Home: Michigan. Age: 36. Profession: Lawyer. Organization: Jalal Abdallah Law PLLC. Title: Founder. Significant other: Leila. Alma mater: University of Michigan-Dearborn (B.A., History); Cooley Law School (J.D.).
Current project: Running my law firm and managing my election campaign. Recent recognition: Voters say I am authentic. Hobbies: Sports, reading, music festivals and concerts and a love of movies. Recent travel or adventure: Italy in summer 2025. It was incredible.
Personality profile: Competitive, hard-working, intellectually curious, individualistic and willing to stand up for the little guy. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Relentless. Moral compass: Treat people the way they want to be treated. How do you define a perfect friendship? Loyalty, brotherhood, love and honesty. What is your greatest joy? Reading and talking about history. What is your greatest fear? Rats and giant tsunamis. What natural talent have you neglected? Writing. What is at the top of your bucket list? Visit Gettysburg National Military Park and Gettysburg National Cemetery.
What was your first paying job? Store clerk at my parents’ convenience store. What was your favorite college course? History of the Salem Witch Trials. What book have you repeatedly read? To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. What movie have you repeatedly watched? The Godfather. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Pictures of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, John Lennon and Muhammad Ali. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Get a mentor.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Move away from fossil fuels and embrace clean, renewable energy.
What message do you want to send out into the world? Be your own person. Stop worrying every second about other people’s opinions. What widely held belief do you reject? That successful people are self-made. Everyone needs others to help them get where they want to go.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? John F. Kennedy and Muhammad Ali. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Spending time with my kids, wife and family. What advice would you give your younger self? Be patient. Patience is a virtue. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The day I passed the bar exam after a lot of heartbreak and struggle to get there.
Personal mission: To leave something my kids can inherit and build into something even better. Favorite quote: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken" (frequently attributed to Oscar Wilde). Desired epitaph: He did it his way.
