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Mark John Geragos〔According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461〕 (born October 5, 1957) is an Armenian-American criminal defense lawyer. Clients that he has represented include Michael Jackson, actress Winona Ryder, politician Gary Condit, Susan McDougal and Scott Peterson. He was also involved in the Whitewater controversy. Geragos represented suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield; Paul and Kulbir Dhaliwal, two brothers injured after a tiger escaped in San Francisco Zoo; and musician Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty in the assault of his then girlfriend Rihanna. In addition, he assisted the family of David Carradine during the investigation of his accidental auto-erotic death.〔"Carradine mystery deepens, family seeks FBI help" By Ploy Chitsomboon and Bob Tourtellotte (Reuters) – http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5546WC20090607〕 He is considered a "celebrity lawyer".〔"Celebrity Lawyers," on MSN, see (MSN story ). Accessed February 20, 2009.〕 ==Background== Geragos was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended high school at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada, CA, and graduated with honors. He received his bachelor's degree from Haverford College in 1979, double majoring in anthropology and sociology, and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Loyola Law School in 1982. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1983.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mr Mark John Geragos, Attorney )〕 Currently, Geragos is the managing partner at The Law Offices of Geragos and Geragos, a 13-person law firm in Los Angeles.〔(Our Attorneys – Mark Geragos )〕 Geragos handles criminal defense and civil litigation. An Armenian-American, Geragos maintains his close relationship with the Armenian community. He has earned praise from the Armenian National Committee of America He serves on the Advisory Committee of Birthright Armenia,〔(Birthright Armenia – Mark Geragos )〕 as the chairman of armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry,〔(Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry – Board of Directors )〕 and also is involved with the Armenian religious community. He has been a member of the Armenia Fund International Board of Trustees since 2006. Geragos was one of the lead lawyers in a pair of groundbreaking federal class action lawsuits against New York Life Insurance and AXA for insurance policies issued in the early 20th century during the time of the Armenian Genocide of more than 1.5 million Armenians. The two cases settled for over $37.5 million in 2004 and 2005. The settlement was in 2009 overturned by the US Federal Court, ruling that "No Armenian American can sue foreign insurance companies for unpaid claims because the U.S. government doesn't legally recognize that an Armenian genocide occurred." Geragos represented actor Keith Carradine, actress Hayley DuMond, attorney Stephen Kolodny, designer Donna Dubrow and Lee DuMond in a class-action suit following private eye Anthony Pellicano's illegal wiretapping conspiracy and subsequent conviction.〔(Attorney listing on Kosmix )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Geragos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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