After graduating with an LLB (Hons) degree from Holborn College, University of London in 1997, he joined the chambers of his father Mr. Ghulam Hussain Abbasi, Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan, in 1998 where he conducted chamber work and case law research. Following the death of his father in 1999, he joined the chambers of Mr. Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan.

In the year 2000 he was enrolled as an Advocate of the District and City Courts where he conducted a limited number of criminal matters, as well as rent, property, family, succession matters and corporate licensing.

In 2002 he was enrolled as an Advocate of the Sindh High Court and has drafted a number of suits, appeals, rent, succession, property and divorce matters with focus primarily on chamber work and in 2003 he was enrolled with the Sindh Bar Council.