The 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers Finalists
ALM editors and reporters reviewed more than 300 submissions from law firms that devote a substantial amount of their work to plaintiffs' matters. These are our finalists.
May 29, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers.
The lawyers and law firms selected this year have demonstrated repeated success in cutting-edge work on behalf of plaintiffs over the last 18 months. They also possess a solid track record of client wins over the past three to five years.
Editors and reporters from ALM and The National Law Journal reviewed more than 300 submissions across more than 20 categories to arrive at this list.
This year, we also recognize our sophomore class of finalists for Elite Women of the Plaintiffs' Bar. This recognition category celebrates women lawyers who have consistently excelled in high-stakes matters on behalf of plaintiffs in their careers.
The 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers winners are set to be announced at the Elite Trial Lawyers event July 18, 2019, at Lotte New York Palace in New York City. Congratulations to the finalist lawyers and law firms.
—Lisa Helem, Editor-in Chief, The National Law Journal
| The 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers Finalists | |
| Antitrust | Berger Montague Hausfeld Susman Godfrey Labaton Sucharow Robins Kaplan Korein Tillery Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll |
| Bankruptcy | Reid Collins & Tsai Motley Rice |
| Business Torts | Susman Godfrey MoloLamken Stueve Siegel Hanson |
| Civil Rights | Wigdor MacLellan Law Firm David B. Shanies Law Office |
| Consumer Protection | Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Edelson Girard Sharp Consumer Litigation Associates Berger Montague McNicholas & McNicholas Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles |
| Disability Rights | Berry Law Firm Berg Plummer Johnson & Raval |
| Discrimination | Sanford Heisler Sharp Wigdor McNicholas & McNicholas Phillips and Associates David B. Shanies Law Office |
| Elite Women of the Plaintiffs' Bar | Agnieszka Fryszman — Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Roberta Liebenberg — Fine, Kaplan and Black Kalpana Srinivasan — Susman Godfrey Fidelma Fitzpatrick — Motley Rice Kellie Lerner — Robins Kaplan Sharon K. Robertson — Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Teresa Fariss McClain — Robins Kaplan Dena Sharp — Girard Sharp Jeanne M. Christensen — Wigdor |
| Employment Rights | Wigdor Sanford Heisler Sharp Stueve Siegel Hanson McNicholas & McNicholas Phillips and Associates Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles Korein Tillery |
| Environmental Protection | Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Napoli Shkolnik |
| Financial Products | Consumer Litigation Associates Motley Rice Kelley | Uustal Stueve Siegel Hanson |
| Gaming Law | Edelson |
| Immigration | Labaton Sucharow |
| Insurance Liability | Girard Sharp Berg Plummer Johnson & Raval The Grigoropoulos Law Group |
| Mass Torts | Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman Motley Rice Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Edelson Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll |
| Medical Malpractice | Heimberg Barr Levin & Perconti Bostwick & Peterson Robins Kaplan Garcia & Artigliere Bell Law Firm |
| Other | Taylor & Ring Aldous\Walker Panish Shea & Boyle Fox Law |
| Pharmaceutical Litigation | Berger Montague Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Motley Rice Baron & Budd Girard Sharp Kelley | Uustal |
| Privacy/Data Breach | Edelson Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Stueve Siegel Hanson |
| Product Liability | The Lanier Law Firm The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles McNicholas & McNicholas Aldous\Walker Berger Montague Girard Sharp Kelley | Uustal |
| Racial Discrimination | Wigdor David B. Shanies Law Office Phillips and Associates |
| Securities Litigation | Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann Labaton Sucharow Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Motley Rice |
| Sports, Entertainment & Media Law | Clare Locke Edelson |
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