Abudi Awaysheh Law Corporation

          Abudi is a seasoned family and workplace lawyer with over a decade of experience. He has served as sole counsel in over 200 labour cases and 50 family and human rights matters, litigating in all 3 Territories, and from BC to Ontario. He is a certified English/Arabic translator and brings a wealth of cultural knowledge and lived-life experience concerning racial and religious discrimination. With 4 Canadian degrees, 2 in law, Abudi is honoured to BC's most educated Arab and Muslim Lawyer. Abudi is also BC's most senior non-white employee-side labour lawyer in private practice.

         Born and raised in Damascus, Syria, Abudi attended the American School of Damascus, a now closed US Department of State diplomatic school, before travelling to Canada for University Studies. Abudi has a deep understanding of discrimination, privilege, and the challenges faced by young immigrants. As the only Muslim, Arab, and immigrant in his graduating class at UVic Law, he brings a unique perspective to his work.  Abudi is a certified translator who is fluent in English and Arabic and can issue English-Arabic, Arabic-English notarized translations under the Apostille Convention.

         Abudi takes great pleasure in helping clients navigate their family law disputes. He is empathetic to the stress and challenges they face. He represents both employees and employers and has received extensive training in sexual assault, trauma-informed advocacy, and trauma-informed workplace investigations. As a roster lawyer with STAND Informed, Abudi has represented employees who have been sexually assaulted at the workplace and conducts sexual harassment, and sexual assault workplace investigations for employers. 

Education

1. B.Sc. Genetics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. 2002-2006
2. M.Sc. Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. 2006-2010
3. J.D., University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. 2008-2011
4. LL.M. Dispute Resolution, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, ON. 2021-2023

Year of Call

- 2014, Ontario

- 2015, British Columbia

Decisions

• Published Arbitration Decisions on CanLii. List of published and nonpublished arbitration decisions.  WorkSafeBC decisions

Publications

- Evaluating the Mechanisms of Unconjugated Bilirubin Toxicity through Analysis of the Disulfide Proteome, 2010, London, ON, UWO Press.

- From King to Computer: How future Artificial Intelligence Legal Systems and Online Dispute Resolution Tribunals will increase our Access to Justice concerns. June 2025 issue of Bar Talk, Canadian Bar Association.

Membership

• Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association - BC
• Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers
• Canadian Bar Association
• Trial Lawyers Association of BC

Muslim Legal Clinic 

As of March 2025, Abudi's legal clinic has transitioned to a virtual format to better accommodate everyone's schedules. In-person sessions at  Ajyal Islamic Society  downtown Vacouver and  Vancouver Islamic Centre on Fraser St will no longer be held after Friday prayers. For pro bono services please email admin@abudi.ca with the subject line "Pro Bono" to schedule a meeting with Abudi.

Volunteering

- Treasurer,  Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op, New Westminster, BC. The Health Coop is a medical clinic that provides medical and mental health services for underserved smaller ethnic communities. It has cultural brokers who specialize in assisting patients from the Arab, Afghan, Hispanic, and Tigriayan communities.