Neama Rahmani

Neama Rahmani (born September 4, 1979) is an Iranian-American trial lawyer, former Federal Prosecutor, and legal commentator. He is the President and co-founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers, a Los Angeles based law firm specializing in personal injury and employment law, He regularly appears on Court TV’s Wednesday Think Tank and Law & Crime.
Prior to his current role, Rahmani served as Federal Prosecutor for the United States Attorneys Office in San Diego, California from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, he became the Director of Enforcement of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. 
== Early Life and Education ==
Rahmani was born in Long Beach, California. At age 16, Neama was awarded the Regents' Scholarship and attended the University of California, Los Angeles. At age 18, he was admitted to Harvard Law School where he graduated at 22 years old as one of the youngest graduates in the history of Harvard law school.
== Legal Career ==
Rahmani worked as a summer associate for Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher and O'Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles. He later joined O’Melveny & Myers after graduating in 2002. 
After providing counsel at the firm for seven years, he left to join the United States Attorney’s Office as a federal prosecutor in San DiegoSan Diego|. While working as a federal prosecutor, Rahmani helped capture a fugitive murderer and methamphetamine trafficker featured on America's Most Wanted|America’s Most Wanted who he then prosecuted. 
Rahmani was later appointed as the Enforcement Directorate of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission in 2012, where he investigated elected officials and secured some of the largest fines in the agency’s history.
In 2013, Rahmani joined with former O’Melveny & Myers colleague Allen Patatanyan to form West Coast Trial Lawyers, a personal injury and employment law firm.
Since then, his clients have consisted of notable athletes, actors, models, and reality stars such as Carmen Electra, Johnny Manziel, and Lilly Ghalichi.
Rahmani also serves as a member of the UCLA Political Science Board of Advisers. 
== Notable Clients & Cases ==
Rahmani handles both business and litigation matters for Johnny Manziel and his wife, Bre Tiesi. He also represents Carmen Electra and handled her lawsuit against a former stylist who allegedly stole from her. He defended Michael Costello (fashion designer)|Michael Costello against allegations that he used a racial slur on Instagram. Rahmani filed a lawsuit on behalf of Anabelle Acosta for injuries she sustained in a multiple rollover car accident. He sued Lilly Ghalichi’s former business partner for fraud and appeared on the show Shahs of Sunset to encourage her (as a former attorney herself) to return to law practice.
Rahmani sued Charlie Sheen after he allegedly attacked a dental technician while he was under the influence of drugs. He represented parents of Shayan Mazroei’s who died after being stabbed by a convicted murderer and white supremacist. Rahmani represented two female Contra Costa County jail inmates who were allegedly raped by a Sheriff’s Deputy while in custody. He sued the pastor of a Novato church who, under the guise of providing counseling, impregnated a married female member of his congregation and coerced her into getting an abortion. Rahmani is currently representing the family of a 51-year-old intellectually disabled man who was left to die in a hot car by an employee of Easter Seals. He also filed a whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of a Loyola Marymount University employee, alleging that she was fired after refusing to help a dean misappropriate university funds for pornography, extravagant meals, and first-class airfare. 
Rahmani is currently representing a high profile John Doe|Jane Doe in the Soulja Boy rape lawsuit. 
== TV & News Appearances ==
Neama is a regular legal commentator on ABC News, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Court TV, and several other television networks where he provides legal analysis on topics such as the The College Admissions Scandal|College Admission Scandal, Britney Spears and Amanda Bynes Conservatorship, and High profile divorces. Rahmani has appeared on Fox News’ segment “Justice with Jeanine Pirro|Judge Jeanine” in discussing the legal battle surrounding Britney Spears. Rahmani appeared on ABC7 Los Angeles|ABC7 News amidst Bill Cosby’s release from prison as well as explaining his firm’s $10 million lawsuit filed against the City of Los Angeles on behalf of his client, Yasmin Morales, who was struck by a rubber bullet in June of 2020.In 2017, Neama appeared on the reality television show, Shahs of Sunset, where he represented reality star Lilly Ghalichi in her lawsuit against a former business partner. Neama has also been featured in several news articles, including, Newsweek, OC Register|OC register, Business Insider, Fox News, NBC News, HuffPost|Huffington Post, and many more.
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