Los Angeles Criminal Lawyers - Alan Fenster- Attorney Houman Varzandeh

Attorney Houman Varzandeh

VHF LAW GROUP, LLP
A Limited Liability Partnership

Houman Varzandeh* [*Member of the Arizona Bar]
David M. Haghighi

EQUITABLE PLAZA
3435 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
SUITE 2460
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90010
TELEPHONE: (213) 632-3900
FACSIMILE: (213) 632-0865

EDUCATION:	Southwestern University School of Law Juris Doctor, Cum Laude - 1998 University of Missouri - Columbia Bachelor of Arts - 1987
EXPERIENCE:	VHF LAW GROUP, LLP Senior Partner, 2006 - Present Practice Exclusively Limited to Immigration and Nationality Law and Defense of Criminal Aliens in Deportation/Removal Proceedings H. Varzandeh, A Law Corporation Partner, 2005 - 2006 Practice Exclusively Limited to Immigration and Nationality Law and Defense of Criminal Aliens in Deportation/Removal Proceedings Zaman & Varzandeh, A Professional Corporation Partner, 2001 - 2005 Practice Exclusively Limited to Immigration and Nationality Law United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service Assistant District Counsel, 1998 - 2001 Prosecution of Aliens in Violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review Judicial Intern to United States Immigration Judges within the Jurisdiction of Los Angeles, California, 1997 - 1998
HONORS:	United States Department of Justice - Honor's Program Appointed by Attorney General Janet Reno to the Attorney General's Honor Program, 1998 Law Review - Member of the Board of Governors Special Projects Editor, 1997 - 1998 Southwestern University School of Law Law Review Staff Member, 1996 - 1997 Southwestern University School of Law Moot Court Honors Program Oralist and Brief Writer, Securities Law Team, 1996 - 1997 Southwestern University School of Law
PUBLISHED CASE(S)	Minasyan v. Gonzales, 401 F.3d 1069 (9^th Cir. 2005). Convinced Circuit Court to declare a criminal alien a derivative citizen of the United States and obtained his immediate release from federal custody by restricting the power of the federal Courts to review matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of state law and also convince the Court to give full faith and credit to a nunc pro tunc state Court order.

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Mr. Fenster gets results: his diligence, winning attitude, and constant search for that legal needle in a haystack mean free clients, many of whom would be behind bars without his help. Most importantly, although his formidable legal strength is apparent to anyone in the court, his clients see beneath the courtroom show, to an incredibly driven, hardworking man, who puts in the long hours and does whatever it takes, not just to get the job done, but to do the right thing for those he defends.

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9777 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: (310) 273-3661 Fax: (310) 273-1931

If you need to go to trial we are experts at winning cases.

If you need to plead guilty, we will get you the best deal.

Key Practice Areas

Client charged with Sale and Possession for Sale of Marijuana. Police officer testified that he observed a marijuana transaction on the sidewalk outside Client's home. The judge did not believe the officer and a Motion to Suppress Evidence was granted. All charges dismissed. [see Winning a Motion to Suppress Evidence]

Client was charged with sale and possession for sale of 5 pounds of methamphetamine, thus facing a potential 19 years in prison because of the weight enhancement. Case was resolved with probation and one year in the county jail
[see copy minute order].

Client, a medical doctor, was charged with bribery of a police officer. The charge was dismissed after five days of community service. Doctor kept his medical license.
[see copy of minute order]

Defendant, a successful businessman and a non-citizen, arrested with four ounces of cocaine in the center console of his car, along with a scale. If convicted of possession for sale of cocaine he would be deported, plus the prosecutor wanted two years in state prison. After over a year of negotiations, prosecutor agreed to let defendant plead guilty to transportation of cocaine, which avoids deportation, plus spend a few nights in a private jail.

Non-citizen client convicted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon in 1982. Married with two children and living a quiet, law-abiding life, INS discovered the conviction and sought to deport him as an Aggravated Felon. Mr. Fenster successfully vacated the conviction, and INS is now history.
[see copy of minute order]

Defendant charged with felon in possession of a gun. Probation had terminated on the prior felony in 2006. After defendant's arrest on the gun charge, Mr. Fenster went to the judge on the prior felony and had the felony reduced to a misdemeanor, effective 2006. The district attorney on the new charge was very upset, but who cares...since the prior felony was now reduced to a misdemeanor effective before the new case, the new case was dismissed.
[see copy of minute order]

Filipino immigrant, married with three American children, facing deportation because of conviction for assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. Conviction vacated, client is now able to stay in the US. for the rest of his life.
[see copy of minute order]

Successfully vacated three felony convictions for Iranian businessman, thus helping him avoid deportation.
[copy of minute order]

Alan Fenster represents clients in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Culver City, South Bay, Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, and elsewhere in California as needed.