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Message from the Editor

It was sometime in late 2008, I was trying to find a list of fellow Iranian attorneys in the US. I had seen the Iranian Yellow Pages they come up with in most regions of the country, but they usually only cover California, and a few other major metropolitan areas, with high Iranian population. "What if you live in Springfield, Missouri, or Pueblo, Colorado, and you are looking for an Iranian lawyer," I asked myself.

I found a couple of websites where they were supposed to have them listed, but they seemed too confusing, boring and user-unfriendly.

So, shortly after that, we got together with a few computer savvy folks, put our heads together, and the result is the website you see. With the whole idea of “paper” going out of business, it is time for Iranians to use the internet as an efficient means of finding each other. “Iranian-lawyers.com” is the first website of this series to be presented on line, and hopefully, it makes an attempt to do what is it designed to do: Connecting Iranians with Iranians.

Iranian-Wedding is certainly one of the most cheerful ones of this series. Again this is one area where you have to know what you are doing, before you take over the task of arranging the flowers, the catering, or the music of a wedding. We have tried to make this a one-stop shopping for everything you might need for your wedding, be it a caterer, a limo driver, a solemnizer, or a photographer, or someone to do the sofreh-eh-aghd .

If you cannot find someone who would do any of these in your area, many of these professionals on this site are more than happy to send the services, or travel to you, where feasible. So go out there, and -if not already married- marry someone.

Remember, Mark twain says:” To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with”.

One of Us ::

1) Please introduce yourself.
My name is Afshin Pishevar and I am a Lawyer practicing Litigation and Immigration here in the Capital Metropolitan Area.

2) Which part of Iran is your family from?
I was born in Tehran. I went to the "Miss Mary" School (AKA Bahar-eh No` School). My Mother is from Tabriz and my Father is From Bandar Anzali/Pahlavi.

3) How long have you been practicing law?
15 years.

4) In what state(s) are you licensed to practice?
DC & Maryland.

5) Didn’t we see you on tv a couple of years ago? What case was that?
A number of my cases have been reported on by the Mass News Media. A few of the memorable ones were the "Jesus Christ" Case and my Lufthansa matter. I have appeared on CNN, MSNBC, FOX and many local Channels. I have been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, USA Today and Literally Hundreds of other publications linked to the Associated Press. "Jesus Christ" is the name of one of my clients. Our case involved Appeal of the denial of his petition to change his name from "Peter Phillips" to "Jesus Christ". There were a number of interesting issues involving the First Amendment and Separation of Church & State.

6) What happened to that case?
We were victorious on our appeal and Mr. Christ is now legally using the name of his choice.

7) Do you have any Iranian clients? How do you like Iranians as clients?
At least 25% of my clients are of Iranian/Persian descend. I am proud to serve my fellow Iranian- Americans in any way I can. Persians are honest, hard-working and productive members of the American societal fiber. Most of the cases involve business matters business deals and Immigration matters.

8) What’s the best way to get in touch with you? Telephone or email?
The best way to reach me is to call my office and make an appointment. That way you formally have my undevided attention for a specific period of time.

9) We told everyone they get a discount from you if they mention they found you on Iranian-lawyers.com. Are we still honoring that?
Yes, I am offering a Free 1/2 hour Consultaion (Normally $75.00) and a 25% discount on our normal rates. This offer is the same we offer to individuals who come to us through their pre-paid employee benefits legal plan. It is a pleasure to offer it to individuals who found us exclusively through this web-site.