Best Lawyers in California, United States for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Elizabeth Smiley joined Baron & Budd’s Los Angeles office in 2018 as an associate in the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Group. There she helps bring nationwide, multi-million-dollar lawsuits to successful conclusion on behalf of our clients. In her work at Baron & Budd, Ms. Smiley is a trial attorney protecting the rights of consumers from corporate fraud. In 2020, she was part of the trial team that won the largest verdict in the State of Hawaii against a pair of pharmace...
William Castillo Guardado is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Antitrust and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. William, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which William is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Wyatt Vespermann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Wyatt, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wyatt is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Baillee M. Ford is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Baillee M., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Baillee M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Alfredo Lorenzo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Alfredo, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alfredo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Abby Wolf is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Antitrust and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Abby, who practices law in Berkeley, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Abby is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jessica Sauber is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Jessica, who practices law in Santa Ana, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jessica is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Matthew G. Freeman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Matthew G., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Usawin Maneewongwathana is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Usawin, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Usawin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David H. Seidel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. David H., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Michael Teiman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Michael, who practices law in Newport Beach, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kevin R. Budner is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco specializing in complex, high-impact litigation. Of particular note, Kevin was one of the lead attorneys prosecuting San Francisco’s case in the nationwide opioid litigation . Among other roles, Kevin directed the team’s discovery efforts against Walgreens and played a key role in the multi-month bellwether trial. In a milestone opinion , Judge Charles R. Breyer concluded that “the aggregate evidence that P...
Christopher Young is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Christopher, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Andrew Kaufman is a partner in our Nashville office. Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Andrew was a law clerk for Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey in Nashville and Judge Stephen Glickman in Washington D.C., and a fellow at Public Citizen Litigation Group. Andrew graduated from Harvard Law School cum laude in 2012. During law school, he was an Executive Editor of the Harvard Law and Policy Review , and was honored with the Dean’s Scholar Prizes in Federal Courts, Civil Procedure, and Legislat...
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