Serving The Bay Area And All Of California For More Than A Decade
Azita Rahim
- Associate Attorney
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Practice Areas
- Trust and Estate Litigation
- Trust Administration
- Probate
Biography
Azita is a trusts & estates litigation attorney. She specializes in trust contests, beneficiary/trustee disputes, trustee removal, breach of fiduciary duty claims, financial elder abuse, fraud, undue influence claims, and trust/probate administration.
Azita obtained her law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law while working full-time as a paralegal at an AmLaw 100 firm catering to high-net-worth clients.
Azita graduated from law school with a certificate of specialization in litigation. While in law school she obtained a Witkins Award of Excellence in Legal Ethics in Criminal Law and Appellate Advocacy. She also obtained Cali Awards in Contracts, Criminal Law, and Dispute Resolution. During law school, she participated in Moot Court and the Mock National Trial Advocacy team, placing 1st in the 2018 competition.
She is a member of the San Francisco Bar Association and a diversity committee member. She is also a member of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers and the California Lawyer's Association. Azita has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Northern California Rising Star for 2024 and 2025.
In her spare time, Azita likes to hike and spend time with her family and dog Hazel.
Bar Admissions
- California
Classes and Seminars
- “Spears v. Spears: New Paths for Trust Creditor’s Claims” - presented before the San Francisco Bar Association.
Published Work
- “Filing a Creditor’s Claim: Sidestep the Pitfalls of CCP 366.2” - The Trial Lawyer, Summer 2023 publication.
Professional Associations
- State Bar of California, Member
- San Francisco County Bar Association, Member
- California Lawyers Association, Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Diversity Committee
Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D., 2019
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Ethics in Criminal Law and Appellate Advocacy
- Honors: Cali Awards in Contracts, Criminal Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Honors: Certificates of Specialization in Public Interest Law and Litigation
- Honors: Member, Moot Court team and competed in the 2018 ABA National Appellate Advocacy competition
- Honors: Member, Mock National Trial Advocacy team and placed 1st at the 2018 California Attorneys for Criminal Justice competition
- California State University East Bay, Hayward, California
- B.A.
Languages
- Farsi
- English