Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Aslin Tutuyan is a Partner at Mandell Trial Lawyers, where she has championed the rights of personal injury victims since 2008.
She prides herself on representing her clients with passion and integrity, holding their hand through some of their darkest days. Her colleagues call her “tiger girl” and her clients call her their friend. Aslin’s love for justice started at an early age, when she exclaimed proudly at seven years old that she would be a lawyer. She attributes much of her work ethic to her Armenian immigrant parents and is the first lawyer in her family.
Upon graduating from USC with degrees in English and Sociology, Aslin attended Southwestern University School of Law, where she was a member of the prestigious Moot Court Honors Program. She qualified as an Outstanding Oralist after competing in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Competition in Lubbock, Texas. She trained via internships at the Civil Liability and Consumer Protection divisions of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and the Preliminary Hearings division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Upon graduation from law school, Aslin joined a firm specializing in medical malpractice defense. After practicing on the defense side for 2 years, she was certain she belonged on the other side.
As a Trial Lawyer, Aslin practices in the areas of personal and catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, and product liability. She has gone up against large insurance companies, retail stores, school districts and tried cases to verdict against entities like Metro and LA Times. Aslin was the Lead Attorney at Mandell Trial Lawyers representing over 250 Plaintiffs in the Porter Ranch Gas Leak matter against SoCal Gas, resulting in a $1.8 billion settlement. She currently represents victims of toxic chemical exposures from Quemetco, the Carson Dominguez Channel and Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
Over the years, Aslin has been a speaker on various panels regarding traumatic brain injury and premises liability cases. She has also been a guest speaker at LMU’s Paralegal Studies Class. Aslin is an unwavering advocate for women in law and shares her insights as a conference panelist on the delicate interplay between self-care, motherhood and being the best version of yourself in life and law.
Aslin is committed to her community and is a dedicated member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), and the Armenian Bar Association. She also serves as the chair of the Alumni Committee at her alma mater and enjoys mentoring young future lawyers.
The title she is most proud of is “Mom” to her two children. Outside of the courtroom, you will find Aslin training for races, teaching indoor cycling classes or high-fiving on the Peloton leaderboard. Teddy, her three year-old maltipoo, has become her new best friend, earning the title of “Attorney at Paw.”
Awards
- Super Lawyers: 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 View Profile
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars Top Women: 2016
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2015, 2016
- CAALA (Consumers Attorneys Association of Los Angeles) Rising Star Nominee: 2016
Publications
Trials:
- Verdict in a slip and fall case against LA Times (2016)
- Verdict against LACMTA for bus driver’s negligent driving resulting in injury to bus passenger (2015)
- Auto accident trial resulting in a verdict with $0 defense offer (2016)
- Medical Malpractice trial against physician for failure to note patient’s allergies (2017)
- Trip and fall trial involving serious wrist injury (2019)
- Disputed Liability trial involving spinal cord stimulator (2022)
- Verdict against truck company for a rollover collision
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