Experienced Financial Protectors

Tesleem Azeez

Tesleem
Azeez

  • Attorney
  • Employment Defense 50%
  • Business Litigation 50%

Biography

Tesleem Azeez is an associate attorney with BKCG’s business and employment litigation and trial teams.

Prior to joining BKCG, Tesleem’s practice focused on civil litigation cases in the areas of business, real estate, employment, personal injury, and probate law. Tesleem has represented clients in a plethora of complex civil litigation cases, including appellate matters, and has a proven record of obtaining favorable outcomes for his clients. In addition to his litigation experience, Tesleem has also served as outside counsel for various businesses and provided counseling for their business, employment, and transactional matters. He plans to use the experience he has obtained during his time practicing law to provide exceptional service to BKCG’s clients while ensuring that each case is handled in a manner that results in resolutions that are both fair and expedient.

Tesleem earned his Juris Doctor from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, where he received the CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from the University of California, Riverside.

Tesleem is admitted to practice law in the State of California and before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Outside of his legal practice, he enjoys skiing, traveling, and spending quality time with his family and friends.

Practice Areas

  • Employment Defense 50%
  • Business Litigation 50%

Education

  • Fowler School of Law, Chapman University, Orange, California
    • J.D.
  • University of California Riverside, Riverside, California
    • B.A. - 2016
    • Major: Political Science and Sociology

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2021
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2021

Professional Associations

  • Orange County Bar Association, Member, 2021 to Present

Honors

  • CALI Award - Legal Writing, 2018

Litigation

  • 100%

Past Positions

  • Manning & Kass, Attorney, 05/2024 to 10/2025
  • Smith LC, Attorney, 05/2021 to 05/2024

Languages

  • English
  • Yoruba

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Pi Kappa Alpha

Current Employment Position

  • Attorney