WAFA J. HOBALLAH, ESQ., LL.M.

Wafa J. Hoballah, attorney at law is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and Lebanon. She is a registered  and certified special & foreign Legal Consultant on the Laws of Lebanon & the Middle East with the California State Bar & The District of Columbia Bar.  She is a graduate of the McGeorge School of Law, University of The Pacific, California, University of Salzburg, Austria, the Lebanese University, Faculty of Law, and the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Ms. Hoballah’s International law practice specializes in business, commercial and corporate law in and between the United States, the Middle East and West Africa, with focus on major aspects of international business transactions, negotiations, due diligence investigations, development and financing, joint ventures, and compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Act and Countries accepted practices. 

Ms. Hoballah’s National practice focuses on assisting Lebanese nationals with family, probate & estate matters particularly as it relates to Religious & Civil laws and its compatibility with local United State laws.  Ms. Hoballah is an expert on U.S. Lebanese Comparative laws including Islamic Sharia laws as applicable by the Lebanese courts.

Another area of Ms. Hoballah’s practice concentrates on U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law.   Combining her personal & legal experience with cultural backgrounds, Ms. Hoballah provides legal services sensitive to the ethnic business and cultural needs of the community including Political Asylum and VAWA petitions.

Ms. Hoballah is the Chair of the board of the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles, a chartering board member of the Lebanese American Foundation “LAF”, and a founding member of the Los Angeles-Beirut Sister Cities Organization.