Shahram A. Shayesteh
Shahram A. Shayesteh specializes in the areas of serious personal injury, automotive products liability, entertainment law, intellectual property law, and consumer rights class action litigation. He is not only a litigator but he has also prepared appellate briefs for and argued over 20 appeals before the California Supreme Court, California Court of Appeal, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.
VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS:
Settlement, $10,000,000 against international law firm for fraud and malpractice.
Confidential
Settlement, $3,100,000 against municipality for dangerous condition of public property.
Pulido v. City of West Hollywood, LASC Case SC 086745
Verdict, $1,000,000 against Fortune 500 company for Gender Discrimination and Wrongful Termination.
Carter v. CB Richard Ellis, OCSC Case 816619
Settlement, $850,000 against automobile manufacturer for wrongful death caused by rollover incident.
Confidential
Settlement, $665,000 - against automobile manufacturer for wrongful death caused by airbag defect.
Confidential
Verdict, $600,000 against contractor for construction site incident.
Robb v. Baxter Blasting, OCSC Case 00CC10166
Areas of Practice
- Serious Personal Injury
- Automotive Products Liability
- Entertainment Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Consumer Rights Class Action Litigation
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. - 2000
- Law Review: Loyola Law Review, Articles Editor, 1999 - 2000
- University of California, Los Angeles, California
- B.A. - 1995
- Honors: Editor, UCLA Westways Magazine (1994-1995)
Published Works
- High-Speed Chase on the Information Superhighway: The Evolution of Criminal Liability for Internet Piracy, Loyola Law Review, 33 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 183 , 1999
- Design Immunity Defense Under Government Code 830.6: Obstacles to Avoid in Pleading and Presenting Your Case, FORUM Magazine, July, 2003
Representative Cases
Honors and Awards
- Los Angeles Magazine, "Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star", 2005 - 2008
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Iranian-American Lawyer's Association, Board of Directors, 2005 - 2006
- American Association for Justice
- Public Justice Foundation
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Consumer Attorneys of California
