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Ausaf Kausar Farooqi

Family Attorney at Oakbrook Terrace, IL

4.5   8 reviews
  • Licensed for 13 years
    State IL
    Acquired 2010
    Status
    Active and Authorized to Practice Law No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

About Ausaf

Learn Ausaf’s areas of practice.

3
Practice areas
  1. Family
    75%
    Marriage, Pre-Nuptials, Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Property Settlement Agreements, Marriage Mediation, Conflict Resolution

    13 years

  2. Estate planning
    20%
    Will, Living Will, Trust, Living Trust, Revocable Grantor's Trust, Estate Tax Planning, Power of Attorney, Islamic Wills

    13 years

  3. Immigration
    5%
    Citizenship, Contesting Deportation/Detention, Visa, Family Sponsorship Visa, Employment Visa, Other Visa, Adjustment of Status, Greencard

    13 years

Attorney Ausaf Farooqi focuses his practice on family law, estate planning, and probate litigation. Mr. Farooqi has represented clients in every aspect of family law, including divorce, legal separation, child custody, child visitation, child support, orders of protection, annulments, pre-and post-nuptial contracts and enrollment of foreign divorce judgments. He has obtained favorable settlements and successful judgments on behalf of his clients.

Mr. Farooqi is an experienced mediator, having resolved divorce litigations, prenuptial contracts, family conflicts, business conflicts, nonprofit conflicts, and community based conflicts without the need for costly litigation.

Mr. Farooqi is also an experienced estate planner, utilizing a variety of tools including last wills and testaments, revocable grantor’s trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, family limited liability companies, and advanced directives, to ensure that his clients have a complete estate plan customized to their individual needs. He compliments his estate planning experience with experience in Probate disputes and contested estates.

Mr. Farooqi specializes in the area of Islamic estate planning and Islamic family law. He has given dozens of lectures, presentations, and speeches regarding these topics. He has engineered customized estate plans, prenuptial, and post-nuptial contracts that specifically meet the needs of Muslim clients living within the United States. He regularly works and consults with religious scholars and other experts in the field to ensure his products meet the highest standards of quality and accuracy.

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Farooqi & Husain LLC
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Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181

Reviews

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Posted by Joseph | November 11, 2021
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
| Consulted Attorney
Needed quick advice
Mr. Farooqi came to me as a referral from my financial advisor. Within minutes of emailing, he had replied and was happy to schedule a phone call the following day to discuss my issue. The expertise and professionalism as well as the comfort in the conversation was amazing. Mr. Farooqi is truly what you would desire when working with an attorney. I would highly recommend his services.
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Posted by anonymous | February 10, 2017
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Divorce
Excellent lawyer , very good ethics, always supportive and honest Always meticulus and uptodate with the case
Posted by Brian | July 9, 2016
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Satisfied
I have hired and consulted Mr. Farooqi on various occasions for various matters, and he provided his services and advice in a timely, concise manner. He wrote my will and he advised me in an issue I had with my health insurance. When I requested his services for a matter that was outside his specialty, he referred me to another attorney with whose results I was also fully satisfied. He always has a direct, no-nonsense approach in my dealings with him. Highly recommended.
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Posted by Farhan | July 8, 2016
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Great work
Ausaf has a strong presence in court, with great knowledge of the law. He has worked diligently with me for many years, through my petitions with the courts for my children's rights and saftey. He has succeeded in securing my visitation rights, multiple contempt charges secured, and several motions with the courts. I highly recommend Ausaf Farooqi and his team as knowledgeable, dependable, and reasonable representation.
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Posted by Syed | July 1, 2016
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Exceptional
Br. Farooqi was invited to speak at our community center about estate planning. He was a fantastic speaker. Very captivating. And he broke down the topics so all of us could clearly understand the complicated legal topics. I ended up calling him to do my estate plan. I was on a tight schedule as I was traveling overseas in less than a week. He and his team took care of me and my family and I had all of my documents executed before I left. He was very accommodating. Truly an exceptional attorney.
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Posted by Muhammad | June 30, 2016
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Highly Recommend
I met with Mr. Farooqi about a year ago at the beginning of a very difficult divorce litigation. I was both emotionally and financially in a difficult place and faced the prospect of losing my access to my children. From day one, Mr. Farooqi guided me through the process, set my expectations appropriately, and helped me get through the most difficult time in my life. He was prompt, reliable, and often times made himself available at nights and weekends. When I had financial problems, he worked with me so that this litigation would not bankrupt me. In the end, I got more time with my children then I expected without having to go to trial or have an enormous bill. Thank you Mr. Farooqi.
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Posted by ** | February 26, 2015
highly recommended, reliable and to-the-point attorney.
I took advise from him and highly recommend him. With just summary of the description of my case, he understood the stakes involved and explained me my options.
Posted by anonymous | June 29, 2016
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
I do not recommend this lawyer
From day one, Ausaf Farooqi failed to answer my questions, he would respond to partial parts of my emails and go MIA for weeks at a time. After calling, texting and emailing, he would say he was on vacation. The final thing he did that made me write this review was that he was supposed to file a child support on May 10th. I emailed him for a status update many times, and he would respond saying there is nothing I need to do and that he would check the status of the support order. I gave him a few more weeks and asked again, and his office finally emailed me asking for "missing information" to file for support, a month after it was supposed to be filed. When I emailed him asking if that means the child support motion was never filed? he responded that "this information has nothing to do with the child support order". A week later (June 27th) I asked for an update, I was told they will get back to me. They never did, and I checked the case status today to find out the child support was filed on June 27th. 7 weeks after he said he would file, and made it sound like he did on multiple occasions. Absolutely disappointed and do not recommend this lawyer to anyone. He has no respect for his clients time or money.
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Cost

Rates
  • Hourly Rates $ 300-350 per hour
Payment methods
Cash, Check, Credit Card

Resume

AVVO RATING 9.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Partner
  • Farooqi & Husain
  • 2014 - Present
  • Principal Attorney
  • DuPage Attorneys
  • 2010 - 2014
  • Development Manager
  • The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
  • 2007 - 2009
  • Law Clerk
  • CAIR-Chicago
  • 2006 - 2007
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Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2008
  • Ohio University
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 2003
  • Ohio University
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 2003

Legal Cases

  • Preserving Family Assets
  • 100% of client's interests in the family held businesses were declared non-marital and his spouse received no share of the businesses.

Associations

  • DuPage County Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2013 - Present
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2010 - Present
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2014 - 2018

Languages Spoken

  • Urdu
  • Hindi

Honors and Awards

  • Dean's Distinguished Public Service Award
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • 2008
  • Certificate of Service
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • 2008

Publications

  • HG.org Global Legal Resources
  • HG
  • 2016
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Attorney endorsements

Received (15)
Given (19)
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Family Attorney | Oct 26
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Family Attorney | Oct 26
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Family Attorney | Feb 02
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Estate planning Attorney | Feb 02
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Family Attorney | Feb 02
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Immigration Attorney | Feb 02
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Immigration Attorney | Feb 02
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Immigration Attorney | Feb 02
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Estate planning Attorney | Feb 02
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Immigration Attorney | Feb 02
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Immigration Attorney | Feb 02
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Litigation Attorney | Dec 11
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"I endorse this lawyer."
Estate planning Attorney | Nov 13
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"My husband and I used Ausaf's estate planning services for our will. He was professional, quick, and answered our questions thoroughly. I also consulted him on an unrelated family law matter and he was very helpful."
Family Attorney | Oct 23
Relationship: Worked for lawyer
"When I think of a top notch Family lawyer I think of Ausaf Farooqi. I have seen first hand how hard he works for each and every client. If I have a family law question my first stop is always Ausaf."
Family Attorney | Aug 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I have known Ausaf for over ten years. He is a skilled and well respected attorney carrying a high level of integrity and strong ethical standard. His legal analyses and grasp of the law is impressive."
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Oakbrook Terrace Family Lawyer Ausaf Kausar Farooqi
Ausaf Kausar Farooqi
Family Attorney
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Licensed for 13 years