David M. Safvati, Esq.
Founder and Managing Partner, Westview Law PC
About David M. Safvati
David Safvati founded Westview Law PC and serves as its managing partner. He represents employees and businesses in California civil litigation, with a working practice that covers labor and employment disputes, business and contract claims, and real-estate matters. The cases he handles run from single-plaintiff wrongful-termination and FEHA actions through partition disputes, fraud claims, and promissory-note recovery.
He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School and was admitted to the California Bar in 2019. After law school, he completed a judicial clerkship fellowship with the Hon. Samantha P. Jessner, Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. During law school, he clerked for the Hon. Robert N. Kwan of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. Both placements grounded his trial-court craft in the practical detail of how California judges actually decide motions and try cases.
Safvati is a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only association that recognizes civil trial lawyers who have tried cases to verdict.
Practice areas
- Business litigationBreach of contract, fraud, partnership and shareholder disputes, fiduciary-duty claims, and pre-judgment writ-of-attachment work in commercial recovery matters.
- Labor and employmentSingle-plaintiff and multi-claimant cases under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code §12940), wage-and-hour claims under the Labor Code, retaliation under Lab. Code §1102.5, and wrongful termination in violation of public policy under Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (1980) 27 Cal.3d 167.
- Real estateInvestment-fraud claims, commercial partition actions, and disputes tied to ownership, financing, and sale of California real property.
Education
- Juris Doctor, Loyola Law School (Loyola Marymount University), Los Angeles.
- Admitted to the California State Bar in 2019, license #326605.
Judicial clerkships and fellowships
- Judicial Clerkship Fellowship, Chambers of the Hon. Samantha P. Jessner, Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
- Law Clerk, Chambers of the Hon. Robert N. Kwan, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (law-school clerkship).
Recognitions
- Super Lawyers Rising StarsSouthern California, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
- Top 100 Verdicts in CaliforniaRecognition, 2024.
- ABOTA FellowAmerican Board of Trial Advocates.
Representative results
The matters below reflect outcomes David Safvati has obtained for clients in California civil and commercial litigation. Each item is verifiable on the public record through the underlying court docket or judgment.
| Matter | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Real estate investment fraud action, resolved on the eve of trial by stipulation to judgment after extensive litigation and motion practice. David Safvati served as lead counsel. | $11,363,554 stipulation to judgment | California Superior Court (verifiable on public record) |
| Breach of contract and fraud, two-phase bench-and-jury trial. David Safvati served as lead trial counsel. The verdict was recognized in the Top 100 Jury Verdicts in California 2024. | $3,234,727 jury verdict (2024) | California Superior Court (verifiable on public record) |
| Partition of a Downtown Los Angeles office building, bench trial. | Trial-court win on a property valued in excess of $20 million | Verifiable on public record |
| $7 million promissory-note recovery, pre-judgment writ of attachment. | Recovery obtained through writ-of-attachment procedure | Verifiable on public record |
| $1.5 million handwritten-agreement note action. | Statute-of-limitations defense defeated, recovery obtained | Verifiable on public record |
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each case depends on its specific facts.
Professional memberships
- State Bar of California, Active member since 2019.
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Fellow.
- Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Speak with David Safvati
David takes new-matter calls on referrals from clients, opposing counsel, and other attorneys. Initial consultations are confidential. Employment matters are typically handled on a contingency-fee basis, meaning the client owes no attorney fee unless there is a recovery.
Call Westview Law PC at (310) 906-4862 Send a confidential message
Westview Law PC, 1880 Century Park East, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067David is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His clerkships under the Honorable Samantha P. Jessner and the Honorable Robert N. Kwan shaped his approach to motion practice and complex commercial trial work.
