Syed Ali Saeed
Attorney
Syed Ali Saeed is an Indiana University School of Law graduate with a background in Mechanical Engineering. Ali is a practicing attorney and founding partner at Saeed & Little, LLP. He focuses on complex litigation including class actions and mass torts. Additionally, Ali also serves as general counsel for several small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as non-profit organizations.
Ali has significant litigation experience representing both consumers and businesses (against other businesses) and has successfully litigated a wide variety of disputes. Ali has been involved in numerous high-impact class action litigations against corporations, banks, debt collectors, insurance companies, and state governments on behalf of various victimized groups including employees, consumers, parents of children with developmental disorders, prisoners, and insured patients. As a consumer advocate, Ali has been part of some of the largest class-action lawsuits in the country involving consumer protection statutes. Ali is heavily involved with the National Association of Consumer Advocates ("NACA"), the largest consumer advocacy group in the United States, where he serves as the chair for NACA’s membership committee. Ali routinely presents on topics related to consumer protection laws and class actions by local and national organizations.
Ali also represents several small- to medium-sized businesses as general counsel. Ali has represented such businesses through numerous multi-million-dollar deals, compliance audits, mergers, and acquisitions, as well as litigations involving contractual and IP disputes against other businesses. Ali’s extensive litigation experience helps focus his clients on what is important for limiting their exposure and avoiding legal disputes.
Ali is deeply engaged in the local Indiana Community and frequently volunteers his professional and personal time for various causes. He is currently the President of a local Advocacy Network. For the past 10 years, Ali has been actively involved with Seeds of Learning, a non-profit corporation aimed at promoting education in third-world countries. He recently finished his term as the Vice President of Seeds of Learning and now continues to serve as a board member. Ali also currently serves on the board of MAI. Ali has been affiliated with MAI for over 10 years in various capacities including a two-year stint as a Director of Legal Services where he headed a domestic violence and immigration-focused legal services program. Ali also currently serves as a board member for a local social justice non-for-profit: The Heartland Pro-Bono Project, and another immigrant’s rights-focused non-for-profit: The New Citizens Project. In 2016, Ali was a recipient of the Access to Justice Award for his efforts and contributions in the non-for-profit world and promoting social justice. Ali has also been repeatedly nominated by his peers as a Rising Star between 2016-2021.
- Admissions:
- Indiana
- Southern District of Indiana
- Education:
- Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis
- IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law