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# Gary A. Dordick

Gary A. Dordick is a trial attorney in Beverly Hills specializing in plaintiff jury trials and has done over 150 jury trials in his career. He is an Emeritus member of the CAALA Board of Governors. He won CAALA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2001 and was CAOC’s 2009 Trial Attorney of the Year.  He was named one of the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2017, as well as one of the Daily Journal’s Top 30 Plaintiff Lawyers in California for 2016. Also in 2016, he was awarded the Loyola Law School Champion of Justice Award for his career achievements representing plaintiffs. In 2015, he received the “Civil Advocate Award” from the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC). In 2003, Mr. Dordick received the University of West Los Angeles’s highest honor - The Bernard Jefferson Award.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Proving injuries and damages in trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Dordick_istock-157429510_2f348542b381978cdd32b0de4cdc7921.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june/proving-injuries-and-damages-in-trial "Proving injuries and damages in trial")

## [Proving injuries and damages in trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june/proving-injuries-and-damages-in-trial "Proving injuries and damages in trial")

Master the details such as medical records up front and prevent your case from being torpedoed later on; success really does lie in preparation

[Gary A. Dordick](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gary-a-dordick "Gary A. Dordick")

[2018 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june)

[![Trial lessons, learned the hard way](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fiore-Dordick_istock-157524120_fe6393edb7f7c194c594b959600c686d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/trial-lessons-learned-the-hard-way "Trial lessons, learned the hard way")

## [Trial lessons, learned the hard way](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/trial-lessons-learned-the-hard-way "Trial lessons, learned the hard way")

Pick the right case and be the better lawyer – you’ll win most of the time

[Gary A. Dordick](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gary-a-dordick "Gary A. Dordick")
[Mauro Fiore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mauro-fiore "Mauro Fiore")

[2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january)