Steve W. Berman
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Recognized since 2023
Seattle, Washington
Antitrust Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Securities
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Steve Berman is a nationally renowned class-action lawyer who has dedicated his career to fighting for consumers, investors, employees and other plaintiffs harmed by corporate misconduct. As co-founder and managing partner of Hagens Berman, Steve has led some of the most influential and complex litigation in state and federal courts, securing settlements valued at hundreds of billions of dollars and obtaining historic reforms across a wide range of industries.
Steve's trial experience has earned him significant recognition and led The National Law Journal to name him one of the 100 most powerful lawyers in the nation, and to repeatedly name Hagens Berman one of the top 10 plaintiffs’ firms in the country.
Since founding the firm in 1993, Steve has consistently undertaken high-stakes cases others wouldn’t. He launched Hagens Berman after his former firm refused to represent several children who became seriously ill after eating fast food tainted with E. coli. Steve fought against Jack in the Box, alleging its negligence and cost-cutting were to blame — a case that helped define his mission to represent those most in need.
Known for securing industry-changing results and some of the largest settlements in world and U.S. history, Steve has built a reputation as one of the nation’s most effective and innovative plaintiffs’ attorneys.
- E-mail: steve@hbsslaw.com
- Direct Phone Number: 206-623-7292
- Phone Number: 206-623-7292
- 1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98101
- University of Chicago, J.D., graduated 1982
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- Washington, Washington State Bar Association
- United Kingdom, Foreign Registered Attorney in England and Wales
- Supreme Court of the United States
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- Supreme Court of Washington
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP 10 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
8 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Visit Website View Firm Profile - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Seattle (2025)
- Litigation - Securities, Seattle (2024)
- Antitrust Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar, Law360, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2025
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice, American Antitrust Institute, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2024, 2025
500 Leading Lawyers in America, Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2019-2025
500 Leading Lawyers in America, Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2019-2025
Legal Lion of the Week as part of the litigation team that achieved class certification in NCAA Student-Athlete Name, Image and Likeness, Law360, 2023
Washington Super Lawyers, 1999-2023
Leading Commercial Litigators, The Daily Journal, 2022
Hall of Fame, Lawdragon, 2022
Plaintiffs' Attorneys Trailblazer, The National Law Journal, 2017, 2022
Sports & Entertainment Law Trailblazer, The National Law Journal, 2021
Class Action MVP of the Year, Law360, 2016-2020
Elite Trial Lawyers, The National Law Journal, 2014-2016, 2018-2019
500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2014-2019
State Executive Committee member, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
Class Actions (Plaintiff) Law Firm of the Year in California, Global Law Experts, 2017
Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, Public Justice, 2014
One of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America, The National Law Journal, 2013
Most powerful lawyer in the state of Washington, The National Law Journal, 2000
One of the Top 10 Plaintiffs’ Firms in the Country, The National Law Journal
- Consumer Protection Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Qui Tam Law
- Sports Law
- Technology Law
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