Mr. Kaveh Noorishad concentrates his practice in criminal and civil litigation and practices throughout all Virginia state courts as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He has defended a wide variety of criminal matters ranging from minor traffic offenses to serious felony charges. In addition to his criminal practice, Mr. Noorishad litigated several multi-million dollar civil actions involving personal injury, professional liability, construction litigation, mold litigation and toxic torts.
Mr. Noorishad earned his Bachelor of Arts (BA), with honors, in International Affairs from the American University in Washington, D.C. in 2001. He earned his Masters in Business Administration (MBA), summa cum laude, from the American University in Washington, D.C. in 2003. Mr. Noorishad then earned his Juris Doctor (JD) from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2006. While attending law school, Mr. Noorishad was a member of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics and published “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Its Effect on In-House Legal Counsel”, 18 Geo. J. Ethics 1041(2005).
Mr. Noorishad has been awarded with several prestigious honors, including being rated as a SuperLawyer (awarded to top 5% of lawyers in Virginia) and as a Rising Star (awarded to top 2.5% of lawyers in Virginia). He has also been honored as a member of the Top 100 National Trial Attorneys and the Top 40 Under 40 - both for his work as a criminal defense trial attorney in Virginia. Mr. Noorishad has also been recognized by the American Institute of Criminal Attorneys as one of the 10 Best Criminal Attorneys in Virginia for Client Satisfaction and by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys as one of the 10 Best DUI Attorneys in Virginia for Client Satisfaction. Mr. Noorishad enjoys a 10.0 out of 10.0 and a Superb AVVO rating (the highest possible rating) in the areas of Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI, and Speeding violations. Mr. Noorishad has defended clients whose cases have been publicized by news agencies including The Washington Post, NBC-4 News, Fox-5 News, ABC-7 News, WUSA-9 News, WTOP, WJLA, The Daily Mail (UK Publication), The Fairfax Times, The Falls Church Times, Arlington Now, and other local news agencies.
Mr. Noorishad is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, the Fairfax Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, the National Trial Attorneys Association, and the National College of DUI Defense.
In his spare time, Mr. Noorishad enjoys watching football, playing basketball, and spending time with his wife and two children.
