: Order of the Coif Chicago-Kent Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor West Publishing Award for the highest GPA in the class, 2002-2003 CALI Award for earning highest grades in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Federal Courts courses Bar & Gavel Award for outstanding service to the community University of Southern Indiana Bachelor of Science, December 2001 Professional Experience Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C. Helena, Montana Associate, December 2007 – present Howrey LLP Chicago, Illinois Associate, April 2007 – November 2007 Jenner & Block, LLP Chicago, Illinois Associate, September 2005 – April 2007 National Immigrant Justice Center Chicago, Illinois Extern, Spring-Fall 2004 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Honorable Judge William D. Stiehl East St. Louis, Illinois Judicial Extern, Summer 2003 Volunteer Work Mr. Haque-Hausrath maintains a lively pro bono practice: Won asylum for seven refugees in Merits Hearings before the Chicago Immigration Court and affirmative asylum applications before the Chicago Asylum Office. Represented detained and non-detained refugees from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, and Togo. Each of these refugees fled from their home countries to escape torture, abuse, and death on account of their political beliefs. Currently representing his eighth asylum client in removal proceedings before the Chicago Immigration Court. Prepared immigration paperwork for clients, including applications for Legal Permanent Resident status and visa petitions for family members; recently reunited a Togolese refugee with her three children. Worked with the Tax Assistance Program in Chicago, Illinois to prepare federal and state tax returns for low-income individuals and families. Admission to Practice State Bar of Montana State Bar of Illinois U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Publications "Beyond Hoffman Plastic: Reforming National Labor Relations Policy to Conform to the Immigration Reform and Control Act," Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 79 (2004). RICO: Business and Commercial Litigation in the Federal Courts, Thomson West, 2006 (Contributing Editor). Professional Associations American Bar Association Chicago Bar Association                       Return To Home Page for Mr. Haque-Hausrath