The Googasian Firm, PC

The Googasian Firm, P.C.’s unique mix of activities as a specialized litigation firm typically involves complex commercial matters, catastrophic injury cases and class actions. The firm also increasingly serves as co-counsel to national law firms that seek a favorable outcome for clients in Michigan courts.

A DESTINATION OF CHOICE

Hundreds of attorneys in Michigan and beyond refer clients, family members and friends to The Googasian Firm because they have confidence in the firm’s high standards and professionalism. The Googasian Firm values its role as a destination of choice for people beset by personal tragedies and for businesses suffering significant economic harm. The firm’s willingness to represent both individuals and corporations on a contingent-fee basis—in which the firm’s fees turn on a favorable outcome—provides a unique range of options for clients seeking redress.

Founder and lead partner George A. Googasian professionally and philosophically guides the practice. Partners Thomas H. Howlett, Craig M. Weber and Dean M. Googasian continue the firm’s commitment to dignified representation and favorable outcomes.

In 2008, The Googasian Firm’s activities have included serving as class counsel in a class action on behalf of thousands of current and former students of a for-profit school alleged to have deceived students about its degree-granting authority in Michigan; pursuit of claims on behalf of numerous families devastated by highly publicized tragedies arising from negligent conduct; and representation in the Michigan Supreme Court of a Michigan corporation embroiled in a contract dispute with a Big Three automaker.

ALL SELECTED TO SUPER LAWYERS® LIST

This year, their peers have selected all four members of The Googasian Firm to the Super Lawyers list. George Googasian, a former president of the State Bar of Michigan, has successfully tried lawsuits and served the community throughout a legendary career that spans more than 40 years. He has received major awards for service, including the State Bar of Michigan’s highest honor, the Roberts P. Hudson award.

Tom Howlett, a 2007 recipient of the Oakland County Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award and a former chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s law and the media committee, draws upon his prior experience as a newspaper reporter for The Dallas Morning News. Craig Weber, who has practiced at The Googasian Firm for 17 years, has helped hundreds of people and families who have been the victims of the negligence of others. Dean Googasian, a former special assistant to the assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division of the U.S. Department of Justice, received the 2007 Distinguished Brief Award from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School for a brief submitted to the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of the State Bar of Michigan.