Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024 
Helen A. Lawless finishes first.
She ranked No. 1 in two majors at University College Dublin; was named champion and best speaker in debate competitions across both Europe and the United States, and won a Best Oral Advocate award in the Supreme Court Moot Court Competition while at Stanford Law School, among other things.
In 2023, Lawless was co-counsel in litigation that produced a $9 million settlement with a ride company and a Days Inn hotel on claims they enabled a man to rape an 11-year-old girl. The man, who was charged criminally, reportedly met the girl on Instagram and then arranged for the rideshare to bring her to his hotel. Since the incident, the rideshare company adopted stricter rules to ensure drivers do not transport unaccompanied minors. (Read article)
Immediately prior to joining Kline & Specter, Lawless was an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, where she worked in the Municipal Court Unit, the Appeals Unit and, finally, the Major Trials Unit, where she handled all phases of cases, from discovery to plea negotiations to litigating felony criminal trials.
