Fariz M. Burhanuddin

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Fariz M. Burhanuddin was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Houston, Texas before moving back to Chicagoland and graduating from Conant High School on the North West side. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and then earned his law degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. While at Chicago-Kent, Mr. Burhanuddin was the Vice President of the Student Bar Association and a member of the nationally ranked Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy team.

Mr. Burhanuddin began his career as a 711 licensed law clerk in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, where he successfully argued multiple felony motions.  He now handles a wide variety of cases ranging from complex commercial disputes to commercial and residential real estate matters.  

​Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A., May 2010
• Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Juris Doctor, May 2014

Bar & Court Admissions

• State of Illinois Supreme Court (2015)
• ​United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2015)

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Affiliations

• Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy I
  Chicago-Kent College of Law (2017 to Present)
• Asst. Coach of Trial Advocacy Team
  Chicago-Kent College of Law (2015 to Present)
• ​Illinois State Bar Association
  • Member, Privacy & Information Security Council
    
  • Member, Diversity Council
    
• ​South Asian Bar Association
• Muslim Bar Associaion

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