Attorneys
Ryan K. Hirota | rhirota@cnhlawfirm.com
Ryan Hirota is chair of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Department and brings over 25 years of experience in real estate litigation and counseling. He also has broad experience handling complex civil litigation matters involving breach of contract, partnership disputes, and other business torts.Ryan is involved in all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution, representing a broad range of clients, including agents, brokers, landlords, owners, tenants, management companies, developers, landowners, homebuilders, contractors and other small to mid-size companies. He has tried dozens of real estate cases as lead counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants, and has a track record of success representing clients in state and federal courts, mediations, arbitrations and before regulatory agencies.Ryan also assists clients in negotiating and documenting transactions, including leases, mortgage transactions, easements, foreclosures and other agreements, as well as collection matters.
Ryan provides litigation and counseling services in several key areas, including:
Commercial lease disputes
Breach of contract disputes
Commercial landlord/tenant litigation
Partnership disputes
Evictions and unlawful detainers
Judicial and non-judicial foreclosures and workouts
CC&R litigation
Easements and right-of-way disputes
Eminent domain and condemnation actions
Contract negotiations
Representation of creditors in bankruptcy matters
Mechanic’s lien actions
Premises liability
Litigation of secured and unsecured financing matters
Purchase/sale agreements
Real estate broker and appraiser litigation
Collection matters
Construction defect
Prior to joining Chiang Nassiri & Hirota, Ryan was a name partner at Weiss Hirota & Associates in Long Beach. He has presided as a Judge Pro Tem for the Long Beach Superior Court since 1987.
Education
J.D., Western State University College of Law, 1981
B.S., University of California at Irvine, 1974
Admitted to Practice
California, U.S. District Court (Central, Southern, Eastern, and Northern District of California)
Memberships
Orange County Bar Association
Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach Bar Association• Past President
• Past Member, Board of Governors
Women Lawyers of Long Beach
• Past President, first male ever to preside over the organization
Downtown Long Beach Lions Club
• Past President
Distinctions
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated – Martindale-Hubbell
2004 Lawyer of the Year, Women Lawyers of Long Beach
Judy Y. Chiang | jchiang@cnhlawfirm.com
Judy Y. Chiang obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She majored in Economics and minored in Music. Ms. Chiang obtained her law degree from Whittier Law School. Prior to being admitted to practice law in California in the year 2000, she clerked for the Honorable James Barr of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Central District, worked for the State Bar of California, and worked for firms that specialized in civil litigation.Ms. Chiang is admitted to practice in California State Courts as well as the following Federal Courts: U.S. District Court (Central, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California) and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Prior to establishing the Law Office of Judy Y. Chiang, Ms. Chiang practiced at Berger Kahn, ALC and Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP. Ms. Chiang has over 10 years of civil litigation experience in areas of law, including, but not limited to, business, real estate, collection, bankruptcy/creditors’ rights, tenant/landlord disputes, employment law, trademark law, personal injury, insurance coverage, toxic mold litigation, construction defect, eminent domain, and lemon law.
Because of her diverse background in civil litigation, in 2006, Ms. Chiang taught a C.E.B. class on the topic “Civil Litigation Before Trial” at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Irvine, California.
Ms. Chiang is also a licensed real estate broker. Her familiarity of real estate documents and transactions compliments her business and real estate litigation practice.
Ms. Chiang speaks four languages, which include: English, Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Hakkanese. Her multilingual skills have proven to be very useful in our current expanding global web.
Education
J.D., Whittier Law School, 2000
B.A., UC Berkeley, 1997
Admitted to Practice
California, U.S. District Court (Central, Southern, Eastern, and Northern District of California)
Nazy Nassiri | nnassiri@cnhlawfirm.com
Nazy Nassiri obtained her law degree from University of La Verne College of Law. While in law school, she clerked for the District Attorney’s Office, as well as for a prominent plaintiffs’ medical malpractice firm which specialized in civil litigation. Ms. Nassiri also participated in the National Appellate Advocacy Competition while in law school. She won the best appellate advocate award for her appellate brief and oral arguments.After obtaining her Juris Doctorate degree, Ms. Nassiri continued working in the medical malpractice field for several years, both on the plaintiff’s as well as the defense side. Her practice also included representing clients on appeal, and Ms. Nassiri has written and argued several appellate briefs.Ms. Nassiri currently serves as outside general counsel for DKI Restotech, a restoration and construction company. She has extensive experience in litigation and transactional law in the areas of commercial lease disputes, breach of contract disputes, contract negotiations, purchase/sale agreements, collection matters, and construction defect litigation.
Ms. Nassiri has over 10 years of civil litigation experience in areas of medical malpractice, serious personal injury, elder abuse, products liability, business, collection, insurance coverage, and construction defect. Ms. Nassiri is also multilingual and speaks English, Farsi, and Spanish.
Education
J.D., University of La Verne College of Law
B.A., California State University Fullerton
Admitted to Practice
All California state courts
