Garo Mardirossian
Founding Partner | Mardirossian Akaragian LLP
Garo Mardirossian is a personal injury, product liability and civil rights trial lawyer and founding partner at Mardirossian Akaragian LLP in Los Angeles, California. Admitted in California; J.D., Whittier College School of Law.
Meet Garo
Contact
Los Angeles, California 90048
Garo Mardirossian is a Los Angeles, California trial lawyer and founding partner of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP. He represents people injured in auto, product, catastrophic injury and civil rights cases, including wrongful death by police.
He founded the Law Offices of Garo Mardirossian in 1981 after earning a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA and a Juris Doctor from Whittier College School of Law. His firm bio lists a $24.85 million jury verdict and judgment in a police brutality case against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a $42.2 million result in Doe v. County of Los Angeles and a $35 million result in Ekbatani v. State of California. It also credits him with the first Ford Explorer jury verdict and the first jury verdict finding defective seat belt design against Nissan.
Mardirossian was president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles in 2010 and served on its board of directors for more than 20 years. The association named him its Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2000, and the Daily Journal recognized him as one of the top 100 California lawyers in 2012. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Consumer Attorneys of California, and he has been admitted to the California bar since 1981.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. in Economics
- Whittier College School of Law, J.D.
- Admitted to the California Bar (1981)
Practice Areas
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (President, 2010; Executive Committee; Board of Directors for more than 20 years)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Sustaining Member)
- Daily Journal Top 100 California Lawyers (2012)
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Trial Lawyer of the Year (2000)
- Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California Trial Lawyer of the Year (2009)
- Runner-up Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Alumnus of the Year, Whittier College School of Law
- Mayor's Certificate of Commendation
- $42.2 Million Result: Doe v. County of Los Angeles (2019), as listed on his firm bio.
- $35 Million Result: Ekbatani v. State of California (2017), a case in which a motorcyclist on the Pacific Coast Highway suffered catastrophic injuries after a taxi driver failed to yield.
- $26.9 Million Jury Verdict: Saakyan v. Modern Auto, a faulty rim case. Jury verdict and judgment.
- $24.85 Million Jury Verdict: Dole v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a police brutality case. The firm bio describes it as the largest judgment in history against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
- $15.967 Million Jury Verdict: McCardle v. Greyhound Motor Lines, Inc., a bus accident case.
- $14.9 Million Jury Verdict: Gozukara v. Ford Motor Company, et al., a product liability case.
- $14.35 Million Settlement: Mendoza v. County of Los Angeles, a wrongful death by police case brought on behalf of the family of Frank Mendoza Sr.
- $12.7 Million Verdict: Defective seat case, as listed on his firm bio.
- $12 Million Verdict: Case in which an intoxicated driver left a company party, as listed on his firm bio.
- $10 Million Jury Verdict: Uno v. Toyota, a runaway vehicle product liability case, after a three-month trial.
Print is Alive
Trial Lawyer's Journal sets a new standard for law journal publications. With limited ads and one-of-a-kind content, it was created to celebrate wins both in and outside the courtroom.