Nabih Ayad

Nabih H. Ayad Esq, has been in private practice at his firm, Ayad Law, PLLC for over 22 years. Currently in Downtown Detroit, Attorney Ayad has had an impressive and successful career. Mr. Ayad is Founder for the Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL). From December of 2008 to December of 2011 Attorney Ayad was a Michigan Civil Rights Commissioner, Appointed by former Governor Granholm. He is on the Advisory Counsel for Arab and Chaldean Affairs for the State of Michigan since 2007. Ayad was Vice President of the Arab-American Political Action Committee (AAPAC); On the Detroit NAACP Legal Redress Committee; Chairman of the NAACP Western Wayne County Legal Redress Committee for 18 cities in Western Wayne County and on the ACLU Lawyers Committee for the State of Michigan since 2002. Attorney Ayad was on the National Executive Board for American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Ayad and also as former Chairman of the ADC Advisory Board for the State of Michigan for over 7 years. Attorney Ayad was also Co-Chair of ALPACT (Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust) an organization made up of 100 law enforcement and civil rights groups where he co-chaired with the head of the FBI in Detroit. From 2015 to 2021 Attorney Ayad served on the board of the Detroit Wayne County Airport Authority, the body that oversees the operations of Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport, for which he served as last year’s chairman of the board. Attorney Ayad sits on several important boards in Southeastern Michigan including, New Detroit Board of Directors, Wayne State President Advisory Board, and Chairman of the Board of Behavioral Health Professionals Inc. (BHPI). Attorney Ayad was also on Detroit East Mental Health Board, Vice chair of the MEATV Board, and former Chairman and current Board member of the ACRL.

Attorney Nabih Ayad has received numerous honors and awards for his leadership, including the ADC National Advocate of the Year Award in 2005; Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee; ADC Michigan Attorney of the Year Award in 2003; ACLU 2006 Bernard Gottfried Award; Forum and Link Magazine Distinguished Leadership Award; Wayne County Community Leadership Award, NAACP Western Wayne County Outstanding Leadership Award; AAPAC Community Service Leadership Award, Lakeshore’s Leaders, Legends & Luminaries 2011 Honoree award as well as Wayne County Executive Office Certificate of Recognition. Attorney Ayad was honored with the prestigious NAACP Great Expectation Award at the Centennial Year Celebration in May 2012 at the Nation’s largest sit-down dinner at Cobo Hall. Mr. Ayad was honored by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights in 2011, honored by the Wayne County Airport Authority in 2020, and awarded by the American Chaldean Counsel for his leadership. In 2012 Attorney Ayad was honored with the Arab American Leadership Award and the Arab Student Union Visionary Award. Mr. Ayad was honored with Alkebulans Community Leadership Award in 2016 and was featured in The Top Attorneys of North Ameriica in 2021.

Attorney Ayad is a member of: Michigan Trial Lawyers Association 1999; American Immigration Lawyers Association 1999; Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International; Golden Key Honor Society; Beta Gamma Sigma.

Attorney Ayad received his JD from the Detroit College of Law at MSU in 1998, B.S. in Accounting from Wayne State School of Business in Detroit in 1995. In February 2003, the Detroit News done a Bio on Attorney Ayad and said he is a “tireless crusader for civil rights since September 11, 2001”. Attorney Ayad has been featured in almost every major media outlet in the world taking on cases to protect our nation’s constitutional rights.