Aaron J. Sussman

Aaron J. Sussman, an associate with the law firm of Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein, LLP, has advanced countless Workers’ Compensation settlements by utilizing his detailed understanding of the complex facts of each case.

Mr. Sussman honed his critical thinking skills while earning his juris doctorate, with honors, from The George Washington School of Law. It was then that he worked as a legal research and writing intern for the Maryland Federal Public Defender, drafting legal briefs and motions that applied Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment Law. It was also during this time that he worked as a Research and Writing Assistant for two prominent professors, contributing to comprehensive policy analysis reports, providing content to articles analyzing legal doctrine, and conducting legal and policy research.

These internships only helped to enhance Mr. Sussman’s already stellar law school record. He was a member of the George Washington Law Review, the Moot Court Board and the Mock Trial Board. In addition, he won the Justice Thurgood Marshall Civil Liberties Award, and was a quarterfinalist in the 2010 Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court. Mr. Sussman was also a member of the Best Prosecution Team in the Spring 2009 Mock Trial Competition.

Mr. Sussman’s fact-finding capabilities combined with his adept legal analysis are critical to his drafting of persuasive legal briefs and composing mutually acceptable compromise proposals as a Workers’ Compensation attorney.

Mr. Sussman earned bachelors of arts degrees in Theater as well as Criminology, Law & Society from the University of California, Irvine. He is a member of the Southern California Applicants’ Attorneys Association and the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA). He served as a panelist at CAAA’s Winter 2013 Convention, discussing the impact of SB 863, the latest Workers’ Compensation “reform,” and is a member of the group’s Regulations Committee. He is admitted to practice law in the state of California.

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