Yousef N. Taha received his law degree from SUNY Buffalo Law School where he served as managing editor of the Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal. He received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from St. John’s University. Prior to joining ETKS, Mr. Taha was an attorney for the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office as well as an attorney for the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of New York. Mr. Taha also clerked for Harrington and Mahoney, a Buffalo law firm concentrating on criminal defense and has previous experience working for the United Nations in New York City. He is a lifelong Western New York resident and is fluent in Arabic.
Education
- State University of New York Law School, J.D., 2013
- St. John’s University, B.A., cum laude, 2010
- Fluent in Arabic, proficient in Spanish
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- New York State Courts
- United States District Court, Western District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
