Education

LLM Candidate (Master's of Comparative Law), April 1997
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah

BA, Law, January 1992
Mu'tah University, Karak, Jordan

Experience

• Practiced law as an attorney for four and a half years in a private law firm (A. K. Pharaon & partners law firm). Worked in many fields of law (corporations, partnerships, real property, landlord and tenant, criminal), serving clients from the Middle East and Europe.

Languages

• English and Arabic

Computer Skills

• HotDocs (Legal Forms), LEXIS-NEXIS, WESTLAW, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Internet, Windows 95, 3.1, DOS

Areas of Study

• Intellectual property; trademarks and copyright law in the United States as well as in Jordan.
• Corporations and business associations.
• Real property law in the United States as well as in Jordan

Honors

• Passed the Bar Examination in Jordan with a grade of 44 out of 50 (top 5%.)
• As a requirement for admission to the Bar, prepared a legal thesis on the topic "Ejectment Actions in the Jordanian Property Law" and after defending the thesis before a special committee, passed with a grade of 45 out of 50 (top 5%.)

Current Employer

A.K. Pharaon & Partners, Attorneys at Law
P O Box 926575
Amman 11110
Jordan
(962) 665-0997 (Phone)
(962) 665-0997 (fax)
email: [email protected]

Current Address

R-502 DT
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 371-3443 (phone)
(801) 378-3595 (fax)
[email protected]