[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       HONORING GARO MARDIROSSIAN

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Garo Mardirossian 
for being selected as Los Angeles' Trial Lawyer of the Year 2000. 
Mardirossian was selected for the honor by the board of governors of 
the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.
  Mardirossian is originally from Allepo, Syria. Due to that 
government's intolerance of Christian-Armenians, his family moved to 
Lebanon and lived in Beirut for two years. At the age of eleven, Garo 
and his family decided to relocate to Cleveland, Ohio. From Cleveland 
they moved to La Mirada and finally settled in Los Angeles, California.
  Mardirossian earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics from UCLA and 
earned his law degree from Whittier Law School in 1981. Later that same 
year, he founded the Law Offices of Garo Mardirossian. His firm started 
out by handling small personal injury and auto injury cases. Garo has 
established himself and his firm as defenders of the U.S. Constitution. 
He often speaks at attorney association's conventions, bar association 
meetings, and at law schools.
  Garo's trial achievements include:
  Palmer v. Schindler Elevator Company--in which Garo won a $5.75 
million verdict for his client who suffered post-concussion syndrome 
and a broken arm and leg when a belt in an elevator disintegrated.
  Saakyan v. Modern Auto--an eight year case of defective tires where 
the jury returned a verdict of $21 million.
  Hakiman v. Gabbai--in which a jury returned a verdict of $6.65 
million for a man badly burned due to an apartment complex full of 
malfunctioning stoves.
  Since 1986, Garo has been married to his wife Kathy, who is also a 
lawyer in his firm. They have three children: Ani, Nora & Kevin.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to honor Garo Mardirossian for being selected as 
Los Angeles' Trial Lawyer of the Year 2000. I urge my colleagues to 
join me in wishing Mr. Mardirossian and his family many more years of 
continued success.

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