Frequently Asked Questions

Yazdi Law, PLLC has three attorneys: Amirali Oloomiyazdi, Esq. (founding attorney, admitted in New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, handles cases across all four practice areas with particular focus on personal injury, immigration, and matrimonial matters); Rajan Kambo, Esq. (Of Counsel, admitted in New York, New Jersey, Second Circuit, and Court of International Trade, leads the firm's immigration practice); and Elan Stiberman, Esq. (Of Counsel, admitted in Florida and D.C. — not New York — focuses on insurance disputes, business law, real estate, and mediation within his admitted jurisdictions). Each attorney's full biography is available on our Our Team page.

Yazdi Law provides legal counsel in seven languages across our attorneys: English (all attorneys), Persian/Farsi (Amirali Oloomiyazdi), Punjabi (Rajan Kambo), and Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew (Elan Stiberman, within his admitted jurisdictions for transactional and advisory matters). When scheduling a consultation, let us know your preferred language so we can match you with the appropriate attorney.

Our office is at 261 Madison Avenue, Suite 1035, New York, NY 10016 — two blocks from Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. We serve clients across all five boroughs and the surrounding counties (Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester), and for immigration matters we represent clients nationwide. The office is accessible from Grand Central via the 4, 5, 6, 7, and S subway lines.

Fee structures vary by practice area and matter type. Personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis under New York Judiciary Law § 474-a — no fee unless we recover. Many uncontested matters (uncontested divorces, I-130 petitions, residential closings) are handled on flat fees discussed at the consultation. Contested matters and matters with uncertain scope are typically handled on hourly billing against a retainer. Every engagement is set out in a written retainer agreement before work begins — you'll know exactly what the cost structure is before you commit.

An attorney-client relationship — and the associated privilege — is formed only after you and Yazdi Law execute a written retainer agreement. Communications during the initial consultation are treated confidentially by the firm as a matter of professional practice, but they are not protected by the attorney-client privilege until the retainer is signed. For this reason, we recommend limiting information shared at the initial consultation to the general nature of your matter. Once we're formally retained, all communications are protected under New York Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.6.

Call or submit the contact form and describe your situation. Many legal problems cross multiple practice areas — a divorce involving immigration status questions, a personal injury case affecting a pending real estate purchase, an eviction involving an immigrant tenant with language concerns. Because Yazdi Law handles four practice areas, we can often address interconnected matters with a single firm. If your matter is outside our expertise, we'll tell you at the consultation and help you identify appropriate counsel.