Abudi Awaysheh Law Corporation

Abudi Awaysheh is a family and workplace lawyer practicing since 2012. Born and raised in Damascus, he emigrated to Canada at seven, living in Montreal and Ottawa. At ten, he returned to Damascus to attend the American School of Damascus before moving back to Canada for university at seventeen. His mother is Damascene, and his father is from the Awaysheh Clan of Al-Salt, Jordan.

While pursuing his MSc, Abudi was a student and worker activist, representing Western Graduate students on both the university’s board of governors and senate. He was also Chief Steward for Graduate Teaching Assistants in Biological Sciences for PSAC 610, and worked as a union organizer, unionizing research assistants and postdocs at Western. His experience as a student activist led him to change careers from science to law.

After graduating from UVic Law, Abudi worked for the Public Service Alliance of Canada from 2012-2023, representing PSAC and its members at over 200 labour board and labour arbitrations as sole counsel in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut from the BC PSAC Vancouver Office. Abudi has litigated matters pursuant to BC's Labour Relations Code, Canada Labour Code, Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, BC's Human Rights Code, Canadian Human Rights Act, and other provincial and territorial labour and human rights legislation. While working for PSAC, he lived in Yellowknife, NWT, for almost a year, gaining a greater understanding of the difficulties faced by Indigenous Peoples and people living in isolated and remote communities. 

After completing his LLM in Dispute Resolution, Abudi founded Abudi Awaysheh Law Corporation in 2024, where he practices family law, representing clients with issues related to family assets, parenting time, child support and spousal support. Abudi continues to practice employment and labour law, representing unionized and nonunionized employees who have been sexually assaulted in the workplace. He also conducts workplace investigations and training at non-unionized workplaces. Abudi enjoys litigating and has appeared before Provincial, Supreme, and the BC Court of Appeal. 

Abudi provides legal services in English and Arabic, and can issue notarized translations under the BC Authentication Program for matters requiring Hague/Apostille Convention certification. His experience as a person living with a permanent disability, having lived in both Canada and Syria as a child, and as the only Muslim, Arab, and immigrant in his graduating class at UVic Law, offers him a unique perspective on colonization, discrimination, and self-entitlement. As an Arab immigrant, a person with a disability, and a practicing Sunni Muslim, Abudi has firsthand experience with the challenges faced by less privileged groups like himself. His unique perspective is invaluable as we strive for equity, diversity, and inclusion in our society.

Education

- BSc Genetics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. 2002-2006

- MSc Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. 2006-2010

- JD University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. 2008-2011

- LLM in 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 and List of published and unpublished arbitration decisions I litigated as sole counsel.

- WorkSafeBC Prohibited Action Complaint decisions I issued.

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

Pro Bono Arabic Speaking and Muslim Legal Clinic 

We provide summary legal advice and free notarized documents to Arabic-speaking people and anyone who self-identifies as Muslim. Please email admin@abudi.ca with "Pro Bono" in the subject line, or use the QR link at the bottom if you want this service.

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.