Garo Mardirossian

After graduating from U.C.L.A. with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Mr. Mardirossian attended Whittier College School of Law where he excelled in his legal studies. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Whittier in 1981 and founded the Law Offices of Garo Mardirossian that year. He started out by handling a variety of cases, and gradually through the years took on the more challenging and complex matters.

One of Garo's greatest victories was a 1995 civil rights suit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on behalf of a family of Samoans who were brutally beaten by Sheriff's deputies. The initial phase of the case began with a four-week preliminary hearing and six-week criminal trial against the Samoans in 1991, where the Sheriff's alleged the Samoans beat them. The Samoans were found not guilty. Then there was a lengthy seven and a half month civil jury trial against the County, which culminated into the largest civil rights verdict in L.A. County history. In 1998, $24,850,000 was paid out to 36 plaintiffs.

Mr. Mardirossian's extensive trial experience and winning record of more than two dozen multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements has made him a sought-after trial lawyer. His reputation precedes him and allows him great leverage when negotiating settlements. He is a frequent lecturer at legal seminars on topics from premises liability to defective products.