By Jamiu Ganiyu
Osogbo born legal luminary and politician, Barrister Kunle Rasheed Adegoke has been shortlisted alongside fifty-four others for the 2019 Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank.
Adegoke who was born on September 5, 1969, in Osogbo, attended Ansar-u-deen Primary School, Osogbo between 1975 and 1981. From there he proceeded to Ansar-u-deen Grammar School, Osogbo between 1981and 1986 where he obtained the West African School Certificate in flying colours.
Adegoke completed his LLB studies with Second Class (Upper Division) in the University of Lagos in the year 2000 during which he represented University of Lagos at the All African Universities Human Rights Moot Court Competition in the University of Legon, Ghana. He later attended the one-year vocational studies in the Nigerian Law School between 2001 and 2002.
He was later called to the Nigerian Bar in February, 2003 as a Solicitor and
Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in most challenging moments the details of which would be excellent scripts for the
Nollywood. He later obtained his Masters’ Degree in Law with 4.0 Grade Points from the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos in 2009.
The legal icon is a seasoned lawyer with many laurels to his name after cutting his legal teeth with the distinguished law firm of Olaniwun Ajayi LP between April, 2003 and September, 2004, he has been into private practice in a thriving partnership in the law firm of M. A. Banire & Associates from August 2004 till date. He was counsel to former Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as he represented him during the long battles to reclaim the people’s mandate between 2007 and 2010 and the infamous forgery trial that accompanied it.
He is also an expert in legal drafting and commercial law practice as he currently serves several governmental establishments, giant telecommunications and other big companies.
Kunle Adegoke is a prolific writer whose writings have graced the pages of many Nigerian newspapers and legal journals.
He is today the Secretary of the North East Task Force of the Nigerian Bar Association responsible for rendering legal service for the rehabilitation of the victims of Boko Haram insurgency in the North Eastern States of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
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