The Legal Practitioners

Aside from the support staff, there are eight {8} legal practitioners in the firm, each of whom is licensed to practice law in Nigeria, and to act as company secretary. The legal practitioners are as follows

Mr. Akintunde O. Akinrimisi

Principal Counsel / Partner

Main practice areas:  Investment, Company, Intellectual property, Insurance, and Labour laws.

He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987, after obtaining his LL.B and LL.M at the University of Lagos. He served in the law firm of Gally Brown Peters (SAN) in Jos and thereafter worked with the law firm of Chief Gani Fawehinmi & Co. where he practiced as a pupil lawyer and rose to Senior Counsel and whereat he was also involved inproduction  of Nigerian Weekly Law Reports. He set up the law firm of Sanusi, Akinrimisi & Co. in the year 1990, which was later changed to Fagrame Law Firm in the year 2017, with his main focus of practice in the areas of Litigation, Company and Labour laws, Land law, International joint ventures, contract negotiations, debt recoveries, International adoption and Family law.

 Professional Affiliations

  •  Nigerian Bar Association
  • International Bar Association

 He has participated in several seminars and conferences and was a Director in the Nigerian Shippers Council.

Languages

Speaks fluently in English and Yoruba.

 

 

Acacia Chinenye Joseph-Esin

Counsel , Fagrame Law Firm

Main practice area: Litigation, Corporate affairs, Tax, Debt recovery, Labour matters and Immigration.

Education

  • Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State, LL.B, 2006 – 2011.
  •  Nigerian Law School, Abuja, B.L, 2013 – 2014.

Acacia C. Joseph-Esin has attained both managerial and broad legal discipline/experience in the course of law practice with Fagrame  Law Firm which includes but not limited to Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Property Rights, Regulatory Compliance Laws, Corporate Affairs, Family Law etc.

 Professional Affiliation

  •  Nigerian Bar Association (Member)

Experience Profile

Acacia Chinenye Joseph-Esin possesses acquired skills and about 4 years’ experience in active day-to-day law practice bordering on Litigation, Land matters, Corporate Affairs, Tax matters, Immigration, Family Law, Debt Recovery, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labour Law, Banking and Insurance Law.

 Additional Information. 

Fluent in English and Igbo Languages, appreciates multi-cultural awareness and possess good communication skills.

Kelvin Chidindu Obi

Counsel, Fagrame Law Firm

 Main practice area: Litigation, Corporate affairs, Tax, Debt recovery, Labour matters and Immigration.

 Education

  • Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, LLB, 2008 – 2013.
  • Nigerian Law School, Lagos, B.L, 2014 – 2015.

 Kelvin Obi is actively involved in litigation.  He joined Fagrame Law Firm in November, 2016. Before joining the firm, he worked with Babatunde Ola Dada & Co., where he practiced.

Professional Affiliation

  •  Nigerian Bar Association (Member)

 Experience Profile

Two (2) years post-call active practice in Litigation, Land Matters, Corporate affairs and Tax matters, Immigration, Family Law, Debt Recovery, Labour Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Insurance Law.

 

Additional Information

 Fluent in English and Igbo Languages.

Miriam Chiamaka Agomuo

Counsel, Fagrame Law Firm

Main practice area: Litigation, Corporate affairs, Tax, Debt recovery, Labour matters and Immigration.

 Education

  •  University of Lagos, LLB, 2009 – 2014.
  •  Nigerian Law School, Enugu, B.L, 2014 – 2015.

Miriam Agomuo is actively involved in litigation.  She joined Fagrame Law Firm in May, 2017. Before joining the firm, she worked with Epiphany Chambers, where she practiced as a pupil lawyer.

 

Professional Affiliation

  •  Nigerian Bar Association (Member)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK (Associate Member)

 Experience Profile

 Two (2) years post-call active practice in Litigation, Land Matters, Corporate affairs and Tax matters, Immigration, Family Law, Debt Recovery, Labour Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Insurance Law.

 Additional Information

 Fluent in English and Igbo Languages.

Benita Ndu-Okeke

Counsel, Fagrame Law Firm

Main practice area: Litigation, Corporate affairs, Tax, Debt recovery, Labour matters and Immigration.

 Education

  • Igbenedion University, Edo State, LLB, 2008 – 2013.
  •  Nigerian Law School, Lagos, B.L, 2013 – 2014.

Benita Ndu-Okeke is actively involved in litigation.  She served in the Sofunde, Osakwe, Ogundipe & Belgore in Lagos State and started practice in Fagrame Law Firm in July, 2016.

 Professional Affiliation

  •  Nigerian Bar Association (Member)

 Experience Profile

 Three (3) years post-call active practice in Litigation, Land Matters, Corporate affairs and Tax matters, Immigration, Family Law, Debt Recovery, Labour Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Insurance Law.

 Additional Information

 Fluent in English and Igbo Languages.