Farrah Qazi

2007 - Current

Qazi Law Offices

Founding Attorney, CEO

• Founder of busy law practice focused on transactional, corporate and business law. • Coordinate residential and commercial real estate closings and transactions for properties exceeding $1,000,000 in value; • Specialize in estate planning and asset protection for business owners and families. • Draft and implement living trusts, wills, powers of attorney and financial documents. • Draft and assess employment agreements, business contracts, and corporate documents for physicians and other professionals and businesses. • Conduct and maintain legal research pertaining to such matters as contract, compliance, general operational concerns and employment. • Formulate plans for incorporation, asset protection and contractual liability. Composed company policies, procedures, handbooks and other related documents. • Assist and negotiate joint ventures, acquisitions and partnerships of various businesses. • Train NGOs and businesses about basic employer relationships, international laws, compliance and vendor agreements. • Provide counsel for several NGOs, including Sonia Shah Organization and Humanity First. • Prepare not-profit paperwork for incorporation, explain tax- exempt status and other responsibilities and draft relevant contracts. • Conduct numerous Know Your Rights Seminars and legal clinics regarding estate planning and immigration. • Started national membership of attorneys who are drafting guardianship papers for families who are in danger of being deported under new immigration laws. • As chair of Lawyers for Good Government, I speak to lawyers across the country, weekly, about updates and provide pro-bono assistance to unlawful residents. • Volunteered and organized attorneys to volunteer at O’Hare airport and visit local schools and churches to help those detained or in deportation proceedings.

2011 - 2012

Waubonsee Community College

Adjunct Professor

unct Faculty Business Legal Ethics January 2011-January 2012 • Design syllabus, draft lesson plans, outlines, and study guides while also preparing examinations. • Facilitate various projects, and plan activities such as formulating individual business plans, mock trials, and skits about employment discrimination. • Foster open and honest discussions about moral issues in the legal profession, contractual issues and legal cases and updates. • Tutor and mentor students during office hours to assess their struggles within the class and their needs. • Supervise honors project for select gifted students.

2004 - 2006

Davis, Hands and Liss

Attorney

esented clients with estates of $300,000 to $10,000,000; determine client’s net worth and estate planning by researching their financial portfolios and any interest in real estate, U.S. bonds, mutual funds, 401Ks, and stocks. • Prepare stock transfer documents, contracts, and tax forms for corporations. • Conduct real estate closings, probate and guardianship hearings. • Advise clients on Generation Skipping Trust (GST) and execute such trusts as Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts and Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) trusts. • Draft estate planning documents, including living wills, living trusts, and delegating powers of attorney; execute real estate transfers across state lines. • Lead public educational seminars regarding living trusts and coordinate question and answer sessions. • Supervise new elder care focus of the firm by consulting with other attorneys and social workers; attend conferences and courses held by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorney (NAELA), the American Bar Association (ABA), and others regarding elder law and fraud.

2001 - 2003

DePaul College of Law

J.D. | Law

Honors: CALi AWARD Legal Writing Honor(Highest Grade in the Class) CALI Award for Legal Research and Trial Moot Court Trial Recommendation Editor and Writer of Health Care Law Journal

2001 - 2002

University College of London

J.D. | International Business and Human Rights Law