Attorney List

Embassy of the United States of America
Kampala, Uganda

The following list of attorneys is provided as a service to American citizens who desire to retain legal representation in Uganda.   Consular Section employees are not allowed to recommend particular attorneys, and this list should serve only as an initial guide to deciding which law firm to employ.

The U.S. Embassy in Kampala assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the following persons or firms.  Each firm on this list has indicated a willingness to accept requests to perform legal services on behalf of American citizens.  The names on this list are arranged alphabetically.

International Telephone code for Uganda:  [256]
Telephone code for Kampala:  [414]

Kampala

Byamugisha & Rwaheru
P.O. Box 9400, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  341-899 / 341-898
Number of lawyers in firm:  1
Years law firm in existence:  26
Previous American clients:  No
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization:  land, criminal and tort, constitutional, banking, insurance conveyance and corporation law, corporations; business and commercial law.

C. Mukiibi Sentamu & Co. Advocates
Plot 8 Kyaggwe Road, Kisozi House annex
P.O.Box 27073, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: 341-288 / 0772505614
Fax: 341288
E-mail: corniem@yahoo.com
Years law firm in existence:  8
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization:  land, criminal and tort, constitutional, banking, insurance and corporation law, corporations; business and commercial law corporate and civil law, private and public litigation, international, trade mark and patent law, taxation trust succession, land and conveyance; family law

Katera & Kagumire
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  234-483/4
Fax:  234-486
Number of lawyers in firm:  9
Years law firm in existence:  9
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization:  corporate and civil law, private and public litigation, international, trade mark and patent law, taxation trust succession, land and conveyance; family.

Kakooza & Kawuma Advocates
76A Shoal house, 2nd Floor,
Bombo road
Ruth Mulyagonja
Tel: 341-255 / 0752768143
Field(s) of specialization: Family law, Adoptions

Kakuru & Co. Advocates
Plot 26B Old Kampala Road
P.O. Box 6256, Kampala, Uganda
Tel:  252-397; 232-855 / Fax:  343787
Email: kadvoc@starcom.co.ug
Number of lawyers in firm:  5
Years law firm in existence:  17
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: commercial and corporate; banking and taxation; credit and securities; international trade and investment; real estate and conveyance.

Kasirye, Byaruhanga & Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 10946, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 232-099/349-244;  Fax: 232-002
Number of lawyers in firm:  6
Years law firm in existence:  17
Previous American clients:  No
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  No
Field(s) of specialization: conveyancing and land transactions; corporate law; contracts; banking; family law; revenue and tax matters.

Katende Ssempembwa and Co., Advocates
P.O. Box 2344, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  233-770, 241-478, 233-908, 257-544
Fax:  257-544
Number of lawyers in firm:  14
Years law firm in existence:  31
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept clients outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization:  corporate, business and labor law, international business transactions and finance; commercial; conveyance; civil, etc.

Kibedi & Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 5780, Kampala, Uganda
Tel:  231-197; Fax: 251-548
Number of lawyers in firm:  3
Years law firm in existence:  8
Previous American clients:  No
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: commercial and company; real estate and conveyance; patents and trademarks.

Kisaakye & Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 30272, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 258-825; Mobile: 0752-691-867
Fax: 258-825
Number of lawyers in firm:  2
Years law firm in existence:  6
Previous American clients:  No
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  No
Field(s) of specialization: constitutional and human rights; health; commercial; family.
 
Kiwuuwa & Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 21277, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 256-537 / 0752-691-837
Number of lawyers in firm:  3
Years law firm in existence:  4
Previous American clients:  No
Accept cases outside Kampala:  yes
Handle criminal cases:  yes
Field(s) of specialization:  land transactions; civil proceedings

Kiyimba, Kisaka and Co. Advocates
Post Office Bldg, Kampala road
Dorothy Kisaka
Tel: 031264065 / 346161 / 0772-417-449
Fax:  346161
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Years law firm in existence:  17
Field(s) of specialization:  Family law, adoptions and guardianships organizational setup, NGO’s and development

Kwesigabo, Bamwine & Walubiri Advocates
Plot 10 Clement Hill Road
P.O. Box 21161, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 341-295 / 341-296; Fax: 343-168
Number of lawyers in firm:  3
Years law firm in existence:  16
Previous American clients:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  No
Field(s) of specialization: company matters; commercial transactions; intellectual property matters; real property conveyance, constitutional

Lutaakome & Co. Advocates
Mithchell Court Bldg
P. O. Box 300011, Kampala
Magala Valentine
Tel:  0772415382
Number of lawyers in firm:  4
Years law firm in existence:  30
Previous American clients:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: company matters, land law, registration of company’s, human rights, criminal law and adoptions

Magezi, Ibale & Company Advocates
1st Floor, Reco House, 25 Nkurumah Road
P.O. Box 10969, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 235-740 / 256-718
Fax: 235-539 / 234-252
Email: counsel@imul.com
Number of lawyers in firm:  4
Years law firm in existence:  13
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: civil matters and banking

Matovu, Kamugunda & Co. Advocates
Plot 8 Burton Street, Mitchell Cotts Building
P.O. Box 4950, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 0782325806; Fax: None
Number of lawyers in firm:  2
Years law firm in existence:  20
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: civil, conveyance, trademarks and patents, succession and trusts, company matters.
 
MMKAS & Co Advocates
Apollo Nelson Makubuya / Phillip Karugaba
E-mail: makubuya@mmkas.co.ug
Tel:  259-992 / 0752785666 / 0772785332
Fax:

Muwanguzi, Zziwa, Musisi & Co. Advocates
Godfrey Zziwa
P.O. Box 9638, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 343-717 / 0772734771 / 0712804392
Email: 
Number of lawyers in firm:  3
Years law firm in existence:  10
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: commercial law; international trade.

Mugenyi & Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 5600, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  341498 / 340038
Fax:  340038
E-mail: info@mugenyinco.com
Number of lawyers in firm:  4 
Years law firm in existence:  35
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: commercial and business law, contract, patents, copyrights and intellectual property, personal and property rights, taxation, investment and environment, land law.

Mulenga & Karemera Advocates
P.O. Box 5987, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  230-481/4
Field(s) of specialization:  civil and criminal law.

Mulira & Co. Advocates
Diamomd Trust Building, 17-19 Kampala Road
P.O. Box 182, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  258-111 / 344289
Fax: 344360
E-mail: mulira@spacenetuganda.com
Years law firm in existence: 22
Field(s) of specialization:  civil, international law, notary public, company and corporate law.

Nangwala, Rezida & Co. Advocates
Suite No. 3 Fountain House, Plot 55 Nkurumah Rd
P.O. Box 10304, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  234-418 / 254-732 / 0772-441489
Fax:  235-715, rezida@nare.co.ug
E-mail: nare@nare.co.ug; nangwala@nare.co.ug
Number of lawyers in firm:  4
Years law firm in existence:  16
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Maybe
Handle criminal cases:  Maybe
Field(s) of specialization: civil matters.

Ndozireho & Co. Advocates
Amber House, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 6690, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  259-265 / 0712259265
Fax:  230-498
Number of lawyers in firm:  2
Years law firm in existence:  32
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Maybe
Field(s) of specialization: general and civil litigation, debt recovery, convincing, trademarks and patents.

Ngobi, Ndiko  & Co. Advocates
Innocent Ngobi
Tel:  0772694071.

Nkwanga & Partners
Plot 479 Kaduyu close, off Kaduyu road
P. O. .Box 9023, Kampala
Telephone: 0772212677
Email: Vicki@nkwangalegal.co.ug
 mugombwa@yahoo.com
Fields of specialization: children’s law (Adoptions), land transactions.

Nyanzi, Kiboneka & Mbabazi Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 6710, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  251-480/348-504 / Fax:  251-480
Number of lawyers in firm:  5
Years law firm in existence:  7
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Maybe
Handle criminal cases:  Maybe
Field(s) of specialization:  civil litigation, land transactions, children’s law (adoption), commercial, corporate,banking.
 

Omunyokol & Co. Advocates
Colline House, Plot No. 4 Pilkington Road
P.O. Box 6737, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  259-083 / Fax:  342-969
E-mail: paule@imul.com
Number of lawyers in firm:  4
Years law firm in existence:  10
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization:  civil, arbitration, commercial, international transactions.

Reichler, Milton, Rubagumya & Medel Ltd
P.O. Box 12882, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  346-333 / 0772-423-764
Fax:  346-330
Number of lawyers in firm:  4
Years law firm in existence:  2
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization:  commercial transactions.

Sebalu, Lule & Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 2255, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  232-604/233-063/250-234
Fax:  230-521
Number of lawyers in firm:  9
Years law firm in existence:  18
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization:  commercial, property and litigation.

Shonubi, Musoke & Co.
Plot 14 Hannington Road, SM Chambers
P.O. Box 3213, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  233-204/230-384/230388/346745/6
Fax:  230-388
E-mail:mail@shonubimusoke.co.ug
Noah Mwesigwa Tel: 0752694005
E-mail: nmwesigwa@shonubimusoke.co.ug
Number of lawyers in firm:  9
Years law firm in existence:  22
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  No
Field(s) of specialization:  commercial, land transactions, corporate law.

Ssawa, Mutawe & Co. Advocates
P.O. Box 11131, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  232-401 / 232-403
Number of lawyers in firm:  3
Years law firm in existence:  4
Previous American clients:  Yes
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  No
Field(s) of specialization:  commercial, conveyance and land transactions, civil litigation and arbitration, international trade law and investment, company, banking, taxation and civil.

Ssemakula & Co. Advocates
Augustine Ssemakula
Plot1 Entebbe Road
P.O. Box 27190, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  0312-263-427 / 0772-519-368
Number of lawyers in firm:  1
Years law firm in existence:  20
Previous American clients:  No
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  No
Field(s) of specialization:  Labor law, commercial, company, torts and land.

Tumusiime, Kabega & Co.
Rwenzori House, Lumumba Avenue, Plot No.1
P.O. Box 21382, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone:  230-478 / 230-772
Fax:  230-772 / 347-067
E-mail: ektumu@infocom.co.ug; mackab@infocom.co.ug
Number of lawyers in firm:  5
Years law firm in existence:  26
Previous American clients:  No
Accept cases outside Kampala:  Yes
Handle criminal cases:  yes
Field(s) of specialization:  commercial and business law, civil and commercial litigation, general practice, contracts, patents and copyrights, general practice.

Outside Kampala

Masaka

Matovu, Kamugunda & Co. Advocates
Masaka Branch, 45 Kampala Road
P.O. Box 621, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 0782325806 / Fax: None

ENTEBBE

Lutaakome & Co. Advocates
Mithchell Court Bldg
P. O. Box 300011, Kampala
Magala Valentine
Tel:  0772415382
Number of lawyers in firm:  4
Years law firm in existence:  30
Previous American clients:  No
Handle criminal cases:  Yes
Field(s) of specialization: company matters, land law, registration of company’s, human rights, criminal law and adoptions.

August 2006