Jouman El-Asmar is founder and principal attorney at El-Asmar Legal, a boutique law firm specialising in Immigration and Refugee Law. Jouman’s practice focuses on gender-based asylum claims and family reunification of separated minor children. She has successfully represented Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza seeking asylum in Canada. She is currently working with the Legal Center for Palestine on litigations involving Canadian family members of the victims of the genocide in Gaza. Jouman cofounded the Canadian Muslim Lawyer’s Association (CMLA) – Alberta chapter in 2021. In October 2021, she was elected by her peers to sit on the national executive board of the Canadian Association for Refugee Lawyers (CARL). Jouman graduated from McGill University in 2006 with a degree in Psychology and International Development Studies and completed a law degree at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in 2010. During her studies in law, she received multiple awards for students with excellent academic standing.