Isra Khuja, Esq.
Isra Khuja, Esq
Attorney & Counselor
Isra is an accomplished business litigator, specializing in the fields of commercial contracts, member and shareholder oppression, and business torts. She is a member of various arbitration and trial teams within the firm handling substantial business disputes.
At the onset of her career, the Detroit Legal News interviewed Isra and ran a front-page column focusing on her inspiration to practice law, the pursuit of social justice, success in law school, and her determination in becoming a business lawyer, aptly dubbing her “All Business.” Since then, Isra has proven her abilities and skillsets, contributing greatly to some of the most substantial outcomes that the firm has achieved for its clients, including the following:
➢ Member of litigation team handling largest law firm break up in Michigan history – according to Crain’s Detroit Business (read here).
➢ Member of arbitration team in successful defense of $4,000,000 fraud and embezzlement claim and secured $250,000 judgment against co-defendant. ~ Michigan Lawyers Weekly (read here)
➢ Member of arbitration team that secured a $750,000 verdict in a complex wrongful death case. ~ Michigan Lawyers Weekly (read here)
➢ Member of an appeal team in a real estate fraud matter, achieving dismissal of the claims against her client and then securing affirmance on appeal.
➢ Lead attorney in litigation involving business dispute between member of the Silver Bullet Band and band management, and concerning millions of dollars in funds stolen by the band’s accountant.
➢ Secured confidential settlement in dispute among shareholders in a litigation support business.
Isra Khuja, Esq.
Attorney & Counselor
While at Wayne State University Law School, Isra was a member of the Moot Court team and served as a Director for the In-House Competition. She was also a National Team oralist and brief writer, and, in 2021, she earned the Moot Court Best Oralist Award, taking first place in a national Moot Court Competition from amongst 16 law schools. In order to promote diversity on campus, Isra re-activated the Middle Eastern Law Student Association with several of her classmates and was elected Co-President, 2019-2020. Isra is a Merit Award scholarship recipient and an active member of several organizations.
Isra is a Board Member of the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Michigan, and also a member of the Privately Held Business Forum, a committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She is a contributor to the Annual State Bar of Michigan Business Law Symposium, both as a panelist and as Treasurer of the program. Isra is on the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyer Section and is a contributor to the Institute for Continued Legal Education.
Before joining Rossman, P.C., Isra clerked in various public and private sector capacities and worked as a research assistant.
Prior to law school, Isra earned her B.A. from Wayne State University with a double major in Honors Political Science and English, graduating cum laude.
Isra is fluent in Arabic.
“There are certain intricacies of the business world business litigators must understand, and since each business and client is unique, it keeps me on my toes and always learning.” – Isra Khuja, Detroit Legal News, 4/15/2021