Attorney Zulu Ali, founder and principal of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP ( https://zulualilaw.com ), the largest Black-owned law firm in California’s Inland Empire and named the top five Black law firms in the nation ( https://blackstarsonline.com/here-are-five-leading-black-owned-law-firms-that-are-shaping-opportunities-for-americans/ ) by Blackstar Publication, has been renamed Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 (NTL) in California for 2024.
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Selection is based on a thorough, multi-phase, objective, and is a uniformly applied process that includes peer nominations combined with third-party research.
A former police officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Attorney Ali earned a juris doctorate in law (J.D.) from Trinity International University; a degree with a focus on African studies from Regents College through a consortium with Tennessee State University; and is a doctoral candidate (D.B.A.) researching pan-African and Black social entrepreneurship at California Southern University.
Attorney Ali’s law firm focuses on representing persons accused of crimes, immigrants, and persons seeking civil justice in state and federal courts. Ali is on the list of counsel at the African Court of Justice and Human Rights in Tanzania, Africa and the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands.
He served as Director of the American Committee for United Nations Oversight, an advocacy group that lobbied the United Nations for police reform in 2015. He is the Director of the Linda Reese Harvey Stop & Frisk Youth Leadership Academy, which mentors and trains at-risk youth to deal with police encounters ( https://stopfriskacademy.com/ ); Director of the Southern California Veterans Legal Clinic, a legal clinic offering no cost legal services to military veterans; and a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (https://iotaphitheta.org/leadership ) serving on the international governing body (Grand Council) as General Legal Counsel.
He is a distinguished biographee of Marquis Who’s Who and a recipient of the Albert Neilson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award ( https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2021/06/21/zulu-ali/ ), received the Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian Award for 2022. In 2017, he was recognized as one of the most influential African American Leaders in Los Angeles by the National Action Network founded by Reverend Al Sharpton.
He has been honored as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in his area by the National Black Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers; a Top 10 Lawyer by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys, American Institute of Legal Counsel, American Jurist Institute, and Attorney & Practice Magazine; and Rue Ratings Best Lawyer in America.
