Background
A prosecutor’s discipline, applied to your file.
Cameron Niakan is an attorney licensed to practise in Maryland and Washington, D.C. For over two decades he has built a reputation for strategic, results-driven advocacy across a broad spectrum of civil and criminal matters.
Before entering private practice, Mr. Niakan served as a U.S. Government Special Agent. That work was, in essence, an education in evidence: how it is created, how it is preserved, how it is misread, and how quickly a confident narrative falls apart when somebody checks the underlying record. He has carried that habit into every case since.
In practice, this means the firm rarely accepts a document at face value. Financial disclosures are reconciled. Timelines are tested against messages, receipts and third-party records. Witness accounts are compared to what can be independently corroborated. By the time a matter reaches a hearing, the position being argued has already survived a harder examination than opposing counsel is likely to give it.
Mr. Niakan is known for meticulous preparation and a composed courtroom presence, and focuses heavily on family law, protective orders and complex civil litigation. He represents clients in both English and Persian (Farsi) — an increasingly practical matter in the Maryland and D.C. corridor, where a mistranslated sentence in a protective order hearing can carry consequences for years.
At a glance
Maryland · Washington, D.C.
Family law, protective orders, civil litigation, criminal defence, appeals
English · Persian (Farsi)
U.S. Government Special Agent
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Method
What the firm does differently
The record comes first
Before a strategy is chosen, the underlying documents are gathered and reconciled. Positions are built on what can be proved, not on what a client hopes is true.
Early, honest valuation
You are told what the matter is realistically worth and what it will cost to pursue, at the outset. The decision to settle or to litigate should be a business decision, not a nervous one.
Prepared for the hearing that matters
Protective order and custody hearings are frequently decided in a single sitting. Every one is treated as though it will be the only chance to be heard.
One point of contact
The attorney who takes the initial call is the attorney who argues the case. Files are not handed down the corridor.
Where we appear
Maryland and Washington, D.C.
The firm accepts matters throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia. If your hearing is in one of these venues, the office can appear.
- Montgomery County
- Prince George’s County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Howard County
- Anne Arundel County
- Frederick County
- Washington, D.C.