The Supreme Court of Texas (State Bar of Texas): May 2, 2001
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas: August 9, 2002
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: December 30, 2002
The Supreme Court of the United State of America: September 5, 2005
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York: August 8, 2007
Bangladesh Bar Council (Dhaka Bar Association): December 15, 2010
The Supreme Court of Georgia (Georgia State Bar): May 1, 2024
Legal Practice and Achievements
Oil Refinery Explosion (Texas, USA, 2005):
Represented 65 clients injured in one of the worst U.S. workplace accidents, securing substantial settlements.
AdamAir Crash (Indonesia, 2007):
Represented victims' families in a tragic Boeing 737 crash.
Kenya Flight 507 Crash (Cameroon, 2007):
Represented clients in another major aviation disaster.
Gas Well Explosion (Bangladesh, 2005):
Representing over 1,000 clients in a high-profile international litigation against NIKO Resources (Canada) and Parker Drilling (Texas, USA).
Education
Juris Doctor (J.D.): Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2000
B.Sc. in Accounting: University of Houston – Clear Lake, 1996
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.): Gov’t College of Commerce, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1991
High School (SSC & HSC): Faujdarhat Cadet College, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Honors
Summer – 2000: Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Michael Schneider and Honorable Justice Tim Taft at the First Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas.
Federal Bar Association National Moot Court Competition (2000, Washington, D.C.)
State Bar of Texas Administrative Law Moot Court Competition (2000, Austin, Texas)
Founding President of the India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh Students Association, UH-Downtown
Activities and Skills:
Private Pilot-FAA, USA; SCUBA diver-SSI; Skydive-AFF; Base Camp-Everest & Khumbu Falls (2007), Island Peak (2006).
Captain with United States Air Force Auxiliary (known as Civil Air Patrol).
Producer of first Bengali radio program in Texas, Betar Bangladesh: A.M. 1520 kHz; 1998.
Producer of first Bengali television program in Texas, Banglar Mukh (Houston Media Source).
