Parisa Sadrnia
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Southfield, Michigan
Dickstein & Amberg, P.L.L.C.
Practice areas: Criminal Defense
Licensed in Michigan since: 2021
Education: Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese
Selected to Rising Stars: 2023 - 2026 
Free Consultation Dickstein & Amberg, P.L.L.C.
3000 Town CenterSuite 1330
Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: 248-263-6800 Email: Parisa Sadrnia Visit website
Parisa Sadrnia is a first-generation American born to Vietnamese and Iranian parents, who immigrated to the United States in the 1970's. Parisa grew up in Troy, Michigan, and graduated from Wayne State University in 2013 with a degree in Psychology and several Dean's List honors.
After completing her undergraduate studies, Parisa attended Western Michigan's Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills, Michigan. While in law school, Parisa received several awards and was an Academic Resource Graduate Assistant, a Teaching Assistant, an Associate Editor on Law Review, and the Editor-In-Chief of Cooley's Law Journal of Practical and Clinical Law. In addition, Parisa interned at the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission during her second year of law school.
After graduating law school, Parisa began her legal career working as a Judicial Law Clerk for several judges. Parisa's experience at the 52-4 Judicial District Court, Oakland County Circuit Court, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, give her invaluable insight into the inner workings of the criminal justice system.
Parisa is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and now works as a criminal defense attorney at one of Michigan's premier criminal defense law firms - Lewis & Dickstein, P.L.L.C.
First Admitted: 2021, Michigan
Professional Webpage: https://www.notafraidtowin.com/attorney-profiles/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Oakland County Bar Association, 2025
- Oakland County Bar Association Inns of Court., 2025
- State Bar of Michigan, Criminal Law Section, 2022
- Oakland County Bar Association Inns of Court, 2022
- Oakland County Bar Association Inns of Court, 2021
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Client was charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct 2nd Degree in the Wayne County Circuit Court. In the middle of trial, the People offered an extremely beneficial resolution to the client to Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status, no SORA registration, no prison, or jail. , 2025
- Client was charged in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan with sex offenses that carried mandatory minimums. Guidelines were 151-188. At sentencing, I argued for the mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years while the Government asked for 12 years. The Court sentenced the client to 6 1/2 years. , 2025
- Client was charged with Aggravated Assault in the 34th Judicial District Court. Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. , 2024
- Client was charged with Operating While Intoxicated High - BAC in the 52-1 Judicial District Court. In the middle of trial, I moved to suppress certain evidence as there was a lack of foundation for the breathalyzer test. The case resolved in the middle of trial to Operating While Intoxicated. , 2024
- Client was charged with Domestic Violence in Clare County District Court. Jury returned verdict of not guilty. , 2023
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Teach new lawyers who are part of the indigent criminal defense commission about legal writing in the context of criminal law. , Presenter, Legal Writing for Beginners, Oakland County Bar Association, 2025
- Contributed to writing a chapter in the book related to the Sexual Offender Registry Act. , Editor/Author, Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction, ICLE, 2024
- Contributed and edited the State Appellate Defender's Office Motions Handbook for publication. , Editor/Author, State Appellate Defender's Office Motions Handbook, State Appellate Defender's Office, 2023
- An intuitive and insightful view on the necessity for statutory diversion in Michigan. , Author, The Need for Statutory Pretrial Diversion, Oakland County Bar Association Laches, 2022
Honors
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2025
- Top 40 under 40 Criminal Defense, The National Trial Lawyers, 2025
- Top 40 under 40 Criminal Defense, The National Trial Lawyers, 2024
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2024
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Top 40 under 40 Criminal Defense, The National Trial Lawyers, 2023
- Litigator of the Year, American Institute of Trial Lawyers, 2022
- Top 40 under 40 Criminal Defense, The National Trial Lawyers, 2022
Office location for Parisa Sadrnia
3000 Town Center
Suite 1330
Southfield, MI 48075
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2023 - 2026