Immediate Past President

Intisar Rashid, Esq.

Intisar Rashid is an attorney from Atlanta, GA. She is experienced in litigation and trial technique, focusing on contract litigation, personal injury, criminal defense and election law. Attorney Rashid began her career in a private criminal defense firm handling death penalty cases and various other criminal matters in both state and federal court.  After gaining experience litigating criminal cases, Attorney Rashid joined a civil firm that represented the Dekalb-Fulton Hospital Authority that includes Emory University, Grady Memorial Hospital, Dekalb Medical Center, and Morehouse School of Medicine.  Attorney Rashid managed the firm’s medical malpractice cases and also litigated various contract cases.  After two years Attorney Rashid started a private practice specializing in criminal, contract, and election law.  She represented a Muslim elected official before the GA Supreme Court successfully defending his election win and Georgia’s citizens’ right to vote by absentee ballot without a reason.  She has taken many cases for reduced fees to serve indigent clients and community organizations.  She also counsels business and non-profit boards on various legal matters.

Attorney Rashid’s passion for service to the community inspired her to travel between California and New York as a National Urban Fellow honing her skills in the administration of public sector organizations. She worked for nine months in the City Manager’s office in Carson, CA negotiating contract disputes, advocating for legislative initiatives at both the state and federal levels, and implementing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program ensuring compliance with HUD guidelines.  Attorney Rashid has served as a governing board member of the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam and the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta.  She currently serves as Board Chair of the Interfaith Community Institute (ICI) based out of Atlanta, GA.

Attorney Rashid graduated from the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, GA then went on to receive a BS in Human and Organizational Development with a double major in English from Vanderbilt University.  She taught high school English for two years at the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta before going on to receive a J.D. from Mercer University’s School of Law.  Attorney Rashid continued to expand her knowledge of Islam through travels to Malaysia, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage, as well as interfaith pilgrimages to Israel, Palestine and Turkey.  She has completed various training including an American Muslim Women’s Leadership Training in Abu Dhabi, UAE; a Political Leadership Training sponsored by the White House Project; and the Faith in the City Leadership Training Program.  Attorney Rashid speaks on various occasions around the city of Atlanta on topics surrounding Muslims, Muslim women, interfaith relations, and various areas of the law. She has conducted published research for the GA Trial Lawyers Association on “When Your Client is Muslim: Considerations for Trial Lawyers”.  Attorney Rashid is also a contributing writer for Azizah magazine, a nationally distributed Muslim women’s magazine. She pursues balance in all aspects of life and is excited to be a part of the continuous renewal of Islamic communities.