Practice Areas

  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate

Admissions

  • California

Idin Kashefipour

Partner

Phone: 949.612.9349
Email: ikashefipour@messner.com
Office: Orange County

Download Bio
Tab name
Spoiler title 1
Hidden content
BackgroundEducation & HonorsAwardsAssociationsNoteworthy

Idin Kashefipour is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Labor & Employment Practice Groups.  Mr. Kashefipour has over a decade of experience litigating cases from inception through trial and appeal.  His clients include individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations facing employment related claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour violations.  Mr. Kashefipour also regularly advises clients on commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes and ADA claims.  Mr. Kashefipour takes pride in his ability to understand his clients’ needs and priorities to tailor a litigation strategy that accomplishes their goals efficiently and with minimal disruption to their business.  With that in mind, he has resolved numerous cases through informal negotiations and ADR.  Mr. Kashefipour has also served as first and second chair in several jury trials, private arbitrations, and appeared before the California Court of Appeals.

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Kashefipour was a middle school English and social studies teacher in Los Angeles. Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife Sahar and their two kids.

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law
    J.D., 2011, Cum Laude, Thurston Society
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    M.Ed., 2008
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    B.A., Sociology, 2005, Cum Laude
  • Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco, Father Cuchulain Moriarty Award, 2015
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Languages Spoken:
    • Spanish
    • Persian (Farsi)
Publications and Speaking Engagements
  • DeLisi v. Lam (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th 663
  • “Walk the Talk,” Bar Association of San Francisco, 2016. Planned and co-presented 10-part MCLE course for new and transitioning lawyers covering the litigation process from pleadings through trial.
  • “The Risks of Being A Host In the Sharing-Economy: A look at short-term rentals and the liability and public-policy problems they present,” Plaintiff Magazine (April 2015)
  • “First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Whistleblower Suit Against Takeda Pharmaceuticals,” Ropes & Gray Client Alert (December 11, 2013)
  • “New Rules on Equitable Tolling,” The Recorder (March 21, 2013)
Community Involvement
  • Teach For America, Corps Member, Los Angeles, CA (2005-2007)

Learn More About Our Capabilities

We’ve built a team we are proud of.
Learn how we’ve grown over the past 25 years.

Footer Logo

Messner Reeves LLP
1550 Wewatta St. Suite 710
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 623-1800.