Client Resources
Clarity before the first call.
Practical guidance on consultations, fees, deadlines, and protecting your claim — so you arrive informed, prepared, and ready to discuss your options.
What this page covers
- Consultation preparation
- Fee basics
- Deadlines & claim protection
- Plain-English legal terms
Before Your Consultation
A more prepared first call starts here.
What to bring
Bring any relevant documents — offer letters, contracts, emails, text messages, pay records, performance reviews, termination notices, severance agreements — and a written timeline of events with approximate dates. The clearer the record, the sharper the strategy.
How fees work
Many employment and civil-rights matters may be handled on a contingency basis, meaning attorney fees are tied to the recovery. Case costs and expenses may be addressed separately, and every fee arrangement is set out in writing before representation begins.
Protecting your claim
Legal deadlines vary by claim, agency, and court, and some are short. Avoid signing severance, release, or settlement documents before they're reviewed, and act promptly to preserve your options.
Confidentiality
Consultation communications are handled with discretion. Please avoid submitting confidential, sensitive, or time-sensitive information through website forms until an attorney-client relationship has been established.
From the Broadcast Desk
See how she thinks — on the record.
Anahita has analyzed many of the country's most closely watched legal cases on national television across more than two decades — explaining complex issues with clarity, precision, and command of the law.
Plain-English Glossary
The terms, without the legal fog.
These definitions are general information only and are not legal advice. The meaning and effect of any term may depend on the facts of your matter.
- Contingency fee
- Attorney fees tied to the recovery; costs and expenses may be handled separately and are explained in writing.
- FEHA
- California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, the state law behind many harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims.
- Retaliation
- When an employer punishes someone for reporting, opposing, or participating in a process involving potentially unlawful conduct.
- Wrongful termination
- Being fired for an unlawful reason, such as discrimination, retaliation, or refusing to violate the law.
- Hostile work environment
- Harassment that may be severe or pervasive enough to change the conditions of employment.
- Statute of limitations
- The deadline to bring a claim; missing it can affect or eliminate legal rights.
- Right-to-sue letter
- An administrative step that may be required before filing certain employment lawsuits.
- Severance agreement
- A separation document that may include payment terms, releases, confidentiality provisions, or waivers of rights.
Insights & Guides
Reading on the issues that matter.
New articles are published regularly. To discuss any of these topics now, request a confidential consultation.
FAQ
Questions clients often ask first.
Consultation requests are reviewed promptly. For time-sensitive matters, calling the office directly is the fastest way to reach the team.
Anahita is licensed in California and represents clients across the state, with a primary focus on Los Angeles and Southern California. For matters outside California, she may be able to help identify appropriate counsel.
Anahita is personally involved in the matters her office accepts. Depending on the scope and stage of a case, she may also work with co-counsel or other legal professionals, including The Cochran Firm, to bring the right resources to the matter. Clients are told who is working with them.
Yes. Anahita is a nationally recognized legal analyst who has appeared on Fox News, CNN, HLN, ABC, and other networks. Her on-air analysis and her litigation practice both draw on more than two decades of courtroom experience.
In many employment and civil-rights matters, attorney fees may be tied to the recovery rather than paid up front. Costs and expenses may be handled separately, and all fee terms are explained in a written agreement before representation begins.
Consultation communications are handled with discretion. Please avoid submitting confidential, sensitive, or time-sensitive information through website forms until an attorney-client relationship has been established.
Her practice focuses on employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, workplace discrimination, civil rights, business litigation, entertainment, and sports-related matters.
Don't rush. Severance agreements may include releases, confidentiality terms, non-disparagement clauses, payment terms, or waivers of rights. It's often worth having the document reviewed before signing.
Media attention can affect litigation strategy, reputation, privacy, negotiation, and timing. Anahita's experience as both a trial attorney and national legal analyst helps her weigh cases with legal and public-facing consequences in mind.
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