Arash Tavanaei
MCLE Director
Phoenix Representative

Arash Tavanaei is a personal injury attorney based in Phoenix, AZ. He was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. In 2008, he received his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences with concentration in microbiology from the University of Tennessee. He then worked as a microbiology researcher until 2012 when he moved to Phoenix, AZ and enrolled in Law School. He received his JD in 2015 and was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona the same year. He is also admitted to the California Bar in 2024.   

Arash has served on the IABA Phoenix chapter’s board of directors since 2019 and was elected as their representative to the IABA National Board of Directors in 2025. He is passionate about advocating for Iranian-American rights and equal access to justice.