About George ChakmakisAttorney George Chakmakis has over 28 years of experience in personal injury and wrongful death cases. He is a former judge pro tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Los Angeles Magazine and the New York Times have designated him a Personal Injury Super Lawyer since 2014, seven years in a row. He recently obtained a 2.5 million dollar award for his injured client in Orange County Superior Court; and a recent million dollar award from the Fresno Superior Court.
He has tried cases to jury verdict involving wrongful death, automobile crashes, government negligence, slip and fall incidents, medical malpractice, dog bites, and other liability issues. George Chakmakis is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and a past speaker at the Consumer Advocates Association of Los Angeles’ convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Chakmakis worked at an insurance defense firm, Gilbert Kelley Crowley & Jennett, prior to opening his own law firm in 1995. This experience allowed him to learn personal injury from the defense perspective, but now he only represents injury victims. Prior to Gilbert Kelley, George Chakmakis worked at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the Federal Public Defender’s Office. Mr. Chakmakis received his education from UCLA and Southwestern University School of Law. He is also an instrument rated pilot. |