Meet the professionals behind Smart Solicitors — experienced, strategic, and committed to legal and compliance excellence.
Rufai Shittu leads the Firm with over nine (9) years post-call experience, providing strategic legal advisory, regulatory, and transactional support across diverse sectors. His practice covers Corporate and Commercial Law, Regulatory Compliance, Islamic Law, Tax Law, Islamic Finance, Islamic Estate Planning, ICT Law, Data Privacy, Medical Law, Agricultural Law, Property Law, and Family Law.
He holds multiple professional certifications including PCIBF, Professional Diploma in Waqf and Zakat Management, ICMAP CERT, and Certificate in Islamic Estate Planning and Wealth Management. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Islamic Law.
Experienced legal practitioners with deep expertise spanning litigation, Islamic law, technology, taxation, and commercial practice.
With over 13 years post-call experience, Muhammad Bashir Yusuf is distinguished for his robust practice in civil and criminal litigation, family law, corporate law, and property law. He is a hands-on litigator actively representing clients in a wide range of disputes before superior courts of record. His practice spans general civil and criminal litigation, property-related transactions and disputes, and family law matters.
A seasoned legal practitioner with over twelve (12) years post-call experience, Kabiru Ibrahim Abdulkadir brings strategic depth to the Firm's advisory, compliance, and dispute resolution engagements. He specialises in Islamic Law, Tax Law, ICT Law, Corporate Law, and Property Law. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and a professional affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
Aminu Ado Sheriff is a legal practitioner with nine (9) years post-call experience and a strong practice focus on Islamic Law, Family Law, Islamic Finance, Corporate Law, and Property Law. He has particular strength in family law under Islamic jurisprudence, including marriage, divorce, custody, inheritance, and Islamic estate administration. He regularly advises on Shariah-compliant family disputes and Islamic finance transactions.
Ibrahim Garba Muhammad is a Partner of the Firm with over nine (9) years post-call experience, with a strong focus on litigation and dispute resolution — particularly election petitions, constitutional matters, and technology-related disputes. Beyond legal practice, Ibrahim serves as the Deputy National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), deepening his exposure to electoral processes, public law dynamics, and regulatory frameworks.
Abdullahi O. Lawal is a Senior Associate with over five (5) years post-call experience. He has represented and worked on matters involving leading financial institutions, including UBA, Keystone Bank Plc, and Alternative Bank, appearing before superior courts of record. Proficient in both contentious and non-contentious practice with strong competence in contract drafting, negotiation, and dispute management.
Ensures smooth office operations and Legal Secretary duties.
Eminent scholars and seasoned professionals in Islamic law, Islamic finance, estate planning, and Shariah governance reinforcing our institutional vision.
Professor of Law and renowned authority in Islamic Banking and Finance. Received advanced training at International Islamic University Malaysia; formerly Deputy Director, IIIBF, Bayero University Kano. Author of books and scholarly articles on Islamic finance principles.
Professor of Law and respected Chief Imam with deep expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and Shariah governance. Brings extensive academic and practical insight into Islamic family law, succession, and waqf jurisprudence.
Chief Imam and Director of Umar Bun Khattab College of Education. A respected Islamic scholar and jurist providing high-level Shariah advisory guidance on waqf and Islamic Law of Inheritance.
Associate Professor of Law and Dean, Faculty of Law, International Open University, The Gambia. Widely respected for scholarship in Islamic Law of Inheritance, Waqf, and Islamic Finance. Strengthens our Shariah-compliant succession planning advisory.
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Bayero University Kano. Specialises in Islamic Finance, Corporate Governance, and regulatory frameworks. Provides strategic advisory in Shariah governance and financial compliance for complex Islamic financial transactions.
Our Advisory Board's collective expertise strengthens our institutional vision and reinforces our commitment to delivering technically sound and Shariah-compliant legal solutions for every client.
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