The National Law Journal's Elite Trial Lawyers awards dinner was held at the St. Regis in New York City on July 13, 2023. (Photo: David Teng for ALM) The National Law Journal Announces 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards Finalists
ALM is pleased to announce the finalists and honorees for the 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers awards. The winners will be named at an award ceremony to be held in New York City on July 11.
May 09, 2024 at 02:00 PM
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The National Law Journal and Law.com is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards. Out of hundreds of entries, plaintiffs law firms across the United States have made it to the competition's final round with the winners in 23 award categories being announced at the ETL award ceremony at Lotte New York Palace in New York City on July 11. We will also recognize individual honorees for Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar, Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar, and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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The awards recognize law firms' outstanding plaintiffs work in a high-stakes bench or jury trial or in a major settlement. The winners must have scored a significant win during the contest period and must also be able to show an impressive track record of wins over the last three to five years. Firms must have devoted at least 50% of their litigation resources to plaintiffs work and shown innovative approaches to case resolution.
Here are the Elite Trial Lawyers for 2024:
Antitrust Finalists
- Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro
- Hausfeld
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Susman Godfrey
Business Torts Finalists
- BraunHagey & Borden
- Clare Locke
- Hall Law Firm
- Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick
- Reid Collins & Tsai
Catastrophic Injury Finalists
- Morgan & Morgan
- Motley Rice
- Panish | Shea | Ravipudi
- Zehl & Associates
Civil Rights Finalists
- Bailey & Glasser
- Bloch & White
- DiCello Levitt
- Sauder Schelkopf
Class Action Finalists
- Boies Schiller Flexner
- Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Hausfeld
- Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Consumer Protection Finalists
- Baron & Budd
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
- Motley Rice
- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
- Sauder Schelkopf
- Tycko & Zavareei
Discrimination Finalists
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
- Sanford Heisler Sharp
Diversity Initiative Award Finalists
- Hausfeld
- Labaton Keller Sucharow
- Sauder Schelkopf
- Tycko & Zavareei
Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar Winners
- Parvin K. Aminolroaya, Seeger Weiss
- Zina Bash, Keller Postman
- Molly J. Bowen, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Davida Brook, Susman Godfrey
- Courtney Caprio, Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys
- Jeanne Christensen, Wigdor
- Kelly M. Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
- Christine Dunn, Sanford Heisler Sharp
- Christine Fox, Labaton Keller Sucharow
- Sigrid McCawley, Boies Schiller Flexner
- Michelle Simpson Tuegel, Simpson Tuegel Law Firm
- Jennifer Truelove, McKool Smith
- Kimberly L. Wald, The Haggard Law Firm
- Lexie White, Susman Godfrey
- Ellen Zucker, Burns & Levinson
Employment Rights Finalists
- Benton Employment Law
- The deRubertis Law Firm
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
- McNicholas & McNicholas
Environmental Protection Finalists
- Baron & Budd
- Edelson
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
- Morgan & Morgan
- Seeger Weiss
Governmental Representation Finalists
- Baird Mandalas Brockstedt & Federico
- Motley Rice
- Seeger Weiss
Insurance Finalists
- Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna
- Daly & Black
- Anderson Kill P.C.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
- Robert Bennett, Robins Kaplan
- Russell Budd, Baron & Budd
- Robert A. Clifford, Clifford Law Offices
- Parker Folse, Susman Godfrey
- Agnieszka M. Fryszman, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Keith R. Mitnik, Morgan & Morgan
Mass Torts Finalists
- Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Edelson
- Motley Rice
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Seeger Weiss
Medical Malpractice Winner
The winner will be announced at the ceremony.
Pharmaceutical Litigation Finalists
- Baron & Budd
- Motley Rice
- Seeger Weiss
- Wisner Baum
Plaintiff Firm of the Year Finalists
- Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Keller Postman
- McKool Smith
- Pomerantz
- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
- Robins Kaplan
- Seeger Weiss
- Susman Godfrey
Plaintiff Attorney of the Year Finalists
- Ashley Keller, Keller Postman
- Joe Grinstein, Susman Godfrey
- Jeremy A. Lieberman, Pomerantz
- Randy Rosenblum, Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein
- Joseph Saveri, Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Christopher Seeger, Seeger Weiss
- Steven J. Toll, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Carol C. Villegas, Labaton Keller Sucharow
- John Yanchunis, Morgan & Morgan
Privacy/Data Breach Finalists
- Edelson
- Hausfeld
- Labaton Keller Sucharow
- Morgan & Morgan
Products Liability Finalists
- Dean Omar Branham Shirley
- Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
- Motley Rice
- Sauder Schelkopf
- Seeger Weiss
Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar Winners
- Asher S. Alavi, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check
- Ricky Armand, Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys
- Brian Baran, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
- Bryce Barcelo, Susman Godfrey
- Chambord Benton-Hayes, Benton Employment Law
- Jake Bissell-Linsk, Labaton Keller Sucharow
- Lauren Blazing, Edelson
- Robert A. Braun, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Nick Brechbill, Clare Locke
- John Crain, Wigdor
- Megan Delurey, Edelson
- Jillian Dent, Stueve Siegel Hanson
- Meredith A. Firetog, Wigdor
- Beatrice Franklin, Susman Godfrey
- Eric A. Kafka, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Andrew R. Kaufman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
- Anthony E. Maneiro, Kirby McInerney
- Michael McCann, Shepard O'Donnell Law
- Ryan McGee, Morgan & Morgan
- Caleb Miller, Aldous\Walker
- Ervin Nevitt, Coplan + Crane
- Katy Peaslee, Susman Godfrey
- Noah Rich, Baron & Budd
- Charles Scott, Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys
- Elizabeth Smiley, Baron & Budd
- David Tracey, Sanford Heisler Sharp
- Schuyler Ufkes, Edelson
- Jonathan Waisnor, Labaton Keller Sucharow
- Renner K. Walker, Hausfeld
- Michael J. Willemin, Wigdor
Securities Litigation/Shareholder Rights Finalists
- Bleichmar Fonti & Auld
- Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Labaton Keller Sucharow
- Motley Rice
- Pomerantz
- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Technology Finalists
- Motley Rice
- Susman Godfrey
Transportation (including Aviation) Finalists
The winner will be announced at the ceremony.
Trial Strategy Innovation Finalists
- Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Edelson
- Hueston Hennigan
- Keller Postman
- Labaton Keller Sucharow
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