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title: Carney Shegerian
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# Carney Shegerian

Carney Shegerian was the winner of the 2013 CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. Since launching *Shegerian & Associates* in Santa Monica, focusing on plaintiff’s employment law, Mr. Shegerian has won over 67 trials, including 27 seven-figure verdicts. Mr. Shegerian graduated from Hofstra University and Loyola Law School. He was nominated for California’s Top Labor and Employment Lawyer award for 2009.  He is in the Daily Journal’s Top 75 Labor and Employment Lawyers list.

### Articles written by this author:

## [The jury and the award: Convincing 12 strangers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april/the-jury-and-the-award-convincing-12-strangers "The jury and the award: Convincing 12 strangers")

To win an employment case, the jury must like your client and you must present the client’s story clearly

[Carney Shegerian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/carney-shegerian "Carney Shegerian")

[2014 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april)