Geragos is the managing partner for the law firm of Geragos and Geragos , where he oversees criminal defense and civil litigation . He was one of the lead lawyers in two 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 . In 2009 , a lawsuit against three German insurance companies was rejected by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , on the basis that the U.S. government does not legally recognize the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Mark Geragos