Meet Burhan U. Nomani

The retired Honorable Judge Burhan Nomani, a licensed attorney in Houston, Texas, specializes primarily in Immigration and Nationality Law. In 2005, he assumed the role of Municipal Judge for the City of Houston, presiding over Jail and Non-Detained Cases on a part-time basis while maintaining a full-time legal practice. Reconfirmed every two years, Judge Nomani, with regret, resigned from this esteemed position in 2016 to focus more extensively on his law practice due to personal reasons and increased professional demands.

Judge Nomani's educational journey includes earning a B.A. from Punjab University, a Bachelor of Science in Business from Concord University, West Virginia, Post Baccalaureate studies at the University of Houston, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston. He further enriched his legal education by completing International Law courses in London, U.K., at the University of Notre Dame.

Commencing his legal career in 1991 as a Law Clerk at Anwar-I-Qadeer & Associates, P.C. in Houston, Judge Nomani advanced to the position of Associate Attorney, specializing in real estate and business practice. His earlier experience includes working with the Gulf Coast Legal Foundation in Immigration and Family Law, serving deserving clients in the city.

Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi,  Judge Nomani's diverse practice encompasses Personal Injury, Business, Criminal, Family, and Immigration law at all levels. Representing clients globally in US Immigration and other US Agency Matters, he has appeared in County, State, Federal Courts, and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In a career spanning 31 years, Judge Nomani has not only prioritized his professional practice, family, and friends but has also actively contributed to numerous community service projects. His extensive involvement includes providing legal services to organizations such as Gulf Coast Legal Foundation, Pakistan Student Association, International Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Asian American Bar Association, South Asian American Bar Association, Islamic Society of Greater Houston, Pakistan Association of Greater Houston, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Gandhi Center, YMCA, Houston Refugee Pro Bono Project, Muslim Lawyer’s Association, and serving as a member and legal counsel to various charitable and non-profit organizations.

Judge Nomani's commitment to community service extends to initiating a Legal Clinic in January 2000, offering indigent clients access to legal counsel every Saturday. He played a pivotal role in establishing Shifa Healthcare, providing medical treatment to patients in need. Additionally, Judge Nomani volunteered for Immigration and Naturalization Service Citizenship Workshops, organized free seminars post-September 11, 2001, to educate the local immigrant community on U.S. Immigration laws, rights, and responsibilities. Actively engaging with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the US Attorney's Office, he voiced community concerns in various meetings.

Beyond his legal endeavors, Judge Nomani finds joy in the company of learned and simple individuals, values family, appreciates poetry, embraces different cultures and religions, has a keen interest in history, enjoys music, engages in swimming, diving, riding, and relishes the experience of travel.