Tara Farkhondeh represents businesses and individuals in all aspects of civil litigation, with a focus on general liability, commercial litigation, transportation, premises liability, personal injury, and toxic tort matters.

With more than six years of litigation experience, Tara handles matters through all phases of litigation, from initial investigation and discovery through trial preparation. She has extensive experience taking and defending depositions, developing litigation strategy, managing complex discovery, drafting and arguing motions, and preparing cases for resolution at trial, mediation, or settlement.

Before joining Wilson Elser, Tara worked in-house on the general liability teams of multiple major insurance companies, where she managed automobile and commercial general liability matters, including catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and premises liability claims, as well as habitability and landlord-tenant disputes. Her in-house experience gives her valuable insight into claims evaluation, risk assessment, litigation management, and defense strategy, allowing her to deliver practical, efficient representation tailored to her clients’ business objectives.

    Education

    • University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M., 2016)
      • Business Law Certificate
    • Allameh Tabataba’i University (LL.B., summa cum laude, 2011)
      • Dean’s Merit Scholarship

    Bar Admissions

    • California

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

    Clerkships

    Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District

    Professional Affiliations

    • American Bar Association
    • Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
    • Women Lawyers Association Los Angeles
    • Iranian American Bar Association
    • Iranian American Lawyers Association

    Languages

    • Farsi