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Houman Fakhimi

Founder

Our practice (Employment Law Team) is comprised of a team of highly experienced attorneys with years of experience in representing clients in the employment field. Houman "Roman" Fakhimi, the founding member of the firm, was previously the General Counsel to STEC, Inc., a publicly traded company and in that position oversaw the companies Human Resources department and advised the board of directors as to issues related to employment issues of over 400 employees. Since establishing Employment Law Team, Mr. Fakhimi has used the knowledge gained from representing a major corporation to representing employees and applicants as well as other local businesses. Mr. Fakhimi has successfully litigated and tried overtime, discrimination, retaliation and non-payment of wages cases. Houman has also been a featured attorney on a number of legal and business articles ( see Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin, Vol 2008, No.1, January 2008 and Finance Monthly, March 2011).

Education

Juris Doctor, Whittier Law School, 1997

B.A., Political Science, University of California, Irvine, 1992
Political Science Honor Society

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice California, 1998
United States District Court, 1998
Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 1998

California Consumer Attorneys Association

CELA
Member Since: 2008

NELA
Member Since: 2008

Languages
Farsi

Practice Areas

Employment Law
Wrongful Termination
Disability Discrimination
Denial of Medical Leave
Denial of Pregnancy Leave
Discrimination due to Medical or Pregnancy Leave

 
Industry Areas

We have represented clients in the following industries:

Semiconductor Industry
Hi-Tech
Retail
Advertising and Marketing
Auto Industry
Financial Markets industry

Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin