Nejadpour v Islami Los Angeles County Superior Court Case Number 19STCV34674.


From the Los Angeles County online records for this case it is Lawzilla's understanding the following occurred:

Attorney Fari Bari Nejadpour of the Nejadpour Law Firm filed a lawsuit where he is also listed as the plaintiff. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles.




The lawsuit refers to Fari Nejadpour as being as assignee of La Law, Inc. Secretary of State records indicate this is Nejadpour's corporation.

Fari Nejadpour is listed as the only officer and director of the company.




The judge in a tentative ruling noted the following.

Attorney Nejadpour was claiming a former client owed money as a result of lawsuits filed in Orange County.

The defendant filed a motion to change the location of the case from Los Angeles County to Orange County because the defendant lived in Orange County and the contracts were performed in Orange County.




The judge said the lawsuit prepared by F. Bari Nejadpour alleged the contracts were entered into and performed in Los Angeles.

Defendant said this was incorrect.

The judge noted attorney Najadpour "concedes" the allegations he wrote in the complaint were not accurate as the defendant lived in Orange, the contracts were signed in Orange, and the contracts were to be performed in Orange County.




The judge said the defendant tried to meet and confer about what county the lawsuit was filed in, but Nejadpour "rejected the request" to change the location of the litigation.




The judge then considered the issue of sanctions.

The judge noted:

- Fari Nejadpour rejected meet and confer attempts.

- He improperly filed an amended complaint

- Failed to inform the court at a case management conference he would file an amended complaint

The judge concluded sanctions were warranted, and that $3000 would be imposed.




The matter then proceeded to a court hearing.

After hearing the argument of the attorneys the judge ruled:

- Defendant's motion to transfer the case from Los Angeles to Orange County was granted.

- Fari Nejadpour was ordered to pay $3495. $3000 for defendant's attorney fees and $495 in costs.

The amount Nejadpour was ordered to pay is in our opinion a lot of sanctions.

The judge in the tentative ruling referred to sanctions being awarded.

One aspect we thought odd, and not mentioned by the court, is Nejadpour owns the corporation which initially assigned him the right to individually sue. Then, in the amended complaint apparently the law corporation was listed as the plaintiff.

Based on this ruling and what the judge said - what is your opinion about the competence of Fari Nejadpour and his law firm, and whether you would want to hire them to represent you?



It is just one case, but in our view the judge's comments provide a unique window into how attorneys handle matters.

We believe attorney sanctions can be a serious matter. Lawzilla found a California State Bar order, involving a different attorney, indicating that being sanctioned and violating a court order to pay the sanctions can lead to State Bar discipline for failing to competently perform legal services.




State Bar Discipline

Attorney Fari Nejadpour has already been the subject of State Bar discipline and was twice suspended from practicing law.

In one situation he entered into an illegal fee agreement violating the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys.

He then performed services of no value for over two years, or failed to perform services competently.

Then he failed to timely refund his client in violation of professional rules.




In another matter it concluded attorney Fari Najadpour lied in court and committed "moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption".




In another matter Najadpour represented a party in a divorce case.

The judge ordered a house be put up for sale and Nejadpour listed it with a company.

However, Nejadpour did not tell the court, his client, or opposing counsel that the listing company was his business.




It was concluded that Nejadpour was concealing material facts and that he committed acts of "moral turpitude, misrepresentations or corruption" in violation of the Business and Professions Code.

Fari Nejadpour was admitted to the California Bar in 2001. Bar Number 216925.

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8383 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 649
Beverly Hills, California 90211

Law School: California Southern

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