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Zool Suleman, the founder of Suleman & Co., is a graduate of Dalhousie Law School (1989) and served as a Law Clerk at the Federal Court of Canada (Appeal Division) in 1990-91. He articled with a national law firm before establishing his own firm (1992).

Mr. Suleman is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers' Association. He has extensive experience in Canadian immigration law matters and restricts his practice to this area of law.

He has organized seminars, made presentations, and published papers on various immigration topics for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association (at the National and the Regional level), Amnesty International, Insight Seminars, and the American Immigration Lawyers' Association (at the National level). He has also presented talks on immigration and social justice issues at the University of British Columbia Law School and at the University of Windsor Department of Communications.

Mr. Suleman is often called upon to comment on Canadian Immigration topics and has done so for regional, national and international media outlets.

In addition to his immigration interests, Mr. Suleman has been active in supporting and arts and multicultural activities. He has served on the Boards of several arts organizations and from 1991-1996 was the Editor of the arts journal - Rungh (www.rungh.org). He is a founding member and Director of the MARU Society (www.maruworld.org [1]) and is a member of the research team at MARU's stop racial profiling project (www.stopracialprofiling.ca [2]).

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Tim Bailey

Tim Bailey, the Paralegal at Suleman & Company, obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Victoria in 2002, where he focused on public and administrative law, and human rights.  While completing his studies, Tim was extensively involved in the Legal Information Clinic; was president of the Students of Law Involved in the Community/Publicly Active Law Students group; and editor of the student newsletter Carpe Diem.  Upon his graduation, the faculty and students awarded Tim the Diana Priestly Award for his outstanding commitment to these community activities. 

After graduation he worked as a legal advocate with Together Against Poverty Society in Victoria, BC, and also as an Auxiliary Research and Mediation Officer with the BC Environmental and Forest Appeal Boards.  During this time he continued his community work as president of the Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition.

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Rahman Sadeed

Rahman Sadeed is a Legal Assistant at Suleman & Co. He assists clients in the Farsi, Dari and Urdu languages. He is a graduate of the Vancouver Community College Office Assistant Program and has worked/volunteered with a variety of immigrant and refugee organizations in Canada and abroad over the past years. Mr. Sadeed has many creative interests such as poetry/calligraphy and an interest in sports such as soccer.

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Law Society of British Columbia [4]

The Law Society is the official licensing body for all lawyers in British Columbia. You cannot practice law in British Columbia unless you are a member of the Law Society. Zool Suleman, the founder of Suleman & Co., has been a member of the Law Society since April 1992. The Law Society has strict licensing requirements, strong rules of ethics, and over $1 million in liability insurance coverage for its members. To confirm that Zool Suleman and the other lawyers in Suleman & Co. are licensed lawyers, go to the "Lawyer Lookup" section of the Law Society internet site.

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Canadian Bar Association [6]

Suleman & Co., has been a member of the Canadian Bar Association since 1992. Zool Suleman has been an active member of the CBA, both in British Columbia and Nationally. He has organized and participated in many CBA conferences dealing with Canadian Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship law matters.

As the Canadian Bar Association site states:

"The CBA is the essential ally and advocate of all members of the legal profession; it is the voice for all members of the profession and its primary purpose is to serve its members; it is the premier provider of personal and professional development and support to all members of the legal profession; it promotes fair justice systems, facilitates effective law reform, promotes equality in the legal profession and is devoted to the elimination of discrimination; the CBA is a leading edge organization committed to enhancing the professional and commercial interests of a diverse membership and to protecting the independence of the judiciary and the Bar.

The Canadian Bar Association is a professional, voluntary organization which was formed in 1896, and incorporated by a Special Act of Parliament on April 15, 1921. Today, the Association represents some 35,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada. Approximately two-thirds of all practicing lawyers in Canada belong to the CBA."

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American Bar Association [8]

Suleman & Co., has been a member of the ABA, as an Associate Member, since 2001. The ABA is equivalent to the Canadian Bar Association in Canada and is America's most important advocacy organization for American lawyers.

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American Immigration Lawyers Association, Canada Chapter [10]

Suleman & Co. has been a member of AILA since 1996. While Suleman & Co. restricts its practice to Canadian Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship law matters, it provides assistance to AILA member lawyers and to many Citizens of the USA (individuals and companies) who wish to live, work, study, and immigrate to Canada. In 1999, Zool Suleman presented a paper on Canadian Immigration law issues at the National AILA Conference held in Seattle, Washington, USA.

AILA is one of the primary lawyers associations advocating for the interests of immigrants in the USA.

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Lexis Nexis, Martindale-Hubbell [12]

Martindale-Hubbell is a leading international directory and resource centre for lawyers. Suleman & Co., is pleased to be a member of this organization.

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