Hans Soni Offia

Hans Soni Offia is a highly-experienced lawyer and the senior partner of Hans Offia & Associates, who leads the Firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Real Estate practice groups at Hans Offia & Associates. With a wealth of expertise in various practice areas, he has successfully handled complex legal matters involving commercial litigation, land litigation, tax law, and alternative dispute resolution for the Firm's corporate and institutional clients.

Offia leverages his extensive legal knowledge, practical experience, and commercial insights to tackle intricate legal, regulatory, and commercial issues that arise in litigation and deal transactions, especially when representing the Firm's corporate clients. His exceptional skills and experience have led to outstanding results for the clients he has represented, be it in deal negotiations, or in commercial litigation arising out of their work.

In addition to his legal practice, Offia is a passionate advocate for pro bono work, providing free legal services to indigent inmates in federal correctional facilities who cannot afford representation. He also represents the interests of indigent women who are victims of gender-based and domestic violence, partnering with human rights organizations both locally and internationally to ensure the protection of the rights of women and children.

Offia has represented clients in petitions to the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions in Abuja regarding the extra-judicial killing of innocent Nigerian citizens by members of the Nigerian Police Force, Ebonyi State Command. He was also involved in representing clients pro bono at the Ebonyi State ENDSARS Judicial Panel of Enquiry after the #ENDSARS protests of 2020, which garnered international attention in October of that year. His passion for pro bono work and dedication to social justice underscores his commitment to using his legal expertise to effect positive change in the community.