Shereef Akeel

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Shereef Akeel was born April 27, 1965 in Walnut, California. When Akeel was ten years old his family relocated to Sterling Heights, Michigan where he spent the remainder of his childhood. Akeel obtained his accounting degree from University of Michigan in 1987, an MBA from Wayne State University in 1992 and graduated from Michigan State University College of Law in 1996 [1]. More recently Akeel has been named the "Lawyer of the year" for 2004, and "Michigan Super lawyer" in 2006. Akeel specializes in civil rights, business litigation and insurance. ^[1]

Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, Akeel has been representing Arab Americans in the Detroit area who alleged discrimination and specializes in employment and civil rights law. Shereef made national news when he filed a class action law suit on behalf of former detainess of Abu Ghraib as well as other detention centers. In March of 2004, Akeel was asked to represent a former detainee of Abu Ghraib prison who claimed he had been abused and tortured by American soldiers and civilians hired by the U.S Army. After reports of abuse began to surface, the US government asked Army major General Antonio Taguba to spearhead a full investigation. In addition to abuse reports the investigation concluded that two agencies hired by the US government participated and or encouraged the abuses at the Prison. ^[2] In June of 2007, Akeel brought a class action lawsuit against CACI International Inc. and Titan Corp. These two agencies were hired by the U.S Army to provide translation and interrogation services. ^[3]

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