Attorney Owolabi M. Salis is a well-known lawyer and CPA who has accomplished some milestones in his successful career. He graduated from Ahmadu Bello, Nigeria's top federal government research institution, with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in accounting. The 1962-founded college has three main sites, including the Kongo campus, which houses the faculties of law and administration where He did his undergraduate work. One of Nigeria's primary teaching hospitals is also located there. He continued his education by enrolling in courses at the University of Lagos, a renowned public research university in Lagos, Nigeria. He received his Legum Baccalaureus in law at graduation. He is a New York State Bar Association member and has received accreditation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, among other professional affiliations and organizations.

He has a long list of impressive professional abilities as a multi-award-winning lawyer and certified public accountant, including contract disputes, corporate services, immigration advisory, applications, extraterritorial litigation and arbitration, real estate sale and management, taxation advisory and preparation, and trust management. Owolabi M. Salis is a devoted philanthropist who supports many worthwhile initiatives. The African Diaspora Network, the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Equity Union, the Nigerian Boys Scouts, the Retired and Old People's Foundation, the University of Lagos Kegites Club, and the United Nations are just a few of the causes he supports. He is the creator of the Niger Delta Peoples Development, a group with headquarters in New York dedicated to advancing issues crucial to Niger Delta residents in American society.