Advocate/lawyer Famous Names Starting with Letter I

An Indian lawyer. She went to school in Mumbai and graduated in Bangalore, before getting her degree

An Indian lawyer. She went to school in Mumbai and graduated in Bangalore, before getting her degree in law in 1962. Jaising became the first woman to be designated as a Senior Advocate by the High Court of Bombay in 1986. From the beginning of her legal career, she has focused on protection of human rights, rights of women and those of the poor working class.

Was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and a respected law academician. Sh

Was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and a respected law academician. She was also the first female dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law.Cortes was born in Legazpi City, where she completed her intermediate studies. She studied law in the University of the Philippines College of Law, where she obtained her law degree in 1948. She then pursued graduate studies in the University of Michigan, obtaining from that university her masteral and doctoral degrees in law.

Was an Anglo-Dutch lawyer and diplomat.He was the son of a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. He

Was an Anglo-Dutch lawyer and diplomat.He was the son of a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. He was educated at Leiden, removed to England about 1627, and was appointed to a lectureship in history at Cambridge,[1] where his attempt to justify the Dutch revolt against Spain led to his early resignation. In 1629 he was admitted a commoner of the College of Advocates.

Is a French lawyer engaged to Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the international terrorist better known as "

Is a French lawyer engaged to Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the international terrorist better known as "Carlos" (his nom de guerre) or "Carlos the Jackal". She represented Zacarias Moussaoui early during his imprisonment while awaiting trial for his role in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Was a South African lawyer who served as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Afri

Was a South African lawyer who served as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the Supreme Court of Namibia, and co-authored the constitution of Namibia.Mahomed was born in Pretoria, his parents were Indian shopowners. He graduated from Pretoria Indian Boys' High School in 1950. He received his BA from University of the Witwatersrand in 1953 and the following year received his BA honours with distinction in political science. He finished his Bachelor of Laws in 1957.

Is a South African lawyer. He is married to Zamila Ayob and they have one son, Zayd Ismail Ayob, who

Is a South African lawyer. He is married to Zamila Ayob and they have one son, Zayd Ismail Ayob, who is also his law partner [1].The bulk of his practice for the first twenty years was in human rights acting for opponents of the apartheid regime. Ayob defended and represented many South African political prisoners. Ayob was among the few people, who was allowed to visit Nelson Mandela on Robben Island when he was imprisoned there. His most high profile case was that of Helene Passtoor, a Belgian woman accused of ferrying arms for the then-banned African National Congress. Another high profile client of Ayob's was Winnie Mandela, who he also represented during the Stompie Moeketsi kidnapping trial. [2]

Was a Ukrainian lawyer, who achieved most fame by being a founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki

Was a Ukrainian lawyer, who achieved most fame by being a founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Ivan Kandyba was born into a Ukrainian peasant family in Poland. In 1945, his family was resettled in Ukraine. Kandyba attended law school in Lviv, graduating in 1953. Between 1953 and 1961, he served in the town of Hlynyany, Lviv oblast, as notary, lawyer, and judge

Was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the M

Was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany, lawyers, and abandoned children. His feast day is May 19. Poetically, he is referred to as "Advocate of the Poor."