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Attorney Profile

Javed I. Ellahie

Javed Ellahie

Ellahie & Farooqui LLP
12 South 1st Street, Suite 600
San Jose, CA 95113

San Jose

California (CA)

T: 408-294-0404
F: 408-886-9468

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

Estate Planning & Probate

Closely Held Business

Selected To

• Northern California Super Lawyers 2011
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2010
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2009
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2008
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2007

Profile

Business attorney Javed Ellahie of Ellahie & Farooqui LLP in San Jose, California, specializes in bankruptcy law, corporate law, estate planning and probate law. Mr. Ellahie is "AV-rated," by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating given for legal knowledge and ethics.

Mr. Ellahie is a certified bankruptcy law specialist, as certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He has lectured frequently at seminars for bankruptcy law specialists. Mr. Ellahie's bankruptcy law experience includes representing over 5,000 individuals and businesses in bankruptcy matters and providing them debt relief options under Chapters 7, 11 and/or 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Ellahie has successfully assisted individuals and corporations in their Chapter 11 proceedings, in order to reorganize their financial structure.

Mr. Ellahie's has represented hundreds of privately held technology companies through all phases of business and product life cycles. He has provided legal guidance through the stages of inception, emergence, growth and maturity of a business. Mr. Ellahie also has significant nonprofit experience working with these organizations on matters concerning inception, finance and governance.

Mr. Ellahie has served as a trustee to the West Valley-Mission Community College District and on the executive committee of the Santa Clara County Bar Association.

Social/Professional Services


International Locations

Global Region(s): Asia

Countries: Pakistan


About Javed Ellahie

Law School: Golden Gate University School of Law

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Urdu

Admitted: 1975, California

Professional Webpage: www.eflawfirm.com/ellahie.html

Honors and Awards:

  • Advocate Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution, Certificate of Appreciation, Bankruptcy Judges - Northern California, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Licensed to Practice in Pakistan
  • Certified Specialist Bankruptcy Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Arbitrator National Arbitration Forum, 2006 - 2009
  • Northern California "Superlawyer" award, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Sind-Baluchistan High Court, Since1976
  • U.S. District Courts, Since 1977
  • Conducted Seminars on Estate Planning, Islamic Wills & Trusts, Bankruptcy & Corporate Law for Attorneys'
  • Teacher Trial Skills Advocacy Workshops, University of San Francisco Law School, 1999
  • Teacher Trial Skills Advocacy Workshops, Stanford University Law School, 1998 - present
  • Member, Executive Committee, Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1997-1998
  • Trustee, Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1994 - 1998
  • Trustee, West-Valley Mission College, 1992
  • Former Judge Pro-Temp, Santa Clara County
  • AV Rated - Peer Review Martindale Hubbell
  • American Inns of Court, Don Edwards Chapter
  • Supreme Court of California, since 1975
  • Mohsin Tayebaly & Company, Pakistan, 1975 - 1976
  • The Ellahie Law Firm, 1977 - 2008

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Can Kerry Convince Muslim Voters? San Jose Mercury News, September 27, 2004

Video:

  • Ellahie & Farooqui LLP video
  • Pakistan's Justices under Siege:  Javed Ellahie is a local attorney that was born in Pakistan but educated in California.  He tells host Herb Engstrom about the legal system in Pakistan and of the unjust imprisonment of many of Pakistan's attorneys including its Chief Justice by the Musharraf government.  Now that Musharraf's party suffered a stinging defeat in recent elections, what are the prospects for the future of democracy in Pakistan?, Pakistan's Justices under Siege, 2008

Educational Background:

  • California State University, Fresno, B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1970
  • Golden Gate University School of Law, LLM (Tax), Santa Clara University (J.D.), 1974
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