Best Lawyers in America for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Attorney Daniel Patrick Blouin is a Partner at Simmons Hanly Conroy in the Asbestos Litigation Department. Under his leadership as a lead trial attorney securing significant trial verdicts in courts nationwide, the firm’s product liability practice was named a 2019 “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360.Based in the firm’s New York office, Daniel has secured hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of clients diagnosed with products-related cancers, extreme injury and...
A trial lawyer, James Ledlie has spent the past 20 years advocating for clients throughout the country while furthering complex litigation related to public health, worker safety and other issues. His practice spans litigation areas including asbestos, tobacco, defective consumer products, pharmaceuticals and faulty medical devices. He is also a member of Motley Rice’s litigation team representing dozens of states, cities, towns, counties and townships targeting the alleged misrepresent...
Dara Hegar is the Managing Attorney of The Lanier Law Firm. She represents clients in each of the firm’s practice areas with a focus on trial coordination in complex litigation matters. While Mrs. Hegar’s proficiency spans across all of the firm’s practice areas, her specialty is providing specific insight that has resulted in many significant verdicts and settlements. She played a key role in the firm’s courtroom victories for years, including the $253 million verdict...
Trial Lawyer David K. TeSelle is a Colorado and Arizona licensed attorney who has successfully tried numerous cases to jury verdicts in both state and federal court, as well as private arbitration. Mr. TeSelle was a lead counsel in 2019 on one of the largest personal injury jury verdicts in Arizona history ($58.5 million). He has also successfully battled the largest banks in the world including in litigation related to the 2008 economic collapse (the so-called “Big Short” cases) ...
J. Randall Jones is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. J. Randall practices law in Las Vegas, Nevada Best Lawyers has recognized J. Randall Jones since 1999. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice...
I learned the value of hard work growing up on a dairy farm, and it stuck with me. I have always loved to learn and did well in school, graduating from UW Madison, where I received my law degree in 1993. I have been a partner at Gingras, Cates & Luebke since 2000. My practice areas include whistleblower cases, employment law, civil rights, professional malpractice, personal injury and family law. I was raised to care deeply about the welfare of others, and that value is reflected in the w...
William F. Hargens is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. William F. practices law in Omaha, Nebraska Best Lawy...
Hunt grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University, Hunt was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army, where he served as a captain. He is a former intelligence officer and veteran of the Iraq War. Hunt’s practice focuses on representing real people who have been harmed by the negligence of others, including from tractor-trailer collisions, car wrecks, defective products and construction accidents. He h...
Brad is senior counsel with Williams Law Group LLC, a plaintiffs’ litigation firm based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in 2012 in connection with legal malpractice matters and was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in 2025. Brad represents individuals and businesses in complex disputes, with a practice focused on Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs. His work also inc...
Gregory J. Bubalo is known nationally for his relentless pursuit of justice. As owner and managing partner of Becker Law Office, a subsidiary of Bubalo Law PLC, he is involved in all aspects of personal injury, including: motorcycle, motor vehicle and trucking accidents; medical malpractice and nursing home abuse; premises liability; drug product and medical device litigation; wrongful death; and mass tort lawsuits. When a neurosurgeon suffered career-ending injuries due to a slip and fall at...
As a partner with Payne Mitchell Ramsey Sanger Law Group, Todd Ramsey offers clients his expertise in the preparation and trial of catastrophic personal injury cases. Todd has been consecutively recognized in issues of Best Lawyers in America® and has been named one of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine . He has also been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly . Todd is a member of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association...
Brian Chase is a California Personal Injury Lawyer with over 2 decades of winning tough cases. Brian specializes in auto defects and dangerous/defective products and has received dozens of accolades for his work. His firm, Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, has won over $900M in settlements and verdicts and has been named Best Places to Work for seven consecutive years. The firm also specializes in catastrophic car accidents and wrongful death cases.
Ms. Gannon has applied her expertise in antitrust, securities and consumer protection law to recover tens of millions of dollars on behalf of consumers across the country. CURRENT ROLE Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP Lead partner for associate training and development at Hagens Berman Practice focuses on securities and antitrust matters, as well as nationwide consumer protection cases involving large corporations Extensive experience working with expert witnesses, often in economic a...
Andrew Payne graduated at the top of his class in law school and started his career working for a prestigious international firm representing large insurers and corporations. But it did not take long for Andy to realize that he wanted to help people who had suffered harm through no fault of their own, not protect negligent corporations whose actions harmed people. Andy’s passion for handling significant personal injury cases stems from this desire to help people who truly need justice. ...
Mark Pifko, a Shareholder at Baron & Budd, specializes in the prosecution of high-profile and complex cases against multi-national corporations. Mr. Pifko’s cases have addressed corporate fraud and wrongdoing across a broad array of business areas, including in the financial services, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries. Since joining the Los Angeles office of Baron & Budd in 2011, Mr. Pifko’s efforts have led to the return of billions of dollars to victims and have ...
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