Farsi-Speaking Attorneys

Bobby Alaghebandan

Newport Beach, CA

Mr. Alaghebandan is the managing partner at the Orange County workers' compensation firm, Alvandi Law Group, and a member of the California Applicant’s Attorney Association, having been with the firm since 2011. Mr. Alaghebandan attended the University of California-Los Angeles, earning his bachelor’s degree in Political Science. As an undergraduate, he completed a summer internship at a San Francisco based Fortune 500 company honing his skills understanding the business operations of corporate employers. He subsequently attended Southwestern Law School, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 2010 while being admitted to the State Bar of California in the same year. During this time, he spent a summer abroad studying comparative torts at Oxford University’s Magdalen College in the United Kingdom. Over the course of his career, Mr. Alaghebandan has obtained a multitude of trial victories for injured workers with denied claims throughout a broad spectrum of California’s labor force, while also successfully overturning decisions at the trial court level through Petitions for Reconsideration at the WCAB. Mr. Alaghebandan has separately obtained favorable outcomes for clients who were subject to Labor Code 132(a) violations by an employer, in addition to obtaining life pension and 100% Permanent Total Disability Awards for clients who have suffered a catastrophic injury. He also has extensive experience representing injured workers entitled to or eligible for SSDI/ Medicare benefits, diligently navigating the intricacies and overlap involved in order to protect their ancillary benefits through the use of Special Needs Trusts, Medicare Set-Asides, and structured settlements. Mr. Alaghebandan speaks conversational Spanish and Farsi. In his spare time, he is an avid fan of UCLA athletics and enjoys attending sporting events with his wife.

Lior Katz

Woodland Hills, CA

Lior Katz is the managing attorney and founder of Katz Law. After graduating from the top of his class, Lior worked for many years as a senior attorney for a busy litigation firm representing large corporate entities. After realizing that there was shortage of lawyers who actually care about their clients, Lior decided to open the doors to Katz Law.

Roxana Sadighim

Beverly Hills, CA

Roxana Sadighim graduated Magna Cum Laude from California State University, Northridge in 1999 where she obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. After working at top rated companies such as Arthur Andersen, LLP and Arden Realty, Inc. for two years, she pursued her legal education at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where she received her Juris Doctor degree in 2004. While in law school, she was a judicial extern to The Honorable Percy Anderson at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. She also served as an intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where she assisted in the prosecution of various criminal matters. Also while in law school, she passed all four parts of the CPA examination and attained her CPA license. She was admitted to the State Bar of California in December of 2004. In 2005 Ms. Sadighim joined a litigation firm where she specialized in insurance subrogation. In the four years that she was at her previous employment, she litigated and tried numerous cases in the California state courts. In 2009 she joined the Khorshidi Law Firm. In addition to being a CPA and an attorney, Ms. Sadighim is also a licensed Real Estate Broker. Ms. Sadighim practices in all matters involving personal injury and serves the Northern and Southern California community. The most distinguishing characteristic about her is the level of care, sympathy and attention that she provides to her clients. She believes that our clients should be treated like family because they seek counsel at a time when their lives are in a complete state of distress physically, emotionally, and financially.

Amasia Yaghobi

Los Angeles, CA

Amasia Yaghobi is an associate attorney at Arash Law, specializing in injury law. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of West Los Angeles, School of Law, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine. She is fluent in English, Armenian, and Farsi.

Arta Wildeboer

Downey, CA

Arta Wildeboer is a personal injury and tenants' rights attorney in Downey, CA, with 12 years of experience. He specializes in workers' compensation, personal injury, and employment law, serving clients since 2015. He earned his law degree from Whittier Law School after attending the University of Arizona. He is fluent in Farsi, Spanish, and English.

Angella Farokhzad

Los Angeles, CA

Angella Farokhzad is a Trial Attorney at The Dominguez Firm, bringing her passion for victim rights and expertise in severe and catastrophic injury cases. She works closely with trial teams on complex legal issues and law and motion.

Carolyn M. Afari

Beverly Hills, CA

Carolyn M. Afari is a Personal Injury Attorney at Omega Law Group, focusing on auto accidents, slip and falls, trucking accidents, and premises liability cases. She has experience in both litigation and prelitigation. Carolyn was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2012 and is also admitted in the United States District Court for the Central and Eastern Districts of California. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California and her Juris Doctorate from the University of West Los Angeles, School of Law. Prior to Omega Law Group, Carolyn practiced Bankruptcy law and civil litigation for over a decade, and co-authored a law school textbook. She is fluent in Farsi and conversant in Spanish. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and giving back to her community.

Farimah Ghaffari

New York, NY

Farimah Ghaffari graduated from Touro Law School, where she was on the Dean’s List and from which she was a Cum Laude graduate. Prior to immigrating to the United States, Farimah graduated with honors from the Taft Law School in Yazd, Iran. During law school, Farimah served as the president of her law school’s Legal Society and as the vice-president of the Labor Law Society. She was credited as an assistant-author of the book, «Explanation of the Iranian Labor Law», principally authored by Professor Dr. Emami and published in 2008. Currently, Farimah is an active member of New York City Bar Association and of the Iranian-American Bar Association. Prior to her employment at Goidel & Siegel, LLP, Farimah worked as a paralegal at a New York personal injury firm, while awaiting admission as an attorney to the New York State Bar. At Goidel & Siegel, LLP Farimah prosecutes demanding civil litigation matters involving serious personal injuries as well as commercial disputes. Farimah speaks, writes and reads Farsi (فارسی) and Turkish (Türk) fluently.

Ghazzaleh Rezazadeh

Houston, TX

Ghazzaleh Rezazadeh is a Senior Associate Attorney at McLaurin Law, specializing in first-party insurance, catastrophe and property damage claims, personal injury, construction defects, and product liability. She has extensive experience litigating in federal and state courts throughout Texas and is fluent in Farsi, Spanish, and English.

Abbas Harati

Carrollton, TX

Abbas Harati is an Associate Attorney at GoSuits, licensed in California, focusing on personal injury law. He started as an intern and became a managing attorney. He is a certified mediator and has over 6 years of experience with tort claims including auto accidents, premises liability, and 18-wheeler accidents. He is fluent in Farsi.

Elliot Eslamboly is the founder and managing partner at The Law Collective. He specializes in personal injury law, handling complex catastrophic injury cases, traumatic brain injuries, and wrongful deaths. He has resolved hundreds of cases, including a $13,000,000 verdict for a vehicle collision. He is a member of California's Bar and Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities.

Justin M. Marvisi

Los Angeles, CA

Justin Marvisi graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in 2010. Following his undergraduate studies, Mr. Marvisi earned his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2013, where he served as a staff member for the Pepperdine Law Review. Throughout each year of law school, Mr. Marvisi worked for Yukevich | Cavanaugh as a summer intern. He also worked for Genworth Financial in London, UK, where he ensured insurance policies were in compliance with updated consumer protection regulations. Mr. Marvisi joined Yukevich | Cavanaugh as an attorney in 2013. His practice areas include products liability defense, general negligence, complex litigation, and personal injury. In addition, Mr. Marvisi has experience with employment and discrimination disputes, including successfully defending a property manager in a retaliatory termination claim at arbitration. Mr. Marvisi is licensed to practice in California and Arizona. He is proficient in both Spanish and Farsi.

Porya Mostaghimi

Humble, TX

Porya Mostaghimi is a partner with The PM Law Firm, PLLC in Houston, working in all areas of civil litigation. Porya’s primary focus remains with the firm’s commercial, personal injury, and bad faith insurance litigation. He is passionate about providing efficient and effective advocacy to insurance policyholders and claimants that have been wrongfully denied and/or underpaid for their loss. Porya and his team have extensive experience representing policyholder clients focused on insurance law, including insurance claim presentation, business income loss claims, coverage disputes, bad faith failure to pay issues, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and first-party insurance litigation. Porya also has experience representing clients in personal injury, criminal defense and family law.

Sara Azari

New York, NY

Sara Azari is Of Counsel to Tacopina, Seigel & DeOreo, a bi-coastal trial attorney with over 20 years of experience in complex criminal, civil, and administrative matters. She specializes in white-collar defense, including cryptocurrency fraud and IEEPA violations, and is a frequent media commentator and legal analyst. She has been consistently named a California Super Lawyer since 2008.

Andrew B. Siegel

New York, NY

Mr. Siegel is a partner in the law firm of Goidel & Siegel, LLP, which he and Jonathan Goidel co-founded in 1990. Prior to the founding of Goidel & Siegel, Mr. Siegel was employed as a trial attorney at the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, New York, where he concentrated on defending indigent criminal defendants. While there, he handled thousands of criminal matters and tried many of those cases to verdict. Mr. Siegel then became associated with Galett, Dreyer & Berkey, a prestigious law firm concentrating on real estate and commercial litigation, until founding Goidel & Siegel with Mr. Goidel. Since founding Goidel & Siegel, Mr. Siegel has tried many civil cases to verdict in nearly every trial court in the City of New York and, on numerous occasions, has argued successfully before the Appellate Divisions of the First and Second Departments. Mr. Siegel participates in every aspect of the operations of Goidel & Siegel from client intake to case strategy to final resolution, whether by trial or otherwise. He is a tireless advocate for his clients and will explore every available and appropriate option to maximize his clients’ recovery or defense. Mr. Siegel graduated with high honors from the State University of New York at Albany in 1983. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1986. During law school, Mr. Siegel participated in the pro se litigants’ program of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and trained as a trial attorney in the offices of Jay Goldberg, Esq. And Michael G. Berger, Esq., premier criminal defense and commercial law attorneys in the City of New York.

As the Managing Partner at Tofer & Law, Jennifer not only manages the firm but also represents plaintiffs in personal injury cases, including auto accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and a myriad of other personal injury-related matters. She has extensive training in litigation and is dedicated to zealously advocating for her clients. Jennifer has handled hundreds of personal injury cases from beginning to resolution.

Rick Krause

Richardson, TX

Rick Krause is a senior attorney at Modjarrad Abusaad Said Law Firm (MAS Law). He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas, and U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas. He practices primarily in the area of Social Security Disability. Mr. Krause attended Texas Tech University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He obtained a Juris Doctor from Texas Tech University School of Law. Mr. Krause has more than 31 years of experience, and his practice is limited to helping his clients apply and receive Social Security and Disability benefits.

Sina Mohajer

Arcadia, CA

Sina Mohajer has successfully cultivated both life and legal experience. Licensed to practice law in the State of California for more than a decade, Mr. Mohajer has successfully managed multiple cases simultaneously, always ensuring his clients receive the attention and time they deserve. Prior to starting his own practice, Mr. Mohajer was the senior associate in charge of the civil department at his previous firm. He is dedicated to his practice and, far more importantly, to his clients, and is relentless when it comes to fighting for them.

Ida Rezvani

Fairfax, VA

Ida is an English and Farsi speaking Iranian-American born and raised in Northern Virginia. She graduated from Radford University, summa cum laude, with a degree in Criminal Justice in 2018. She attended the West Virginia University College of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 2021. While in law school, Ida was a member of the Family Law Quarterly Journal. She also worked as a student attorney in the West Virginia Innocence Project Clinic and helped draft a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States. Following graduation from law school, Ida successfully passed the Virginia Bar Exam and was officially licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia in December of 2021. Additionally, Ida is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Upon completion of the Virginia Bar Exam, Ida started working at Pikrallidas | Probasco in August of 2021. Since her time at Pikrallidas | Probasco, Ida has been involved with a variety of cases including, personal injury, criminal and traffic, domestic relations, and business representation. Ida is driven by her desire to help people.

Amir M. Shoar

San Diego, CA

Amir grew up in Rancho Bernardo. He graduated with honors from the University of California, San Diego, and later graduated with honors from the University of San Diego School of Law. While in law school, Amir excelled as a member University of San Diego’s National Trial Team and he was invited to compete in the San Diego Defense Lawyers National Trial Tournament, in which he placed 2nd in the nation for trial advocacy skills. Amir also externed for Hon.Judge Joel Pressman while in law school, giving him behind-the-scenes experience of trial advocacy. Prior to joining Bruno & Associates, Amir worked for several prominent defense firms, where he defended large corporations and the State of California in complex civil litigation matters, including car and trucking accidents, personal injury matters, premises liability matters, and employment matters. After several years of defending big money clients, Amir realized his true calling was to help the little guy. Amir’s experience defending big corporations gives him critical insight into the strategies these defendants use to try to avoid responsibility. Amir uses his defense experience to bring the fight to defendants in order to maximize his clients’ recovery.

Rabin Pournazarian

Encino, CA

Attorney Rabin Pournazarian has practiced bankruptcy and debt resolution law for nearly three decades, consistently ranking among the top 50 bankruptcy filers in the country. He served as an extern to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge and was President of the Jewish Law Students Association at Pepperdine. He strongly believes in giving back to the community and helping people get a fresh start.

Stephanie B. Kantor

Encino, CA

Stephanie practices exclusively in the area of labor and employment law on behalf of employers. She represents employers from a broad range of industries in litigating the entire spectrum of employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims. Stephanie also counsels employers concerning all matters pertaining to the employment relationship and employment law compliance. She provides day-to-day advice on employment matters, including investigations, discipline, and terminations. She also represents employers in government agency investigations. Stephanie has experience preparing and opposing appeals before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, and has argued before the California Court of Appeal. Stephanie recently had the privilege of having one of her cases go before the United States Supreme Court, where the Supreme Court affirmed the grant of summary judgment that Stephanie had achieved on behalf of her client. Stephanie was selected to the 2014-2020 Southern California Rising Stars list for excellence in the practice of law. She is conversational in Spanish, Hebrew, and Farsi.

Arshia Mardasi

Newport Beach, CA

Arshia Mardasi is a Senior Litigation Attorney at Leslie Law Firm with over 20 years of experience as a civil litigator in Orange County, serving clients in Orange County and Los Angeles. She has a strong reputation for successfully trying and negotiating settlements in personal injury, elder abuse, and premise and products liability cases. She practiced on the defense side for 15 years before joining the firm. Arshia is passionate about achieving justice for those harmed by negligence, emphasizing active listening and clear communication with clients to achieve the best outcomes. She is fluent in English and Persian/Farsi.