LIST OF ATTORNEYS
Consular District of Addis Ababa
(August 2009)

The following individuals have indicated their willingness to provide legal services in Ethiopia to private American Citizens. The U.S. Embassy assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons or firms whose names appear on this list. They are, however, selected with care. The names listed are arranged alphabetically by first name, in accordance with local practice. The order in which they appear has no other significance.

Unless otherwise indicated, the attorneys listed are engaged in general practice, to include adoptions, commercial law, tax matters, estates, trade disputes, criminal cases, and insurance matters. Collection cases are handled on a percentage basis. All of the attorneys listed accept correspondence in English.

The rate for first-class airmail from the U.S. to Ethiopia is 45 cents for the first half-ounce. Registered mail may be sent through the Ethiopian postal service and return receipts obtained. Various “rapid mail” services such as DHL, TNT and Federal Express are also available locally.

To dial from the USA, dial 011 251 and then the telephone number omitting the initial Zero.
Example: Office number 011 551 1322. To dial from the US: 011 251 11 551 1322

Atsedeweine Tekle
P.O. Box 6386, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone:  011-416-0155
Cell:     0911-219-992
Fax:     011-465-4922
Born 1951, Asmara, Eritrea
LL.B. Addis Ababa University, 1978
Languages: Tigrinya, Amharic, English

Bekure Assefa
Consultant & Attorney-at-Law
P.O.Box14649, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone:   011-553-0775 or 011-553-0789
Mobile:   0911-208-315
Fax:      011-553-0796
E-mail:  bassefa@gmail.com
Specialty:  International Trade, Investment and Commercial Law (Taxation, Banking, arbitration), International law and Investment and Intellectual Property Law.

Berhane Ghebray (Dr.)
P.O Box 5786, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: 011-661-0758
Cell:    0911-201-897
Fax:    011-661-2669
Born in 1938, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
LL.B. Toulouse, France. Doctor of Law, Sorbonne, France
Specialty: Corporate Law, Privatization and Property Matters
Language: English, French, Italian, Amharic and Tigrinya

Daniel Alemu (LL.D.)
Consultant & Attorney-at-Law
P.O. Box 548, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: 011-155-2380 (Office)
Cell:     0911-228-783
Email:  danialgo19@yahoo.com

Dilnesahu Tadesse
P.O.Box  363, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: 011-515-5338
Mobile: 0911-201-825
Email: tadlaw@ethionet.et
Specialty: Criminal and Commercial

Mekuria Taffesse
P.O.Box 5630, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: 011-416-2169 or 011-416-4865
Fax: 011-551-0064
Born in 1934, Addis Ababa, LL.B. University of Montreal, 1957
Master of Public International Law, University of Geneva
Doctor of Law, International University, Bombay
Languages: Amharic, English, French, Italian, and Spanish

Tameru Wondimagegnehu
P.O. Box 30504, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone:  011-553-1645 (Office) 
           011-661-3168
Cell:     0911-228-101
Fax:     011 551-9548
E-mail:  tameruw@yahoo.com
Specialty: Criminal and Commercial
 

Teshome Gabre-Mariam Bokan
P.O. Box 101485, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone:  011-551-8484 Office
           011-551-8020
           011-551-4069
Cell:     0911-20-0493
Fax:     011-551-3500
E-mail:   tgmb@ethionet.et
Specialty: Commercial law (Taxation, Banking, arbitration), Constitutional law
 
Yoseph Gebregiziabher
P.O.Box 70163Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone:   011-551-1222
Mobile:   0911-201-390
Email: yosbe@ethionet.et
Specialty: Criminal and Commercial

(Note: Include the following area codes when calling the above numbers from outside Ethiopia.  251 + 11 + telephone/fax number and 251 + 91 + cellular number)