Board Members
Meet Our Board Members
Dunia A. Ibrahim is the managing partner at Brotman Nusbaum Ibrahim & Adelman. She
attended law school at Nova Southeastern University while working at a personal injury law firm.
During that time, Mrs. Ibrahim worked exclusively for people injured as a result of someone
else’s negligence. After graduating in 2003, Mrs. Ibrahim wanted to continue to be the voice of
those in need. Over the course of her career, Mrs. Ibrahim has devoted her practice to the areas
of personal injury and wrongful death cases and has handled thousands of automobile and truck
accidents, premises liability and products liability cases.
Mrs. Ibrahim grew up in Palestine. She graduated from University of Central Florida in 2001 with
a Bachelors degree in Legal Studies and earned her Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern
University in 2003. Mrs. Ibrahim currently lives in Delray Beach with her husband and daughter.
Faequa Khan ’05 is a licensed attorney in the State of Florida. She graduated from the University of Miami in 2009 with a Bachelors of Art in both Political Science and International Studies. She then attended the University of Florida Levin College of Law for law school.
She is now the owner and managing partner for Khan Law, P.A. and she now practices at a civil litigation firm that focuses on real estate. She’s an active participant in the community, currently serving on the following boards: Junior League of Miami Board of Directors, Florida Muslim Bar Association Executive Board, HOBY (the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership program) and Gulliver Alumni Council. In addition, she is a recent graduate of the Leadership Florida Connect Class VII and is a proud member of Leadership Florida. Faequa is the immediate past-president of Florida Muslim Bar Association.
Taghrid G. Hassan has been practicing law for nearly 20 years exclusively in the areas of family law and immigration. She has helped countless families immigrate to the United States and has assisted many to become US citizens. She has a passion for guiding families through the difficult process of divorce and separation to promote harmonious family relationships. She is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and has been appointed as guardian ad litem by the court in family and domestic violence cases. Ms. Hassan is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and New Jersey, as well as US District Court of New Jersey and the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Hassan received her Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School. Ms. Hassan is one of the founding members of the Florida Muslim Bar Association and has spoken on many panels regarding diversity in the legal process and the enforceability of Islamic marriage contracts in US courts.
Yasir Billoo is an experienced attorney whose experience ranges from representing large Fortune 500 companies in complex litigation
and appeals in state and federal court, to helping small business owners with simple agreements and legal consulting. While earning his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University, he was a member of the Jessup International Law Moot Court team and on the Board of the Journal of International and Comparative Law. Yasir is a founding member and past-president of the Florida Muslim Bar Association, a member of the Florida Bar’s Committee on Diversity & Inclusion and a Board Member of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers. Yasir is also a Member of the prestigious invitation-only International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).
Jalal “Jay” Shehadeh is the Managing Partner at Shehadeh Giannamore, PLLC. He focuses his practice in the areas of real estate and banking. His prior experience includes serving as the Executive-Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors of U.S. Century Bank, a public Florida based bank. He also previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. In addition to his legal career, Jalal and his brother/partner, Mohammad Shehadeh, have continued their family business of owning/operating gas stations, car washes and convenience stores throughout South Florida.
Jalal dedicates time to philanthropic activities, primarily related to the subject of Palestine-Israel.
He is also a board member of the Palestinian American Bar Association (PABA) and the Coalition of South Florida Muslim Organizations (COSMOS).
Jalal grew up in Palestine from the age of 8 until he was 16. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2006 with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, from Florida International University in 2009 with a Law Degree and from Florida International University in 2017 with a
Master’s of Law in Banking Regulations. Jalal currently lives in Coral Gables, FL with his wife, Katherine Shehadeh, and his two sons, Amir and Nasir.
