I was born in Tuzla, and I finished primary and secondary school (gymnasium) in Kladnje. I entered the Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo in 1999 as a full-time student, and graduated four years later. I passed the bar exam in 2007, and attorney exam in 2021.
Work experience
After graduation, I started a temporary employment relationship (for a period of 12 months) as part of the program of the Sarajevo Canton government to stimulate young people in employment as a manager at the Real Estate Agency based in Sarajevo. The work involved collecting offers on the real estate market (sale and exchange), communication with sellers and buyers, field visits (obilazak nekretnine, fotografisanje), organizing the signing of sale contracts or real estate exchange agreements.
After completing my traineeship, I established an employment relationship for a fixed term at a real estate agency (for a period of 18 monthsAs a trainee at the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Registrar’s Office, War Crimes Department, where I worked alongside attorneys in preparing the defense of individuals accused of war crimes committed in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This role involved continuous communication with defense attorneys, preparation of various submissions, research in the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and attending hearings before the Court of BiH together with the attorneys.
From October 2007 until December 31, 2024, I worked at ZiraatBank BH d.d. in the following positions:
associate in the Human Resources, General Affairs, and Legal Affairs Department
Head of the Legal Affairs Department
Director of the Legal Affairs Sector
Work in the banking sector encompassed a wide range of activities, among which the most important included: representing the bank in debt collection proceedings (civil litigation and enforcement proceedings); representing the bank in proceedings initiated against it (labor disputes, disputes challenging the validity of mortgages, and others); conducting administrative disputes; filing criminal complaints and representing the bank in criminal proceedings as the injured party; drafting all types of contracts for legal and natural persons; providing legal opinions in the field of banking operations (including the Law on Banks, the Law on Protection of Financial Service Users, the Law on Obligations, the Law on Domestic Payment Transactions, the Law on Bills of Exchange, and numerous other regulations); representing the bank before notaries in the establishment of mortgage rights; aligning the bank's internal acts with legal and regulatory requirements; analyzing and preparing responses to client complaints; participating in disciplinary proceedings; and numerous other related tasks.
