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About Edward Cherkezian
Edward Cherkezian is a skilled California personal injury lawyer who fights billion-dollar insurance companies to protect the rights and best interests of injury victims. Since joining Carpenter & Zuckerman in 2018, Edward has taken and defended hundreds of depositions, argued hundreds of motions, litigated thousands of personal injury cases, and provided justice for thousands of clients. Edward believes standing up for his clients is his greatest privilege: “It is my true honor and pleasure in life to advocate for my clients and offer guidance , not just in the legal world, but also with life itself.” Prior to pursuing a career in law, Edward worked as a banker who managed a portfolio of mortgage litigation on the banking side.
In his role, he testified in numerous depositions and trials, which gave him unique insights into the bureaucratic injustice that exists within billion-dollar corporations. It was this inside perspective that fueled Edward’s decision to pursue a career in law and fight for justice on behalf of average consumers. Edward was born in New York and was always a Knicks fan until he moved to California as a teenager. Once in the Golden State, Kobe Bryant stole his heart, turning him into a die-hard Lakers fan.
As an avid runner, Edward religiously runs the trails of Griffith Park, and he never ends a run without making it to Griffith Observatory. On Sunday nights, Edward can be found in front of the grill with his father-in-law. Education Edward earned his J
Proven verdicts and settlements at Carpenter & Zuckerman
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A Los Angeles jury awarded $45 million to the four children of Claudia Fernandez after a drunk driver, whose vehicle owner negligently handed over her keys, struck and killed her at a Boyle Heights taco truck in 2012.
A Riverside jury awarded $40 million to the parents of Orlando Jordan after finding that TGI Friday's and its franchise operator bore 55 percent of the responsibility for his death, having repeatedly served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated underage patron who then stabbed Jordan inside the restaurant.
A Newport Beach hotel guest fell two stories from a balcony with a railing eight inches below California building code height, suffered a skull fracture and catastrophic traumatic brain injury, and an Orange County jury returned a $38,628,127 verdict against the hotel in 2012.
In September 2013 a Los Angeles County MTA maintenance van rear-ended a stalled Honda on the Santa Monica Freeway, and both vehicles caught fire. The driver, Xian Hui Lin, 56, died four days later. The MTA admitted responsibility, and a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in March 2016 awarded his widow and two adult children $8.36 million in damages. The parties then settled and waived appeal.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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