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State Bar & Bar Associations

Apr. 8, 2010

Fighting For the 'Little Guy'

Garo Mardirossian, the 2010 president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, prides himself as the first "foreigner" at the group's helm. He hopes to continue fighting tort reforms, as well as court budget cuts.

By Catherine Ho

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Whether it was negotiating for a new toy or sweet-talking his parents for candy, Garo Mardirossian always knew how to get his way.

"I was very vocal," he said of his childhood. "My relatives would say, 'You talk too much. You've got to be a lawyer.'"

His knack for talking served him well in a short stint as a car salesman, b...

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