Ashod Mooradian

After nearly a decade as a senior prosecutor with the State Bar of California, Ashod Mooradian founded his boutique practice exclusively focused on legal ethics, professional responsibility compliance, and law practice management, as well as State Bar matter representation in disciplinary, regulatory or admission cases. His background as a former State Bar prosecutor gives him a unique and pragmatic perspective when analyzing legal ethics issues or when representing clients in State Bar investigations.

Mr. Mooradian has been a licensed member of the State Bar of California for over 25 years. After a decade of practicing law as a solo, he accepted a position as trial counsel with the State Bar of California, Office of Chief Trial Counsel. Over the course of his nearly 10 years with the State Bar, Mr. Mooradian was involved in virtually every type of State Bar case, whether disciplinary, regulatory, or admissions. In 2017, he founded his boutique practice. In 2021, Mr. Mooradian became a part-time Professor of Ethics at JFK Law School, now part of National University.

Currently, Mr. Mooradian is a member of the standing ethics committees for the Los Angeles County Bar and the California Lawyers Association. He is also an active member of the Association of Disciplinary Defense Counsel, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and the American Bar Association’s Center for Professional Responsibility (CPR). In 2019, Mr. Mooradian was awarded CPR’s Jeanne P. Gray Diversity Scholarship and worked on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for the legal profession nationwide.