Our Team
Meet the experienced and dedicated attorneys that make up our legal team.
Labi M. Akere
Senior Partner
Labi Akere, the Managing Partner at our esteemed legal practice, stands as an accomplished and dynamic attorney, boasting a wealth of experience exceeding 37 years in both the United States and Nigeria. His expertise spans a spectrum of legal domains, including Immigration law, Criminal Defense, Civil, and Family Law matters, fostering a thorough and effective examination of client concerns, enabling well-informed decisions, and facilitating successful outcomes.
As a fellow immigrant, Mr. Akere intimately understands the myriad challenges associated with relocating to a foreign land. He fervently champions the rights of his immigration clients, skillfully navigating the intricate landscape from the Department of Homeland Security to diverse Texas District Courts, ensuring the triumph of justice. Possessing a profound grasp of immigration intricacies on both a national and global scale, Mr. Akere delivers pragmatic solutions for business immigration, catering to international investors, corporations, students, and asylum clients.
Beyond his immigration focus, Mr. Akere exemplifies a proficient criminal defense trial lawyer. Clients of Akere and Akere readily acknowledge his adeptness in identifying and analyzing pivotal issues, strategically maneuvering towards optimal outcomes in both jury and bench trials. Renowned for his compassion, strategic acumen, and unwavering diligence, Mr. Akere approaches divorce cases with objectivity and assertive advocacy. His dedication to providing personalized service manifests in the representation of clients with diverse legal intricacies across state and federal courts nationwide.
Initiating his legal journey in 1986 after graduating from the esteemed University of Lagos, Nigeria, Mr. Akere practiced law in his home country until his relocation to the United States in 1995. Acquiring licensing from the State Bar of Texas in November 1996, he laid the foundation for Akere & Associates. Holding a license to practice before the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, he is esteemed as a valued member of the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations. Mr. Akere is celebrated for delivering highly personalized service and unwavering loyalty to his clientele, rooted in principles of integrity, ensuring clients receive direct, honest, and lucid guidance tailored to their respective cases.
Shola M. Akere
Senior Partner
Mrs. Shola M. Akere, a seasoned partner at our esteemed law firm, specializes in Immigration Law, Consumer Law, and Personal Injury. Her extensive experience in diverse immigration matters encompasses the procurement of temporary visas for various non-immigrant categories such as Students, Religious workers, Performing artists, and Professional and seasonal workers, among others. Mrs. Akere has adeptly secured permanent residency for clients seeking immigrant visas through their employment, expertly guiding them through the preference-based EB-1 through the EB-5 employment process until they secure permanent residency.
Demonstrating unwavering dedication to reuniting families, Mrs. Akere passionately represents clients seeking spousal visas, fiancé visas, immediate relatives, children, sons and daughters of permanent residents, and siblings of US Citizens. Additionally, she ardently advocates for victims of domestic violence, ensuring their appropriate restoration in society under VAWA laws. Mrs. Akere deftly manages naturalization applications, especially those entwined with criminal history and moral character concerns that could impact approval or lead to deportation.
In the expansive realm of consumer law, Mrs. Akere adeptly tackles issues under The Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), striving to forestall various forms of fraud, deceptive sales practices, and breaches of warranty, thereby furnishing consumers with comprehensive rights. Committed to the recovery of compensation for personal injuries, property damage, mental anguish, treble damages, and assorted losses, Mrs. Akere adeptly negotiates the highest possible settlements with insurance companies or, when necessary, takes cases to trial.
Mrs. Akere’s academic journey began with a B.A. Honors from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1989. Subsequently, she graduated with an LL.B Honors from the University of Lagos and was officially called to the Nigerian Bar in 1997. Obtaining her license to practice law in the State of New York in 2001 and securing licensing from the State Bar of Texas in 2005, Mrs. Akere has been dedicatedly practicing law since May 2001. A distinguished member of esteemed associations, including the American Bar Association, New York Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Nigerian American Lawyers Association, clients can confidently rely on Mrs. Akere to deliver the utmost level of service, from the initial consultation to the resolution of their cases. The prospect of serving new clients is met with enthusiasm, offering thorough case evaluations and complimentary initial consultations when needed.
Lola Akere
Junior Partner
Lola “Lollie” Akere is an experienced associate at Akere & Akere P.C., where she practices across the firm’s Immigration, Criminal, Civil, and Family Law Departments. Ms. Akere’s clients benefit from her passionate defense, critical analysis, and effective advocacy before courts and opposing counsel. She prioritizes informed decisions and successful outcomes, and possesses firsthand knowledge of the injustices faced by immigrants, businessmen, criminal defendants, and family members.
Ms. Akere is compassionate to the needs of her clients and their families and is particularly attentive to the best interests of children in family law matters. In criminal cases, Ms. Akere works tirelessly to present her clients in the best possible light and negotiates favorable outcomes for society. Her comprehensive understanding of immigration governmental processes both nationally and globally uniquely positions her to offer complex business immigration and student immigration law solutions. Ms. Akere is widely known for her strategic thinking, diligence, and determination.
Ms. Akere is a highly accomplished attorney who earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. While at law school, she was a member of the Criminal Defense Clinic and an elected Senator. In addition, she co-founded the Minority Rights Coalition and won the Best Individual Negotiator Award at the Nelson Mandela International Negotiation Competition. Ms. Akere graduated with distinction from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She is admitted to practice in Texas.
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