Philip Ganong | Bakersfield Personal Injury Lawyer

Mr. Philip William Ganong

Mr. Philip William Ganong

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About Philip

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.

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Experience

Owner

Ganong Law Office

Present

Bakersfield, CA

Admission

Verified California

1979

Education

University of California at Berkeley

Bachelors (International Economics)

1976

Recognitions & Achievements

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

Ganong Law Highlights

Accident & Injury, Railroad Injury, Car Accident, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

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