Fariz M. Burhanuddin was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Houston, Texas before moving back to Chicagoland and graduating from Conant High School on the North West side. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and then earned his law degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. While at Chicago-Kent, Mr. Burhanuddin was the Vice President of the Student Bar Association and a member of the nationally ranked Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy team.

Mr. Burhanuddin began his career as a 711 licensed law clerk in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, where he successfully argued multiple felony motions. He now handles a wide variety of cases ranging from complex commercial disputes to commercial and residential real estate matters.

Affiliations

• Chicago-Kent College of Law (2017 to 2020)
  • Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy I and II
  • Asst. Coach of Trial Advocacy Team
• Illinois State Bar Association
  
  • Co-Chair, Privacy & Information Security Council
  • Member, Real Estate Council
• South Asian Bar Association
• Muslim Bar Association