Principal Shareholder - OLADIRAN LAW, PC
Phoenix, Arizona Area
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- Principal Shareholder at OLADIRAN LAW, PC
- Past
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- Attorney at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Attorney at Office of the Arizona Attorney General
- Attorney at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Attorney at Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, LLP
- Attorney at Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP
- Summer Associate at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C.
- Spring Associate at Streich Lang
- Law Student/Intern at Joel Robbbins Law
- Intern at Maricopa County Superior Court
- Education
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- University of Arizona
- Arizona State University College of Law
- Phoenix College
- University of Ibadan
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- Legal Services
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Tajudeen Oladiran’s Summary
Tajudeen "Taj" Oladiran is a uniqely experienced complex commercial litigation lawyer based in Phoenix Arizona. Taj Oladiran has represented corporate clients in all aspects of complex commercial litigation, complex bankruptcy litigation, creditors’ rights litigation, and related appeals.
Currently, Mr. Oladiran's practice is focused almost exclusively on Consumer Protection through business litigation. To Taj Oladiran, consumer protection means fighting for the oppresed in any arena, any area of law, and at any stage of the dispute. For instance, Mr. Oladiran represents the plaintiff in an employee discrimination lawsuit in which the defendants are represented by a lawfirm considered to be the best in the country in employment law. Similarly, Mr. Oladiran is currently representing several plaintiffs against a national bank represented by the best legal talent money can buy.
Mr. Oladiran is a cum laude graduate of ASU College of Law. His prior practice experience includes working as an attorney with Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, LLP (9/2001-3/2003), Office of the Arizona Attorney General (1/2006-10/2006), and Greenberg Traurig, LLP (5/2004-1/2006 & 10/2006-10/2007).
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Oladiran is a trailblazer in community service. In the over 76 year history of the Arizona Bar, Taj Oladiran is the second African-American attorney to be voted in (2008) as a Member of the Ruling Board of Governors of the Arizona State Bar (BOG), which represents over 16,000 active Arizona attorneys. in 2009, Mr. Oladiran voluntarily left the BOG position because of too much internal politics.
Taj Oladiran is also one of a select few attorneys to be apppointed as a Judge Pro Tempore in the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County with the minimum 5 years practice experience at the time of appointment.
GOALS: To make life better for as many people as I can, using all my God given abilities.
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Specialties:
I completed the National Institute for Trial Advocacy training programs covering jury trials; depositions; expert witness examinations; oral arguments; and motion practice.
I am also experienced in property acquisitions, communication skills, drafting, finance, legal, legal research, litigation, and cliend development and management.
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Experience
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Principal Shareholder
OLADIRAN LAW, PC
(Legal Services industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Duties: I represent primarily Plaintiffs in all aspects of complex commercial litigation, creditors' rights litigation, and complex bankruptcy litigation. In addition, I am building a practice in international trade law.
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Attorney
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
(Legal Services industry)
October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Duties: I represented primarily corporate creditors in all aspects of complex bankruptcy litigation, complex commercial litigation, creditors' rights litigation, landlord-tenant litigation, and related appeals. My experience in bankruptcy litigation includes preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, stay relief matters, contested and consensual Chapter 11 plan confirmation proceedings, dischargeability actions, cash collateral issues, DIP financing, and asset sales and acquisitions. My experience in creditors' rights litigation includes state court receiverships, pre- and post-judgment provisional remedy actions, collection actions, real and personal property foreclosures, guaranty actions, and commercial landlord-tenant disputes.
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Attorney
Office of the Arizona Attorney General
(Legal Services industry)
January 2006 — October 2006 (10 months)
Duties: Represented the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) in complex bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigation and transactions. Provided legal advice to DES' Division of Child Support Enforcement on all legal issues, from criminal law to trusts and estates.
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Attorney
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
(Legal Services industry)
May 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 9 months)
Duties: Complex bankruptcy litigation and complex commercial litigation.
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Attorney
Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, LLP
(Legal Services industry)
September 2001 — March 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Practice consisted of complex commercial litigation and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy/ Insolvency Reorgabization.
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Attorney
Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP
(Legal Services industry)
September 2001 — March 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Duties: Represented corporate creditors in complex commercial litigation matters.
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Summer Associate
Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C.
(Legal Services industry)
May 2000 — September 2000 (5 months)
Duties: Represented corporate creditors in complex commercial litigation matters.
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Spring Associate
Streich Lang
(Legal Services industry)
January 2000 — May 2000 (5 months)
Duties: Represented corporate creditors in complex commercial litigation matters.
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Law Student/Intern
Joel Robbbins Law
(Legal Services industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
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Intern
Maricopa County Superior Court
(Legal Services industry)
May 1999 — August 1999 (4 months)
Duties: Conducted legal research on criminal law issues; assisted in drafting of comprehensive Minute Entries.
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Education
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University of Arizona
International Trade Law 2008 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Not yet completed
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Arizona State University College of Law
J.D , Law , 1998 — 2001
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Phoenix College
Certificate of Completion , Practical Nursing , 1997
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE OF LAW
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University of Ibadan
Bachelor of Science , Biology , 1987 — 1991
Additional Information
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Websites:
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Interests:
History; Politics; Law; Human Rights Protection; Proverty Reduction
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Groups:
State Bar of Arizona
Arizona Black Bar
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Honors:
• Second African American lawyer elected to the Arizona State Bar Board of Governors in the Bar's 76+ year history
• Appointed as a Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court, after just 5 years in practice (the minimum years required to be a Judge in Arizona state court).
• Former Governor of the Arizona State Bar
•Treasurer, Arizona Black Bar Association.
• Former Member, Arizona State Bar Appointments Committee.
• Former Member, Arizona State Bar Civil Practice & Procedure Committee.
• Former Member, Arizona State Bar Professionalism Committee.
• Former Member Arizona State Judiciary Self Help forms Committee
• Former Volunteer Lawyer, Maricopa County Volunteer Lawyers Program.
Tajudeen Oladiran’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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