Shirin Forootan

Shirin Forootan is the Managing Attorney at Forootan Law, where she provides a wide variety of services related to employment law, including litigation (both sides), workplace investigations, advice & counsel, workforce training, and expert witness testimony. She brings to the table over a dozen years of experience practicing law in Orange County, where she has had the privilege of litigating cases at large, medium, and small law firms, on both the defense and plaintiff’s side.

Ms. Forootan is well-versed in California employment laws, particularly claims for harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage disputes.

Ms. Forootan commenced her career at Latham & Watkins LLP after earning her law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. She earned her Bachelor degrees in both Communications and Law & Society from the University of California, San Diego, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude.

Ms. Forootan routinely speaks and publishes on a variety of labor and employment topics, including equal pay, sexual harassment, and updates in employment law. Because she has demonstrated an excellence in the practice of law, Ms. Forootan has been selected to Super Lawyers’ Southern California “Rising Stars” for several consecutive years, which is a distinction reserved for just two and one-half percent of the attorneys in California.

UCLA School of Law

J.D. (2008)

2008

University of California - San Diego

B.A.

2005

The Rising Star

California Super Lawyers Magazine

2018

2015-2018

Women in Business and Women of the Year

Orange County Business Journal

2018

2015-2018

Everyday Hero

Orange County Women Lawyers Association

2018

Orange County Bar Association

Member

2008 - Current

State Bar of California  # 260390

Member

2008 - Current

California

State Bar of California

Since 2008

9th Circuit

Since 2011