California Financial Crisis Assistance & Bankruptcy Attorneys
HOWARD | NASSIRI, PC

HOWARD | NASSIRI, PC is a national law firm comprised of experienced teams of attorneys that have represented plaintiffs and consumers from all over the country in many complex and high profile litigation matters. Our teams of attorneys represent thousands of consumers, who have been victimized by fraudulent, abusive, and predatory business and lending practices.

The consumers’ right to access our nation’s justice system is under attack from “tort reform,” legislators’ attempts to “water-down” federal regulations, and preemption of strong state laws. Every day, our teams of attorneys witness thousands of American consumers who have fallen victim to the unscrupulous and deceptive business practices of some of our nation’s largest lenders and corporations. Wherever there is an injustice of this sort, our teams of attorneys are there to ensure that justice is served. Our enforcement of the laws ensures that the American people have a consumer marketplace that is based on our nation's fundamental sense of fairness, equity and honesty.

A study by the Center for Justice & Democracy concluded that injured consumers who have brought lawsuits against negligent manufacturers, polluters, and other offending organizations have saved millions of lives and prevented countless injuries by forcing these entities to stop their misconduct while at the same time compelling them to develop safer products. Our attorneys pride themselves on their role in helping consumers hold corporations accountable for the harm or loss of life they have caused.

Our attorneys have been successful in prosecuting intricate and complex cases against some of the world's largest corporations, manufacturers and insurance companies. We focus on complex and major damage cases in the areas of:

• Predatory Mortgage Lending
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Violations
• Mass Tort/Products Liability
• Debt Settlement
• Loan Modifications
• Personal and Serious Injury
• Bankruptcy
• Labor & Employment Law

Our firm strives to preserve its appealing, boutique feel in order to provide attentive personal service that serves our clients’ diverse and unique needs and interests. We frequently collaborate with other nationally recognized firms to pool resources and pursue our common cause of achieving the best result for our clients. From settlement negotiations to mediations, arbitrations or trial, HOWARD | NASSIRI, PC attorneys remain attentive to our clients’ needs and aggressively protects their rights.

Mr. Howard is the founder and managing partner of the firm. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Social Psychology from the University of Nevada-Reno where he graduated with Distinction. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law where he graduated Deans Scholar.

Mr. Howard proudly served in the United States Army as a military police officer (1988-92). He was Honorably Discharged in 1992 as an E-4 Specialist. The highlight of his military police career was when he provided security for former Vice President James Danforth Quayle and then Secretary of Defense Richard Bruce Cheney during their visits to Seoul, South Korea. He received the Army Good Conduct Medal; Overseas Medal; National Defense Ribbon; and Marksmanship Medal (pistol, rifle). Mr. Howard also served during Operation Desert Storm.

Before founding HOWARD | NASSIRI, PC, Mr. Howard worked with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office as a certified law clerk where he prosecuted several criminal trials. He went on to work for the prestigious Newport Beach, California law firm of Lopez Hodes Restaino Milman & Skikos, where he concentrated his practice on plaintiff's personal injury, mass tort, and pharmaceutical litigation. He has worked on several complex litigations including Guidant, Mifeprex (RU-486), Ortho Evra, and the Wal-Mart Gender Bias case.

Mr. Howard was also instrumental in litigating several cases against military defense contractor Halliburton Company. He was liaison to Representative Henry Waxman’s office where he prepared information regarding the Fisher v. Halliburton litigation to Congressman Waxman and his staff in Washington, D.C. to educate his office about the need for a formal Congressional inquiry. He has also given interviews to LA Times reporter T. Christian Miller, as well as Inside Edition, FOX News 10 and WKRG News 5 (Alabama), CorpWatch, Army Times, and Bloomberg News regarding the Fisher v. Halliburton litigation. In addition, Mr. Howard has a published opinion regarding the case (Fisher vs. Halliburton, 390 F.Supp.2d 610 (S.D. Tex. 2005).

Mr. Howard’s attributes his success and the success of HOWARD | NASSIRI, PC to hard work and the ardent belief that “people choose us because we’re your favorite lawyer’s favorite lawyer.”

Mr. Howard is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in all the Courts of the State of California. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in several jurisdictions. He is a member and serves on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA), Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Robert Banyard Inn of Court. He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Attorneys (NACA), and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He is frequently invited to speak at law schools and program events on various topics about the law.

Mr. Nassiri is a co-founding partner of HOWARD | NASSIRI, PC. His practice focuses on consumer protection litigation, with a particular concentration in the areas of predatory mortgage lending, mortgage loan servicing abuses, and fraud and foreclosure "rescue scams". Mr. Nassiri frequently lectures on these topics at CLE functions.

Mr. Nassiri is a tireless champion of the people. Among his earlier notable achievements was successfully advancing the interests of his client in a ground breaking 14th amendment Due Process case which resulted in a published opinion by the United Stated Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The important civil rights decision impacted the notice requirement which is to be given by the government before a citizen may be deprived of their property. (See Clement v. City of Glendale, 2008 WL 638360 (C.A.9 (Cal.)), Case No. 05-56692, D.C. No. CV-02-02555-FMC).

Mr. Nassiri earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from California State University Fullerton and his Juris Doctorate degree from Western State University College of Law. Mr. Nassiri graduated from law school cum laude and was ranked in the top 20% of his class. During law school, Mr. Nassiri was a Judicial Extern for presiding Justice David G. Sills at the California court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three.

Mr. Nassiri is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in all Courts in the State of California. Mr. Nassiri is also a member of the American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, National Association of Consumer Attorneys, and the Robert Banyard Inn of Court.