Akeel & Valentine, PLC
Employment Law | Serving Dearborn, MI
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Details Attorney Adam S. Akeel
Attorney Shereef Akeel
Attorney Daniel W. Cermak
Attorney Hasan Kaakarli
Attorney Samuel R. Simkins
Attorney Hayden E. Pendergrass
Attorney Glenn L. Valentine
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- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
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Attorney Adam S. Akeel
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 2016
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2017
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2017
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2017
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2025
Education:
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 2016
- J.D.
- Albion College, Albion, Michigan, 2013
- B.A.
- Major: Psychology and English with a concentration in Pre-Law
Attorney Shereef Akeel
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2005
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2025
Education:
- Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, August, 1996
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987
- B.A.
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1992
- M.B.A.
Attorney Daniel W. Cermak
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 2020
Education:
- Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 2020
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 2017
- B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: Journalism
Attorney Hasan Kaakarli
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 2016
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2017
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2017
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2017
Education:
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 2016
- J.D.
- Honors: Elected as a representative on the Student Board of Governors
- Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 2013
- B.A.
- Major: Communications, Pre-Law with Minor in Biology
Attorney Samuel R. Simkins
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan
Attorney Hayden E. Pendergrass
Bar Admissions:
- District of Columbia, 2021
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2022
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2022
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2022
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2022
- Michigan, 2023
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2024
Education:
- George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 2020
- J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Awards from the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court
- Law Review: George Washington International Law Review, Articles editor
- St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland
- Major: Liberal Arts
Attorney Glenn L. Valentine
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 1975
Education:
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1975
- J.D.
- Oakland University, 1972
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude