Bashir made the dean’s list in his first year of law school and went on to win the American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure. Also while in law school, Bashir studied one semester at the Institute on Comparative and International Law at Oxford University. Bashir currently emphasizes in the areas of immigration and personal injury litigation.
To date, he has successfully handled hundreds of files and is a familiar face with the immigration and superior court judges and practitioners throughout southern California.
Bashir takes pride in the fact that he and his of counsels are well versed in their respective areas of the law, and that they are constantly up to date with the latest changes made to the case law, codes and rules in their respective areas of practice. Bashir Ghazialam is fluent in Farsi, Dari and Pashto, and has basic knowledge of German and Chinese.
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Following the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, Bashir became a consultant for the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), based in Rome where he helped host a one-week long December 2002 Roundtable and Conference entitled, “The Role of Law in a Modern Afghanistan,” in Rome. The participants included legal experts from around the world and Afghanistan.
In 2003, Bashir went to Afghanistan to take part in the reform of Afghanistan’s justice system, where he assisted in opening a Kabul office for IDLO, which is a law development organization with a background in providing legal technical support and training to post conflict governments.
Also while in Kabul, as the only in-house foreign consultant, Bashir assisted the Judicial Reform Commission, which consisted of 11 members appointed by President Karzai, in setting out a work plan of activities to reform and revive the justice system of Afghanistan. Bashir’s work with the Judicial Reform Commission included assisting in law reform, surveys, physical infrastructure and training, legal education and awareness, structuring the justice system, and internal organization of the commission and its work. In addition, Bashir served as an advisor to the Minister of Justice.
In November 2003, Bashir traveled to Geneva and Afghanistan working as a Rule of Law and Justice Reform Advisor with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue on a short term mission to review how assistance to the justice and rule of law sector in Afghanistan has been planned and managed, and how blockages in delivery and implementation might practically be eased. Bashir helped prepare a report entitled, “Practical Review of Rule of Law and Justice Sector Assistance to Afghanistan.” http://hdcentre.pcc-hosting.net/datastore/Afghanistan%20report%20Feb%202004.pdf
From July 2005 to November 2006, Bashir worked as a justice advisor with the State Department where he accompanied a team of 7 other American legal experts to Afghanistan and helped embark and implement a multi-million dollar Rule of Law Program by working closely with Afghan counterparts. Due to his effectiveness and hard work, Bashir soon became the U.S. Embassy’s sole embedded advisor to Afghanistan Ministry of Justice, where he worked on a range of reform efforts, such as developing a 10 year strategy for the justice sector and the ministry, legal awareness, the establishment and promotion of a defense attorneys’ bar, reform and legislation of laws, and capacity building. This Program has now grown in size and consists of dozens of prosecutors and corrections experts
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E.J. Stopyro is of counsel with the Law Offices of Bashir Ghazialam, practicing primarily criminal law. Before entering private practice, Mr. Stopyro interned with the Orange County Public Defender’s Office. Due to his academic excellence, Mr. Stopyro was asked to complete an externship with the California Court of Appeal, where he drafted important appellate decisions on criminal matters. Mr. Stopyro then worked at a law firm where he gained acclaim for his work on high profile cases and drafted several successful appeals.
Mr. Stopyro has practiced criminal defense in virtually every court in Orange County and several courts in Los Angeles and San Diego Counties. His knowledge of the law and his familiarity with the judges and prosecutors has culminated in a highly successful practice and a sterling reputation.
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Michael Farrell is of counsel with the Law Offices of Bashir Ghazialam. Mr. Farrell has an advantage in litigation involving insurance companies. He worked many years as both an adjuster and counsel coordinating litigation nationwide for one of the largest insurance carriers. 
