Kinza Khan

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Kinza Khan is an Associate Attorney at the Women’s Divorce and Family Law Group by Haid and Teich, LLP (“WDFLG”). Kinza has focused her career on family law, in particular cases involving domestic relations, domestic violence, and sexual assault. Kinza provides culturally aware, trauma-informed legal services for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, diligently advocating for their voices to be heard. She approaches each case with compassion, precision, and an unwavering commitment to justice, empowering her clients through both litigation and empathetic legal advocacy.

EDUCATION

Experienced advocate and mentor

Kinza attended the class of 2011 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the class of 2014 at DePaul University College of Law. While at DePaul Law, she completed a fellowship at the International Human Rights Law Institute, where she studied the enforcement mechanisms of the Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) and observed committee hearings at the United Nations in Geneva. She also participated in the Domestic Violence Courthouse Pilot Project. Kinza eventually earned a certificate in International and Comparative Law in law school. She continues to mentor emerging legal professionals, particularly women of color entering the legal field. She teaches legal writing at DePaul University College of Law, serves as Vice President of the Muslim Bar Association of Chicago, and is on the board of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers.

EXPERIENCE

Focus on domestic violence and gender justice

Before joining WDFLG, Kinza worked in various legal aid organizations, providing legal services to clients who had experienced sexual and domestic violence. She represented clients in complex family law matters, including Orders of Protection, Civil No Contact Orders, Divorce, Parentage, and Child Support. She also guided clients through the mediation process to successfully bring to completion their divorces outside of court. In addition to her direct legal services, Kinza speaks nationally on domestic violence, toxic masculinity, and healthy relationships, and she consults on gender-based violence policy both domestically and internationally.