Gina Y. Kandarian-Stein

Irvine Office

gstein@g3pmlaw.com

Gina has 20 years’ trial and litigation experience in automobile and trucking liability, premises liability, and complex injuries (brain, spinal, orthopedic, TMJ, CRPS, paraplegia, quadriplegia) and wrongful death. She has tried cases to verdict and obtained favorable outcomes in trials, arbitration and mediation, including high‑profile matters for celebrities and athletes.

Previously a Trial Attorney IV at Nationwide Insurance, she handled commercial lines and multi‑million‑dollar business litigation. Earlier, as a Trial Attorney in USAA’s General Counsel department, she defended complex personal injury, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death and premises liability cases, securing a defense verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court on a matter exceeding $1 million.

Gina has trained insurance and corporate claims teams on lawsuit anatomy, negotiations, claim evaluation and legal updates. Before law school, she managed legal operations for her family’s San Joaquin Valley farming and trucking business, handling immigration, agriculture, trucking accidents, workers’ compensation, real estate development and business litigation.

Education

  • Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California

  • California State University Fresno

    • B.A., Political Science and Business Administration

Honors and Awards

  • California State University, Fresno - Dean's List

    • Bus and Truck Accidents

    • Car Accidents

    • Mediation

    • Premises Liability

    • Product Liability

    • Wrongful Death

Professional Associations and Memberships