About the advocate

Abdul Rahman Usman

Advocate Rahman

Madras High Court · City Civil Court, Allikulam

I practise in Chennai, mainly in property, family and tenancy matters, with chambers at the Madras High Court.

I work at pace, and I run the practice to the standard I would want as a client: papers ready before the hearing date rather than on it, messages answered within one working day — the same working day when something is urgent, and nothing left to drift because no one looked at it.

I keep this site because most people who come to me have already been frightened by half-information. Understanding the process is itself a form of relief.

Outside chambers I read Tamil legal history and mentor first-generation law students at the city bar. I mention it only so you know the person you would be sitting across from — not a call centre, not a form.

Vakyl Rahman (vakyl.in) is the independent website of one enrolled advocate, Abdul Rahman Usman, practising in Chennai. It is not a lawyer marketplace, directory or legal-services platform, and is not part of or affiliated with any.

Credentials

Bar Council: Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
Qualification: B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.)
Practises before: Madras High Court and the City Civil Court, Allikulam, Chennai
Districts covered: Chennai
Languages: Tamil · English

How matters are run here#

Litigation is slow, and no advocate can honestly promise otherwise — the listing, the other side and the court’s docket are not within anyone’s gift. What is within an advocate’s control is preparation, diligence and communication. That is what is offered here, and it is worth being plain about what it means in practice.

You are told where your matter standsWhat happened on the last date, what the next one is for, and what is expected of you before it. Without having to ring and ask.

A plan from the first sittingWhat the case needs, in what order, and by when. A matter without a plan is a matter that drifts, and drift is what turns two years into ten.

Settlement is raised when it is the better courseMany disputes are worth settling, and some are worth settling early. You will be told plainly when that is so — even though a settled matter earns an advocate less than a contested one.

Honest about time at the outsetA realistic range before you commit, not an optimistic one to win the engagement. If your matter is likely to be long, you will hear that on day one.

Only what can be given attentionA practice that takes on everything gives nothing proper attention. Where a matter is outside this practice’s areas, you will be told that rather than signed up.

Whether this is the right practice for you

If what you want is a matter kept alive indefinitely — filed, adjourned and left running for its own sake — this is not the right practice, and it is better that both of us know that at the start. The work here suits people who want to understand their position, decide what to do about it, and get it done.

Book a Consultation