NEW OFFICE. NEW PARTNERS. NEW OPPORTUNITIES. Best Friends Find Best Opportunity for Personal Injury Service in New San Diego Office of Guldjian|Fasel Accident Attorneys by Dan Baldwin
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est friends Kaaveh K. Zargar and Chad Irvin planned to open their own law firm since their days at Thomas Jefferson Law School. That opportunity arrived, but in a manner not anticipated, when offered partnerships in the new Guldjian|Fasel office in San Diego. With the expansion, the personal injury firm now has a team of attorneys, supported by a full-sized staff including paralegals, legal assistants, medical billing negotiators, case managers, intake specialists, records, and human resources. Although they worked separately for a number of years, their plan was always to work together in San Diego. Zargar returned and worked as a personal injury attorney. During that time, he served as co-counsel with Chris Guldjian on a few successful and high-profile cases. “After that, Chris and Frank asked that I come in and join their firm.” Irvin served as a defense attorney in San Diego for a few years. “The entire time we did that, Kaaveh and I were in constant communication. Our motivation was always to come back home and work together,” he says. “We offer the best of both worlds when comparing large and small firms. Large firms are appealing because they appear to offer manpower and resources. Small firms are appealing because they offer a more personalized touch. Injury victims that sign up with larger firms may never speak to an attorney and their case becomes one of any number of cases. Injury victims who sign up with smaller firms know their case will get attention but run the risk of it being farmed out to a firm they do not get to choose if the case can’t be settled easily,” Zargar says.
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Attorney Journals San Diego | Volume 219, 2021
