Atty. Neama Rahmani
Neama is a world-renowned lawyer and the President and co-founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers. He has over 20 years of experience handling civil and criminal cases.
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Neama Rahmani is a President based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at West Coast Trial Lawyers. They have 24+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2002. Their practice focuses on car accidents, personal injury, motorcycle, slip & fall, and dog bites. Admitted to practice in California (2002), Nevada (2023), Arizona (2024), and Washington (2024). Educated at Harvard University Law School (J.D., 2002) and University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1999). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Neama is a world-renowned lawyer and the President and co-founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers
- He has over 20 years of experience handling civil and criminal cases
- He regularly appears on CNN, Fox News, BBC, and other television stations to provide his expert analysis of the law
- Neama graduated from UCLA at the age of 19 and Harvard Law School at the age of 22, making him one of the youngest graduates in the 200-year history of Harvard Law School
- Upon graduation, Neama was hired by the largest law firm in Los Angeles, where he met his partner, Allen Patatanyan, and he represented companies such as Disney, Marriott, and the Roman Catholic Church
- But Neama wanted to help ordinary people, not corporations, so he joined the Department of Justice and prosecuted drug and human trafficking cases along the United States-Mexico border
- While working as a federal prosecutor, Neama captured and successfully prosecuted a fugitive murderer and drug kingpin who was featured on “America’s Most Wanted.” Neama was then appointed to be the Director of Enforcement of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission and oversaw and investigated the elected officials and highest-level employees of the City of Los Angeles, including the Mayor and City Council
- He held that position until founding West Coast Trial Lawyers, which has grown to 25 lawyers and 200 non-lawyer staff
- Neama has extensive trial experience leading teams of attorneys against the largest companies in the world
- He has successfully tried dozens of cases to jury verdict as lead trial counsel and has argued and won before state and federal appeals courts
- Over the course of his career, Neama has handled thousands of civil cases, obtaining many seven and eight-figure settlements and judgments, and has helped his clients win more than $1 billion
- He has also put more than a thousand criminal defendants in prison
- Neama is licensed to practice law in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington State
- He sits on the UCLA Political Science Board of Advisors and lives in Los Angeles
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Hurt in a car crash? Car accident lawyers fight insurance companies for fair compensation — free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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