Shams Hirji Appellate Attorney Squire Patton Boggs Cincinnati

Shams Hirji

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Professional Biography

Shams 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.

More Legal and Business Bylines From Shams Hirji

Federal Courts Continue to Grapple with Causation in Anti-Kickback-Based False Claims Act Cases - (Posted On Wednesday, November 29, 2023)
Sixth Circuit Reverses Grants of Preliminary Injunctions in Gender Dysphoria Cases - (Posted On Friday, September 29, 2023)
Sixth Circuit’s Denial of Rehearing En Banc Spawns Concurring and Dissenting Opinions - (Posted On Tuesday, September 19, 2023)
Daylight Between Sixth and Fifth Circuits in Social Media Censorship Cases - (Posted On Monday, September 18, 2023)
Sua Sponte State Law Certification in Opioid MDL Appeal - (Posted On Wednesday, September 13, 2023)
Sixth Circuit Limits Anti-Kickback Claims Brought Under False Claims Act - (Posted On Monday, April 03, 2023)
Panel Holds that Ohio Aggravated Burglary Statute Does Not Count as Predicate Violent Felony under ACCA. - (Posted On Wednesday, February 15, 2023)
District Court Declares Portion of Regulations Governing NSA’s Dispute Resolution Process Invalid - (Posted On Wednesday, February 08, 2023)
A Brief History and Status of (Cleaned Up) in the Sixth Circuit - (Posted On Monday, December 19, 2022)
States’ Title X Challenge Returns to Sixth Circuit - (Posted On Monday, October 24, 2022)

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The National Law Review recognizes Squire Patton Boggs, LLP as a Go-To Thought leader for their coverage of coronavirus-related litigation at the federal level. Squire Patton's “The Sixth Circuit and the OSHA Vaccine Mandate” authored by Colter Paulson and Shams Hirji received more than 48,000 page views and is one of many examples of Squire Patton's unparalleled analysis of federal litigation.