Adv. Ernest Alfred Mhagama
Founder & Managing Counsel
Ernest Alfred Mhagama is the Founder and Managing Counsel of The Fate Attorneys. The firm was established in Musoma in 2020 and moved to Mwanza in 2023.
His practice includes mining and natural resources, employment and labour law, corporate and commercial law, civil and criminal litigation, land and property transactions, and legal documentation.
Career and credentials
Before establishing The Fate Attorneys, he served from 2017 to 2022 as Lake Zonal Legal Counsel for the National Union of Mine and Energy Workers of Tanzania (NUMET). In that role, he represented union members before the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration and the High Court Labour Division, advised on labour-law compliance, handled disciplinary and grievance proceedings, conducted negotiations and advised the organisation on legal matters.
Earlier in his career, he worked as a Legal Officer with Ammitie Attorneys in Mwanza, where his work included legal drafting, court and tribunal filings, commercial documentation, land-transfer documents, negotiations and settlement discussions.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Law School of Tanzania
2017
Bachelor of Laws
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
2015
Languages
Kiswahili
English
His LL.B. research examined the law and practice relating to customary rights of occupancy in mortgage transactions in Tanzania.
Email Ernest directly: mhagama@fateattorneys.co.tz