Houston, Texas
- Dallas (Principal Office)
- (214) 780-1400
Shifa A. Abuzaid
Shifa A. Abuzaid
Associate
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717 Texas Ave.
27th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
- State of Texas, 2022
US District Court for Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas - State of New Jersey, 2022
- Penn State Law
J.D., 2021 Degree Concentrations: Intellectual Property, Energy & Environmental Law, Law, Science & Technology
Distinctions and Affiliations: Law and Equity Committee Appointment, Women’s Law Caucus Executive Board, Muslim Legal Society Executive Board, and Legal Tech Lab Student - University of Houston Honors College
B.A. in Political Science, double minors in Phronesis and Arab Studies, 2017
Magna Cum Laude, University Honors, Honors in Major, Excellence in Arab Studies Award, and Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
- Muslim Bar Association of Houston: Director of Community Engagement and Pro Bono Services
- National Association of Muslim Lawyers Member
- Texas Bar College Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division Member
- New Jersey Somerset County Bar Association Member
- State Bar of Texas: Insurance Law Section Member
- American Bar Association: Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation; Young Lawyers Division Member
- Clerkship Mediation Award: Highest Number of Cases Settled, 2022
- Frost Brown Todd LLC Diversity and Inclusion Award, 2018
About Shifa A. Abuzaid
Shifa Abuzaid is an associate in the commercial litigation practice group at Shackelford, McKinley & Norton, LLP’s Houston office. Prior to joining Shackelford, Shifa was involved in litigating complex insurance coverage issues and disputes. Shifa has prior experience in mediation and settlement negotiation for a wide variety of civil matters ranging from disputes between self-represented parties to contested matters between large corporations. Before entering private practice, Shifa clerked for the Honorable Robert G. Wilson in the New Jersey Superior Court. During her time as a clerk, Shifa was recognized for successfully settling the highest number of cases among her peers within the civil division.
Ms. Abuzaid served as a judicial intern and extern for the Honorable William I. Arbuckle in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Abuzaid earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Houston and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Penn State Law at University Park in State College, Pennsylvania. She received concentrations Intellectual Property, Energy & Environmental Law, and Law, Science & Technology as part of her law degree.
During law school, Ms. Abuzaid was a co-founder of the Muslim Legal Society which went on to earn the distinction of Student Organization of the Year for the 2019 academic year. During her time at Penn State Law, Ms. Abuzaid competed in mock trial tournaments, participated in the Legal-Tech Virtual Lab, provided pro bono legal services to clients through the Intellectual Property Clinic, and was appointed to serve on Penn State Law’s Law and Equity Committee.
