MAHYAR GHASSEMIAN: “2014 ENTREPRENEUR TO WATCH” HONOREE

Remarkable Women 2014 Entrepreneur to Watch

Mahyar Ghassemian was awarded NAWBO’s 2014 Remarkable Woman honor, as an Entrepreneur to Watch. This award is given to a woman business owner who has had her own business for less than five years and whose business has shown exceptional growth and success in its industry.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/business-638621-women-county.html

“Mahyar Ghassemian Success Story”

Education

  • Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California
    • Juris Doctor, cum laude – 1999
    • Honors
  • California State University, Long Beach, California
    • Master’s Degree in Physics
  • National University in Tehran, Tehran, Iran
    • Bachelor of Science Degree, Physics

MAHYAR GHASSEMIAN AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Remarkable Women, Entrepreneur to Watch Honoree, National Association of Women Business Owners, Orange County (2014)
  • Orange County’s Top Attorneys, OC Metro Magazine, October 2014
  • Orange County’s Top Attorneys, Orange Coast Magazine, 2015
  • Orange County Bar Association(OCBA): Volunteer Recognition Award: 2013, 2014
  • Martindale – Hubble, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2009
  • Extern California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, 1998
  • Four American Jurisprudence Awards, 1997-1999

CLASSES & SEMINARS

  • Speaker, The Business of Lawyering, O Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) – Solo/Small Firm Section, 2016
  • Speaker, Law Partnerships and Legal Corporations, Orange County Bar Association – Solo/Small Firm Section, 2014
  • Speaker, Law Firm Management, OCBA – Solo/Small Firm Section, Annual Program, 2013
  • Speaker, Peter M. Elliott Inn of Court, Bias and Diversity Issues in the legal Profession, 2015
  • Speaker, Peter M. Elliott Inn of Court, Ethical Issues in Client Representation, 2014
  • Speaker, Peter M. Elliott Inn of Court, Cyberfuture in Legal Field, 2013
  • Education Workshop Speaker, Small Companies and Legal Issues, NAWBO Orange County, 2013

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • State Bar of California
  • Orange County Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Section: 2015 Chair of Section
  • Peter M. Elliott American Inn of Court: 2015-2016 Vice President of the Board
  • Orange County Bar Association (OCBA): Mentor for New Lawyers
  • Orange County Bar Association (OCBA): Construction and Business Sections
  • Provisors Network of Professional Advisors
  • Laguna Niguel Chamber of Commerce
  • National Association of Women Business Owners, 2016-2017 Legal Counsel for the Board
  • National Association of Women Business Owners, Leader Attorney Group: NAWBO-Esq.
  • Iranian American Society of Engineers & Architects
  • Iranian American Bar Association