Tenny C. Rostomian-Amin

Co-Owner & Partner

Tenny Amin is a Co-owner/Partner in the firm’s Irvine, California office. She focuses her practice exclusively on Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Well-known for her effective and assertive representation, Tenny has extensive experience in handling all aspects of family law cases ranging from mediation to trials involving child custody and child support, spousal support, and division of property. Committed to the intelligent and effective representation of her clients, Tenny focuses her practice on intricate custody disputes as well as cases involving the characterization and division of high asset and complex marital estates.

Tenny graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine in 2000, earning a double major in Bachelor of Arts in the disciplines of Political Science and Criminology, Law and Society. In 2003, she earned a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law. During her tenure at Pepperdine, Tenny served on the Moot Court Team for two years and participated in several Honors Appellate Advocacy Tournaments. Additionally, she has recently earned a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) Degree in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine School of Law. Pepperdine’s LLM program is ranked #1 in the nation, and she is one of a select handful of students that were admitted to the program. Tenny currently practices as a certified Mediator in Family Law.

Tenny is an active member of the community, currently serving as President of both the Orange County, California Chapter as well as the Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter of the Society Of Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR), a charitable organization providing humanitarian relief to orphaned children throughout the world. In addition, she is active in numerous professional organizations, including the Orange County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the National Organization of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Tenny was nominated and recognized in 2020 by the Orange County Business Journal’s Women in Business Award.

Tenny is fluent in Armenian. In her spare time she enjoys running, marathon training, yoga, and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Shayda Nassirian

Associate

Shayda graduated from Loyola Marymount University with honors in 2011, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Women’s Studies. She went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in 2014. During law school, Shayda volunteered at the Legal Aid Foundation providing pro bono legal assistance to families and individuals filing for divorce, dealing with child support, paternity and custody issues, as well as obtaining domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders. She also participated in the Collaborative Mediation Family Law Clinic, where she was trained to effectively assist clients to amicably mediate their marital disputes and reach a marital settlement agreement.

After law school, Shayda spent several years practicing business litigation and has extensive financial discovery and law and motion experience. She has represented her clients in areas including contract disputes, partnership and corporate dissolution, fraud and negligent misrepresentation, and appellate proceedings.

Since returning to her family law roots, Shayda has represented clients in a variety of family law actions including dissolution, paternity, custody disputes, premarital and postnuptial agreements, as well as the characterization and division of high asset and complex marital estates. She has now brought her skills and talents to TALG where she is an advocate for her clients in their divorce, custody, paternity, and other family law matters.

Shayda enjoys going to the beach, live music and is a certified yoga instructor.

Dima Hanna

Associate

Dima Hanna joined the TALG Irvine office in 2021. Dima was born and raised in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and moved to California to attend Chapman University, where she graduated cum laude with her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an International Business emphasis and minor in Sociology. Dima thereafter graduated from Southwestern Law School, where she received her Juris Doctorate with a concentration in Civil Litigation and Advocacy.

During her time at Southwestern, Dima gained diverse experience while clerking for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s family violence unit, along with time spent in firms specializing in criminal defense, personal injury, and family law – where her passion for family law was solidified. Dima was also a member of the Entertainment Law Society and a quarter-finalist in the Negotiations Honors Competition. At TALG, Dima’s main focus is family law as well as business transactional law.

Dima volunteers for the Lebanon Relief Center during her visits home, and continues to contribute her efforts to a Vietnamese orphanage, for which she participated in a month-long Service Trip to Vietnam. In addition to this, she has traveled to 20 countries and continually enjoys exploring new cultures. Dima is bilingual in Arabic and English and also spends her free time boxing, skiing, and attending live music events.

Satanai Aloush

Paralegal

Satanai graduated Summa Cum Laude from UCLA where she majored in Political Science with a specialization in American Government and a minor in History. During her time as an undergraduate, she was an active member on campus serving as the Vice President of a local prelaw organization and as Managing Editor for a student-run journal . She has been proactive member in grassroots organizations focused on increasing youth voter turnout and assisted on drafting a bill for the cause that made its ways to the State Legislature.

Prior to joining TALG at the Irvine office, Satanai gained extensive legal experience ranging from criminal defense to estate planning and business litigation. Now as a paralegal with TALG, she has taken on a new challenge and found a passion for family law.

In her free time, she loves to bake, work out, and spend time with family and friends.

Tenny and her team were very responsive and helpful with my case. I had many questions and required guidance emotional and legally through this difficult time.  Highly recommend!

Amber D.