Shams H. Hirji focuses his practice on appeals and critical motions. He has briefed numerous appeals in federal and state courts and has presented oral argument in the Sixth Circuit, the Ohio Supreme Court and the Ohio Courts of Appeals. Shams also maintains an active trial-court practice, ensuring that complex legal issues are resolved in favor of clients as early as possible and, if necessary, preserved for appellate review.
Before joining the firm, Shams served as a deputy solicitor general in the Office of the Ohio Solicitor General. As deputy solicitor general, Shams represented the State of Ohio in state and federal appellate courts.
Shams clerked for the Honorable John B. Nalbandian of the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable Douglas R. Cole of the Southern District of Ohio.
Representative Matters
- Won a reversal in the Sixth Circuit of the district court’s dismissal of a complaint on behalf of a major shipping company in a case arising under the Labor Management Relations Act.
- Won a reversal in the Ohio Court of Appeals of the trial court’s money judgment against a metals manufacturer.
- Won a writ of mandamus in a Florida District Court of Appeals on behalf of one of the country’s largest medical equipment manufacturers.
- Won an affirmance in the Sixth Circuit of the district court’s dismissal of a complaint on behalf of a regionally prominent automotive dealer.
- Won a regulatory interpretation issue of first impression in the Sixth Circuit on behalf of the franchisee of a globally renown restaurant chain.
- Briefed an issue of statutory interpretation at the First Circuit on behalf of one of the world’s leading insurance corporations (decision pending).
