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Shirin Forootan is the Managing Attorney at Forootan Law, where she provides a wide variety of services related to employment law, including litigation (both sides), workplace investigations, advice & counsel, workforce training, and expert witness testimony. She brings to the table over a dozen years of experience practicing law in Orange County, where she has had the privilege of litigating cases at large, medium, and small law firms, on both the defense and plaintiff’s side. Ms. Forootan is well-versed in California employment laws, particularly claims for harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage disputes. Ms. Forootan commenced her career at...

Practicing law is my second career. I began my advocacy career in 2005 working at the City of Los Angeles, first as a City Council Aide, then as a civil rights Policy Analyst. My work as a City Council Aide included assisting constituents with housing issues. This provided me with the foundation of knowledge that I currently apply to my Eviction practice. However, my passion has always been civil rights, which certainly pertains to housing rights, both on the landlord and tenant side. A landlord's right as a property owner (and the right to make decisions as...