Khorrami Pollard & Abir LLP Continues Initiative to Develop Plaintiff Attorneys through Sponsorships

Leading Plaintiff Firm Promotes Attendance and Leadership at Premier Events

02.26.2010 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Khorrami Pollard & Abir LLP (KPA), a national law firm representing plaintiffs, continues to dedicate time and resources to developing programs designed to educate, develop and create discussion between plaintiff attorneys across the country.

KPA is teaming up with leading trial lawyer organizations, American Association for Justice (AAJ) and Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), for several upcoming events, including CAOC’s Tahoe Seminar and AAJ’s Annual Seminar. All three organizations are moving forward with the mission of developing members of all backgrounds and experience.

“Professional advancement and development for plaintiff attorneys is made possible through these pioneering events,” said Shawn Khorrami, founding partner of KPA. “We know that our support is especially important right now, and are proud to not only provide resources, but also our time and leadership experience.”

KPA’s commitments:
• Bahar Dejban, Maryam Danishwar and Neda Sargordan to judge the American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition in Los Angeles, CA, February 26-28
• KPA to sponsor the Capitol Hill Reception during AAJ Minority Caucus Lobby Days in Washington, DC, March 10-11.
• Shawn Khorrami to speak and KPA to sponsor the Keynote Speaker Lunch featuring Roger Dreyer during the CAOC Donald L. Galine Annual Tahoe Seminar in Lake Tahoe, NV, March 19-20.
• KPA to attend the CAOC Women’s Caucus Reception and CAOC Lobby Day in Sacramento, CA, May 3-4.
• KPA to sponsor the Women Trial Lawyer’s Caucus Brunch and Minority Caucus Reception during the AAJ Annual Seminar in Vancouver, British Columbia, July 10-14.

In addition to sponsoring events, in the past year KPA attorneys have dedicated their time to phone-a-thons to recruit new members for CAOC and AAJ, and have taken leadership roles in the CAOC’s Women Caucus, AAJ’s Minority Caucus, Diversity Taskforce and New Lawyers Committees.

Bahar Dejban, Secretary of CAOC's Women’s Caucus and member of AAJ's Women's Caucus, contributed an article titled “The Legal Profession as I Now Know It,” to the AAJ Women’s Caucus Winter Newsletter. Neda Sargordan, member of the AAJ Minority Caucus, will be featured in the upcoming issue of their newsletter.

About KP&A

In the past 5 years, Khorrami Pollard & Abir LLP has obtained more than $450 million in verdicts and settlements for clients throughout the U.S. from companies including Yahoo!, Coca-Cola, Eli Lily and Merck.

As one of the largest plaintiff-only firms in the nation, KPA currently represents tens of thousands of individuals, and handles class actions covering millions of members, in a variety of cases – including class actions, mass torts, pharmaceuticals, consumer fraud, labor and employment matters, product liability, natural disasters and toxic torts.
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Anna says:: Hello, I am very much interested in CAOC Women’s Caucus , and as a law student, I have put my effort on woman's right and have done several researches in this area. I would like to know if I can I attend the future receptions, and if Bahar Dejban was in this reception as a secretary of Woman's Caucus, can I have a short interview with her? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Regards, Anna

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News Facts

KPA has teamed up with leading trial lawyer associations, AAJ and CAOC, to promote programs designed to educate, develop and create discussion between plaintiff attorneys across the country.
Three KPA attorneys to judge the annual AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition.
KPA to sponsor events at the AAJ Minority Caucus Lobby Days, CAOC Tahoe Seminar and AAJ Annual Seminar in Vancouver.
KPA attorney Bahar Dejban published in the AAJ Women's Caucus Newsletter and Neda Sargordan to be featured in the upcoming AAJ Minority Caucus Newsletter.
KPA has obtained more than $450 in verdicts and settlements for clients throughout the U.S. from companies including Yahoo!, Coca-Cola, Eli Lily and Merck.

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