Area of Practice: Class Actions and Employment Litigation Arby stands up for workers in class and complex wage-and-hour matters involving employers in multiple industries, including agriculture, banking, and hospitality. He is the Shareholder of Lawyers for Justice, PC. Multilingual in English, Armenian, and Spanish, Arby speaks for those who haven’t been heard. Arby’s discipline and determination has enabled him to successfully obtain class-wide resolutions in over 250 cases. Under his guidance and supervision, Lawyers for Justice, PC has recovered millions of dollars for thousands of individuals. Arby is always working to help clients recover what’s rightfully theirs. His recent wins in contested class certification motions include certification of classes of employees working for multiple national chains of retail stores, a co-working space provider, a residential management company, a container manufacturer, a parking company, a bank and a medical equipment supplier. A winner through and through, Arby’s hard work has been recognized multiple times, including: Super Lawyers Rising Stars, TopVerdict.com, Best of the Bar and Pasadena Magazine. Further, in 2011, Arby’s passion for class action litigation led to him being selected, as the only attorney in private practice, to participate in the Impact Fund’s Class Action Training Institute.

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Fascinated by the ‘mind behind the mask', Attorney Adam Akeel has been an avid student of psychology since 2011. This lifelong study has provided Adam with a unique advantage as a litigator. In 2016, Adam joined Akeel & Valentine, PLC to fight for the greater good alongside his father. Since joining, Adam has been heavily involved in all aspects of litigation. Adam has a passion for research and writing and has authored countless briefs on unique legal issues in State and Federal courts throughout the country-including several briefs before the United States Supreme Court. Adam's goal is to win on paper. His legal writing has resulted in many favorable outcomes against institutions, municipalities, and fortune 100 and 500 companies. A deep legal thinker, he has an innate ability to digest and understand large bodies of case law relating to unique and complex legal issues. Awarded the first of its kind accolade as an "Intellectually Curious Genius" by his law school, Adam's creativity is seen throughout his writing, much of which has been borrowed by State and Federal judges in the drafting of their judicial decisions. Adam is also experienced in litigating class and collective actions throughout the country. In the early stages of his career, Adam litigated cases against large corporations, universities, and municipalities for civil rights and constitutional violations. Now, much of Adam's time is spent litigating large nationwide cases against the insurance and pharmaceutical industries for their anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct. In his down time, Adam likes to read books on psychology, philosophy, business, and history.

Roaa Al-Heeti is a partner at Maatuka Al-Heeti Emkes LLC in Champaign, Illinois, she concentrates her practice on immigration, real estate, estate planning, and probate litigation. Her diverse practice includes serving clients ranging from international corporations to local businesses and families. Roaa is a 2007 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law. She also earned her B.S. in 2004 and M.S. in 2007 from the University of Illinois’ College of Media. She began her career in her hometown of Champaign and continues to practice there. Roaa served as an adjunct professor at the College of Law during the summer of 2018. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association, and other professional groups. Roaa was named to "40 under 40" by Central Illinois Business Magazine, won the 2014 Global Mobility & Immigration Award, and received the 2018 Welcome Award for Distinguished Leadership in Champaign-Urbana.