--- title: "About Advocate Abdul Rahman Usman · Vakyl Rahman" description: "Abdul Rahman Usman (Advocate Rahman) — B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.), Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry. Practises in property and money recovery, family and tenancy matters at the Madras High Court." url: https://vakyl.in/about/ --- About the advocate # Abdul Rahman Usman Advocate Abdul Rahman Usman 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. About two years of litigation practice in the Chennai courts, learning under senior advocates of the Chennai bar — among them J. Janarthanan, in practice since 1991. 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 stands**What 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 sitting**What 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 course**Many 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 outset****A 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 attention**A 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](https://vakyl.in/book-consultation/)