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 practices
in the areas of immigration and personal injury
litigation.
To
date, he has successfully handled hundreds of
files and is acquainted with many 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.
For the
past three years he has been hosting a popular
biweekly legal information show broadcast internatinally
via satellite TV viewed by millions. His show
covers all aspects of law and immigration issues.
Bashir Ghazialam
is fluent in Farsi, Dari and Pashto, and has
basic knowledge of German and Chinese.
Other
Legal Work:
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. 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 the rule of law
sector in Afghanistant 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. [See Assistance to Justice and the Rule of Law in Afghanistan:
A strategic analysis, by The Centre for Humanitarian
Dialogue]
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
Non-Profit
Work:
- Member
of the Board of Directors, Sister Schools
Of San Diego www.sisterschoolsofsandiego.org (Coordinator of the Afghan
Education/Teacher Training Initiative) (2002-2005)
- Volunteer
and Legal Counsel, Afghanistan Relief Organization
(ARO) www.afghanrelief.com (2003-04 )
-
Vice Chair, San Diego-Jalalabad Sister Cities
Committee www.sandiegojalalabadsistercities.org (2003-2005)
- General
Counsel to "Afghanistan Pre-natal Relief
Project (APRP)," Nonprofit 501(C)(3)
(2007 to Present)
OF COUNSEL |
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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.
Email: lawyer2go@hotmail.com |
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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. 
