Ubani Ukuku is first generation Nigerian-American born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. True to the meaning of her first name, “a place where one goes to get resources or wealth,” Ubani is a wealth of knowledge and resources for all that she works with and has a passion for advocating for all.

A former public defender and justice and care pastor, Ubani has advocated for close to one decade in the community. During her six years in public defense, she represented thousands of adults and children in dependency and criminal proceedings. Due to her passionate advocacy, Ubani was awarded in 2016 with the Rising Star Award by the Arizona Public Defender’s Association; an award given each year a young attorney for high quality representation. After a successful legal career in public defense, Ubani took a two-year break to build a justice and care ministry for a 2000-person church in downtown Phoenix. Here, she took her expertise as an attorney and community relationships to develop three justice-focused initiatives and build an infrastructure to promote justice and teach others how to do the work of justice before returning to the active practice of law.

Throughout her career, Ubani has fed her love for advocacy by equipping and empowering others to do the same. This has led her to a number of public speaking engagements centered on families and children. She has presented a number of times at the Arizona Public Defender’s Association Statewide Conference, the State Bar of Arizona and leadership seminars in Arizona.
Ubani is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a huge college football fan. In her free time, you can catch her cheering on her alma mater, THE University of Georgia Bulldogs, as well as her law school, the University of Houston Cougars.