Afshin Pishevar
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Afshin Pishevar
Biography
Afshin Pishevar is a lawyer with practice area includes Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Rights in Rockville, Maryland.
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
DUI & DWI
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Immigration Law
Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Summer Law Clerk United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Senior Judge Alvin I. Krenzler & Chief Judge Thomas D. Lambros
Year: 1992
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Law Clerk Legal Aid Society, Cleveland & Painseville, OH
Year: 1991
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Law Clerk-Screener State Attorney's Office for Montgomery County, Md
Year: 1993 - 1994
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Attorney Alexander, Gephardt, Aponte & Marks
Year: 1993 - 1995
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Pishevar & Associates, P.C.
Year: Current
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CEO & Co-Founder SIZZLE
Year: 2019 - Current
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Founder Umojify
Year: 2017 - Current
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Chief Strategic Advisor McLEAR
Year: 2017 - Current
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Founding Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel Hyperloop One
Year: 2014 - 2016
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Commissioned Officer - CAPTAIN/O-3 - JAG Corps - Reserves Maryland Defense Force (MDDF)
Year: 2013
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Professional Associations
Iranian American Bar Association Member (Current)
American Bar Association Member (Current)
District of Columbia Bar Member (Current)
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association Member (Current)
American Inns of Court Member (Current)
Montgomery County Bar Association Member (Current)
American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) Member (Current)
Maryland State Bar Member (Current)
District of Columbia Bar Association Member (Current)
Publications
Pishevar & Associates, P.C.
Awards
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Top Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements
Washingtonian Magazine
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AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale Hubbell
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers Award
National Trial Lawyers Association
Education
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Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law J.D. (1993)
Honors: * Keynote Speaker, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Graduation Commencement, Class of 1993. * Justice Harry A. Blackmun Fellow. * Moot Court Team: Philip C. Jessup International Competition (1991-92 & 1992-93) best oralist from Cleveland-Marshall & team captain, placed third in the Mid-West Region. * The American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. * The Spangenberg Award for best student in Trial Practice and Procedure. * Who's Who Among American Law Students, nominated by law school for law student of the year.
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University of Maryland - College Park B.A. (1989)
Honors: Government and Politics, English Literature minor
Speaking Engagements
Speaker at 2015 United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference - COP21
Speaker at 2015 United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference - COP21
Websites
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Afshin Pishevar's Website profile
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Pishevar* & Associates, P.C. Website
Pishevar* & Associates, P.C.
226 N Adams St, Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-7347