Michael B. Gurien
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Michael B. Gurien

Partner

Biography

Michael Gurien is a partner at Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Michael’s litigation and appellate practice spans asbestos and talc exposure, product liability, toxic tort, and commercial and insurance matters. His appellate work has resulted in precedent-setting California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions establishing that equipment manufacturers and employers can be held liable for take-home asbestos exposure and prenatal toxic exposure. He is a key member of the firm’s litigation team, representing current and former Boeing manufacturing employees and workers in the tech industry who were exposed to toxic chemicals and whose children suffered birth injuries and complications as a result of that prenatal toxic exposure.

Areas of Practice

  • Appellate
  • Asbestos
  • Commercial & Insurance
  • Employment
  • Products Liability
  • Toxic Tort

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1995
  • U.S. District Courts
    • Central District of California
    • Southern District of California
    • Northern District of California

Education

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, J.D., 1995
  • University of California, Los Angeles, California, B.A., 1992

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • American Association for Justice
  • State Bar of California
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Consumer Attorneys of California

Honors & Awards

  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2007-2010
  • American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, 1995

Highlights

Our Results

$880 million award

Historic settlement for over 1,300 survivors of clergy and adult abuse within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, marking a pivotal moment for justice.

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$725.5 million award

A Philadelphia jury awarded a record verdict against ExxonMobil for failing to warn about cancer risks due to benzene in its petroleum products.

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$25 million award

Private equity firm and co-defendants agree to pay $25M in Medicaid fraud case alleging mental health services provided by unqualified providers.

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