Sohrab Christian Yassan is a California civil litigator and the founder and principal of One Yassan Law, APC. He represents individuals and businesses across a broad range of civil disputes — business and commercial disputes, real property matters, landlord-tenant litigation, employment claims, consumer rights, and civil rights. He is a member of the State Bar of California, Bar No. 337244, and practices from Sherman Oaks, California.
His approach to litigation begins with a simple principle: details decide cases. Before an argument goes into a filing, Sohrab wants to know that the facts support it, the authority actually says what it is being cited to say, and the position can withstand scrutiny from opposing counsel and the court. He pays particular attention to the factual inconsistencies, overlooked documents, and procedural details that can alter the direction of a case.
That approach is informed by experience from different sides of legal and commercial disputes. Sohrab has represented both landlords and tenants in unlawful detainer matters, giving him firsthand familiarity with the arguments and strategic considerations that arise on either side of a possession case. Before practicing law, he worked in collections, where he gained practical experience with debt, payment disputes, negotiation, and the realities of enforcing financial obligations. These experiences inform his perspective without defining the limits of his practice: understanding how the other side is likely to approach a dispute is part of understanding the dispute itself.
Sohrab’s professional background also includes healthcare administration at L.A. Care Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest publicly operated health plans. Working within a large, highly regulated organization gave him firsthand experience with institutional processes, regulatory requirements, and the realities of how complex organizations make and implement decisions.
For Sohrab, rigorous legal work does not require distance from the client. Clients work directly with their lawyer, receive explanations in plain language, and are kept informed about what is happening in their case and why. He believes clients should understand not only what their lawyer recommends, but the reasoning behind it. When a problem warrants a conversation, he would rather talk it through than leave a client wondering.
He also believes useful legal guidance should not be entirely out of reach for people of limited means. When circumstances permit, Sohrab makes time to help people understand their legal options, including in matters that may never become formal engagements.
Sohrab earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California, Riverside, and his Juris Doctor from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. He previously served as Treasurer of the Iranian American Bar Association, Los Angeles Chapter. He is admitted to practice in California and before the United States District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California.