Golnar Jabbari Fozi ’86

Golnar Jabbari Fozi (GPS 1986) was born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in Tehran and Paris before moving with her parents to Chattanooga in 1981. After initially being denied admission to GPS because she did not speak English, Golnar returned two years later, was admitted as a 10th grader, and credits her three years at GPS with helping shape her academic and career success. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University and a law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law. After law school, Golnar moved to Southern California, where she has practiced law for more than 30 years. She became the first female partner in her firm’s 50-year history before founding Fozi, Dwork & Modafferi, LLP, in 2012. Golnar represents small government entities, churches and ministries, and nonprofit organizations in federal and state courts. She is a proud inductee of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a past recipient of the Attorney of the Year award from the San Diego North County Bar Association.