Edward Hovannisian

Trial Lawyer at Carpenter & Zuckerman
Beverly Hills, CA

About Edward Hovannisian

Edward (Eddie) Hovannisian is a steadfast personal injury attorney at Carpenter & Zuckerman. He is passionate about effecting meaningful change rather than simply representing the interests of insurance companies and entrenched financial institutions. He dedicates himself to protecting people’s rights, enforcing corporate responsibilities, and improving society as a whole. Eddie joined Carpenter & Zuckerman in 2022 as an associate attorney, strengthening the firm’s existing A-Team of trial lawyers.

Early in his career, Eddie made an intentional decision to pursue avenues of law that would be both personally and professionally fulfilling. Prior to joining Carpenter & Zuckerman, Eddie worked as an insurance defense attorney at a national law firm. There, he gained practical experience handling various aspects of civil litigation cases, including law and motion, legal research, and written discovery. In addition, Eddie second-chaired his first trial while working for the firm.

Leading up to his passage of the bar exam, Eddie worked at a prominent California plaintiffs’ law firm, drafting detailed multi-million-dollar mediation demand packages for claimants who were victims of the California wildfires. When not working on his clients’ cases, Eddie enjoys camping, cooking, and spending time with his large family and close friends. Education Eddie earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2021, where he served on the governing board of the Armenian Law Students Association and part

Proven verdicts and settlements at Carpenter & Zuckerman

These results are credited to Carpenter & Zuckerman. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$45 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2016 · #13

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.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$40 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2015 · #10

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.

Riverside County Superior Court · 2015Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$38.6 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2012 · #10

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.

Orange County Superior Court · 2012Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$8.36 millionVerdict

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.

Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County (case BC546460) · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$6.63 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded Henrietta Castrellon $6,626,603 after she slipped and fell on an unsafe floor condition at a Home Depot store, in a result the Daily Journal described as potentially the largest such verdict against the company in California.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2025Slip & FallRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Education

Loyola Law School
J.D., 2021

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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