Akeel & Valentine, PLC
Employment Law | Serving Troy, 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 Emad R. Hamadeh
Attorney Hayden E. Pendergrass
Attorney Glenn L. Valentine
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- Civil Rights
- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
- Employment Law -- Employee
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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 Emad R. Hamadeh
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 2023
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2025
Education:
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
- J.D.
- Honors: Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
- Law Journal: Journal of Law in Society, Editor-in-Chief
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- B.A.
- Honors: With Distinction
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