NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS From 2 October 2026, our office is at Damai Point, Kota Kinabalu. Our new office line is 088-230428. New address and directions

Usman & Partners ADVOCATES & SOLICITORS

KOTA KINABALU · SABAH · ESTABLISHED 2015

Messrs Usman & Partners

ADVOCATES & SOLICITORS · PEGUAMBELA & PEGUAMCARA

We are a general practice law firm. We work in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin.

Send an enquiry Our practice areas

2015

Firm established in Kota Kinabalu

2011

Principal admitted as an advocate

EN · BM · 中文

Languages we work in

Damai Point

Our office from October 2026

01 — PRACTICE AREAS

Our practice

We are a general practice law firm. In the last 11 years, we have done the following:

Family and matrimonial

Divorce and judicial separation
Maintenance, custody and guardianship
Adoption
Agreements between spouses or parents

Estates, probate and trusts

Wills and estate planning
Probate and letters of administration
Distribution of estates
Setting up and running trusts

III

Business and corporate

Family companies and family offices
Shareholder and partnership matters
Commercial agreements and leases
Company secretarial support
External general counsel

Employment

Employment contracts and letters
Claims by and against employers
Workplace disputes

Civil claims

Debt and contract claims
Negligence claims
Land and property disputes
Enforcement of judgments

Criminal defence

Defence at trial and on appeal
Bail and remand
Road traffic offences
Legal aid (YBGK) and court-assigned cases

VII

Documentation and status

Birth registration and identity documents
Immigration and work pass matters
School access for children without documents

VIII

Judicial review and appeals

Review of decisions by public bodies
Appeals to the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

Mediation and collaborative practice

Acting as mediator
Acting as counsel in mediation
Collaborative practice
Family, estate, civil and commercial disputes

LAW NOTE

Three ways to resolve a family or estate dispute

Court

Each side puts its case to a judge. The judge decides. The decision binds both sides.

Mediation

A neutral mediator helps both sides talk and reach their own agreement. The mediator does not decide the dispute.

Collaborative practice

Each side has its own lawyer. All of them sign an agreement to settle out of court. If talks fail, both lawyers step aside, and new lawyers take any court case.

General information only. This is not legal advice.

02 — PEOPLE

Our people

Michelle Rossana Usman

SOLE PROPRIETOR

ADMITTED: Advocate and Solicitor, High Court in Sabah and Sarawak, 2011
Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya, 2011
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: LL.B (Hons), International Islamic University Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certified Mediator, Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM)
Registered Collaborative Practitioner, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
TITLE CONFERRED: Acumen Malaysia Fellow, 2020
LANGUAGES: English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin
WORK PHONE: +60 10-967 5878

Hadifahhusna binti Jimil

LEGAL ASSISTANT

ADMITTED: Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya, 2025
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: LL.B (Hons), International Islamic University Malaysia, 2024
LANGUAGES: English, Bahasa Malaysia
WORK PHONE: +6011-1650 0428

03 — LAW NOTES

Recent articles

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04 — CONTACT

Visit or write to us

ADDRESS (FROM 2 OCTOBER 2026)

Messrs Usman & Partners
W.D.T. 14, 2nd Floor, Lot No. 24
Block C, Damai Point
88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Formerly the office of SAWO Sabah.

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Office: 088-230428
Email: general@usmanandpartners.com
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Closed on weekends and public holidays

PERSONAL DATA

Privacy notice

This notice explains how Messrs Usman & Partners uses your personal data, under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.

WHAT WE COLLECT: Your name, your email address or telephone number, and what you tell us in an enquiry or when you sign up for law notes.
WHY WE USE IT: To reply to your enquiry, to check for conflicts of interest, to send law notes you asked for, and to meet our legal and professional duties.
WHO SEES IT: Our lawyers and staff only. We do not sell your data. We share it only when the law requires it, or with service providers who run our email and website for us.
HOW LONG WE KEEP IT: Only as long as we need it for these purposes, or as long as the law requires.
YOUR RIGHTS: You may ask to see or correct your data, or to stop receiving law notes, at any time. Write to general@usmanandpartners.com.
YOUR CHOICE: Giving us your data is voluntary. If you do not give it, we may not be able to reply to you.

Last updated 22 October 2026.