The goal at the Law Office of Philip Shakhnis is to provide the highest quality legal services to you in a timely fashion. We welcome the opportunity to talk with you and to discuss how we may be of service.

Philip Shakhnis devotes most of his professional energy to protecting tenants. Mr. Shakhnis has also been involved in litigation seeking to enforce public health and disclosure laws that deal with lead-based paint hazards in residential housing.

Before law school, Mr. Shakhnis worked as an environmental consultant and also spent a year in Israel on a fellowship where he worked at the Israel Union for Environmental Defense. Also while in Israel, Mr. Shakhnis assisted in the formation of EcoPeace (now Friends of the Earth Middle East), a consortium of environmental groups from Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.

Mr. Shakhnis received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1993 and graduated in 1998 from the University of Oregon School of Law with a certificate of completion in the environmental program.

$110,000 settlement
Aquarian v. Hanafi
Fraudulent eviction of elderly woman from rent-controlled apartment.

Lead Poisoning Confidential Settlement
Stephens v. Okazaki
Child poisoned due to lead-based paint in apartment.
Six-figure settlement.

Fraudulent Eviction Confidential Settlement
Prado v. Hua
Fraudlent eviction of two families from two rent-controlled apartments.
Five-figure settlement.

Uninhabitable Dwelling Confidential Settlement
Fuentes v. Babazadeh
Family lived in slum conditions that were never repaired.
Six-figure settlement.

$35,000 Settlement
DCX Chol Enterprises v. Boloorchi
Violation of restrictive covenant on commercial property.

The Law Office of Philip Shakhnis also defends residential and commercial tenants against eviction (unlawful detainers). Attorney Philip Shakhnis has represented tenants in over 50 eviction trials.

Our typical fee is $1,500, not including litigation costs.  Litigation costs average $300 to $500.

Please contact us or another attorney as soon as possible.  A trial in an eviction case occurs approximately four weeks from the date the landlord files the complaint.