Gregory James Owen, Attorney

As a preeminent lawyer in the legal community, the work of senior partner, Greg Owen, has set new standards in the practice of law and furthered the plaintiffs' cause nationwide. His intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him national recognition and respect among his fellow lawyers.

 He represents plaintiffs in such areas as product liability, personal injury and wrongful death. His achievements include a recent, record setting $35 million pretrial settlement on behalf of a 12-year-old brain damaged Palmdale girl. He recently represented hundreds of plaintiffs who were injured by a widely used drug. The nationwide litigation settled for $68 million.

In 2000, he discovered the deceptive practices of Merck & Co. regarding its arthritis drug, Vioxx. Owen, Patterson & Owen filed the first Vioxx complaint in the nation on July 23, 2001. In 2008, the MDL litigation resulted in a $4.85 billion settlement.

In 2005, Law and Politics first published Super Lawyers, which lists the top 5 percent of lawyers as nominated by their peers. Greg was named to the list of Super Lawyers in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Valley Magazine honored Greg in 2008 as one of the top 25 lawyers in "the valley," which includes Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Palmdale and the San Fernando Valley from North Hollywood to Calabasas. He was the only personal injury lawyer included on the list. He was also named by Law Dragon as one of the 3000 leading lawyers in America. Martindale Hubbell has awarded Greg its AV rating, which is reserved for only those lawyers who have demonstrated to their peers exceptionally high ethical standards and legal abilities. Martindale Hubbell has also listed Greg in its prestigious publication "Preeminent Lawyers in America." He has been a life member in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for more than 24 years.

Greg has been a member and ardent supporter of Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) for the past 27 years. He has been on several PAAC committees, been appointed to the Board of Governors by the president and lectured at its annual conventions.

Greg is also an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), an organization dedicated to maintaining high standards and practices in the field of trial work.

It is at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) conventions that Greg gets to visit with the many lawyers he works with throughout the country. This national association of trial lawyers tackles those issues which are of great importance to clients nationwide and the lawyers who represent them. Greg has lectured at various AAJ conventions, with his most recent lecture being on the subject of pharmaceutical litigation.