Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• Farsi

Lawyer Overview

Fatemeh Banihashemi joined Cron Israels & Stark as a Litigation Associate in November of 2008. Her primary practice areas include personal injury, business litigation and medical malpractice. For two consecutive years, Ms. Banihashemi has been named a "Rising Star" by California Super Lawyers magazine and recognized as one of the top young lawyers in California.

Ms. Banihashemi received her J.D. degree from Southwestern Law School, where she was selected as an Advocate for Southwestern's Interscholastic Trial Advocacy Honors program enabling her to develop outstanding trial skills. She competed in and was awarded top honors at the Stanford Law School Mock Trial competition in 2005.

Before attending Southwestern Law School, Ms. Banihashemi received her B.S. Degree in Biological Sciences from University of California, Irvine, where she was on the Dean's Honor List, was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, and was an Honoree at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. She is currently a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. She is admitted to practice law in the state of California.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury: General
• Personal Injury: Medical Malpractice
• Business Law
• Civil Practice
• Trial Practice
• Administrative Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Licensing, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Transactions, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Shareholders' Rights, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Real Estate, Conveyancing, Residential Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• California, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Member)
• Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Member)
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2008 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• "Rising Star," California Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008
• "Rising Star," California Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009

Past Employment Positions

• Quinn, Emanuel, Urquehart, Oliver & Hedges, Legal Assistant, 2002 - 2005
• Ardalan & Associates, Associate Attorney, 2005 - 2008

Education

• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2005
  J.D.
  Honors: Advocate, Southwestern's Interscholastic Trial Advocacy Honors Program
  Honors: Top Honors, Stanford Law School Mock Trial Competition, 2005
• University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, 1998
  B.S.
  Honors: Dean's Honor List
  Honors: Golden Key Honor Society
  Honors: Honoree, UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1998
  Major: Biology

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Phones

(310) 393-7300

Faxes

(310) 393-2029

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