Philip Ganong | Bakersfield Personal Injury Lawyer

Philip W. Ganong earned his J.D. from Hastings more than 40 years ago. Since then, he has dedicated his practice to representing plaintiffs in civil jury trial work and litigation in Bakersfield, CA, and throughout California.

Bakersfield, CA, attorney Phil Ganong has handled and tried numerous cases to verdict in both federal and state trial courts.

Bakersfield, CA, clients find Phil Ganong compassionate and patient. He takes the time to explain each step and truly involves them in their own case.

Other attorneys – even opponents – find him to be a gentleman and an astute reader of the law leading to well-thought-out strategies that often earn his clients' multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.

Phil Ganong’s largest verdict, Ledesma v. State of California, was tried in San Bernardino County Superior State Court. Defended and affirmed on appeal, clients were awarded almost $13 million.

Phil Ganong topped off the $13 million with an additional $1 million in interest from the California Department of Transportation on appeal.

Attorneys from throughout California and former clients are quick to refer people who have been wrongfully injured either personally or in business to Phil Ganong. It is likely that you will find him in court in Los Angeles or Bakersfield on one day and in mediation in Fresno, San Diego, Sacramento, or Orange County the next day.

An active member of numerous bar associations, Phil Ganong has been recognized by other attorneys for his work. He has been named to both Best Lawyers of America and to Southern California Super Lawyers.

Though Phil Ganong cannot take every potential client who comes to him, he makes every effort to speak to each person who contacts him. If he can’t take a case, he will refer, as appropriate, a potential client to another attorney whom he trusts.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Ganong Law Office	Bakersfield, CA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of California, Hastings College of the Law	J.D.	Law School	1979
University of California at Berkeley	Bachelors	International Economics	1976

State / Court	Date
California	1979

• American Board of Trial Advocates | Advocate | 2000 - Present
  CAOC | Secretary | 2004 - 2005
  CAOC | Parliamentarian | 2003 - 2004
  Kern County Bar Association | President | 1997 - 1998

• Best Lawyers in America | Best Lawyers in America | 2017
  Best Law Firms in America | U.S. News & World Report | 2014-2017
  Martindale-Hubble Distinguished | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015-2016
  Southern California Super Lawyers | Super Lawyers | 2015-2016
  Best Lawyers in America | Best Lawyer | 2012-2015
  Southern California Super Lawyers | Super Lawyers | 2012-2014
  Presidential Award of Merit | Consumer Attorneys of California | 2000 | 2002 | 2005
  Trench Soldier Award | Consumer Attorneys of California | 2004

• Pensinger v. Bowsmith (1998) 60 Cal. App. 4th 709 (disability discrimination) American International Underwriters Agency Corp. v. Superior Court (1998) 208 Cal. App. 3d 1357 (bad faith)

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