Earlier this year, he was honored with the Baxter Exemplary Advocate Award by the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Michigan State Bar Foundation's Founders Award.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI, September 21, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- George A. Googasian has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
For more than half a century, Mr. Googasian has proudly served Michigan as a personal injury attorney. He was student commencement speaker at the University of Michigan and then graduated from Northwestern University with a JD in 1961. He first worked as an associate at Marentay, Rouse, Selby, Fischer & Webber in Detroit. In 1962, Mr. Googasian joined the U.S. Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney and worked in this position for two years before entering private practice. For the past 20 years, Mr. Googasian has served as a partner with The Googasian Firm, P.C.
Founded in 1996, The Googasian Firm, P.C. specializes in representing people who have suffered due to the misconduct of others throughout Michigan and beyond. Its areas of practice include catastrophic injury, consumer class actions, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, serious auto accident, premises liability cases and civil rights violations. As a partner of the firm, Mr. Googasian focuses primarily on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, in addition to serving as a mediator and arbitrator. He maintains involvement with the American Bar Foundation, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Society of Barristers.
In recognition of his commitment to legal excellence, Mr. Googasian was named Personal Injury Litigator of the Year by Detroit Area Best Lawyers in 2010-2012. He has been featured in a wide variety of honors publications, including Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in the World. He has also been recognized for his work with the Distinguished Service Award, the Francis Avadenka Memorial Award, and the Professionalism Award by the Oakland County Bar in 1968, 1987 and 1997 respectively, the Roberts P. Hudson Award and the Michael Frank Award from the State Bar of Michigan in 1995 and 1999, the Respected Advocate Award from Michigan Defense Trial Counsel in 1997, and the Herbert Harley Award from the American Judicature Society in 2001. In 2009, Mr. Googasian was named Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leader in the Law. Earlier this year, he was honored with the Baxter Exemplary Advocate Award by the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Michigan State Bar Foundation's Founders Award.
Mr. Googasian has authored numerous legal publications, including the "Trial Advocacy Manual," published in 1984, "West Groups Michigan Practice Torts," volumes 14 and 15, published in 2001, and he was chapter author of "Michigan Civil Procedure," published in 2016. In addition, he was the President of the State Bar in 1992-1993, and previously served as the president of the Board of Law Examiners for the State of Michigan.
To learn more about The Googasian Firm, P.C., please visit http://www.googasian.com.
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