The Top 5 Accident and Personal Injury Firms in Detail
1. Morgan & Morgan (National Volume Leader)
| Detail | Description |
| Market Position | America’s largest personal injury firm. They handle a massive volume of cases across dozens of practice areas and states. |
| Core Practice Areas | Car Accidents, Truck Accidents, Slip & Fall (Premises Liability), Workers’ Compensation, Medical Malpractice, and extensive Mass Torts (class-action lawsuits against large corporations). |
| Notable Results | Has recovered over $25 billion for clients nationwide. Significant landmark results include a $1.8 billion settlement in the Porter Ranch Gas Leak case, a $425.7 million verdict against Google over data collection, and leading roles in major data breach settlements (e.g., Equifax, Capital One). |
| Key Advantage | Unmatched resources, including a large internal investigative team and the financial capacity to pursue cases against the world’s largest insurance companies and corporations. |
2. Brian Panish (Elite Trial Attorney)
| Detail | Description |
| Market Position | Consistently named one of the country’s most successful plaintiff trial lawyers, especially in California, but with a national reputation for high-value verdicts. |
| Core Practice Areas | Catastrophic Injury (Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord), Wrongful Death, Product Liability, and Complex Truck Accident Litigation. |
| Notable Results | Secured the $4.9 billion record verdict in the landmark product liability case Anderson v. General Motors. Recently obtained a $34.1 million jury verdict for an elderly pedestrian severely injured by a driver who ran a red light. Has obtained three jury verdicts exceeding $50 million in personal injury cases—more than any other attorney in California. |
| Key Advantage | Unrivaled trial record; he is the attorney insurance companies fear facing in a jury trial, often leading to higher pre-trial settlements. |
3. Mark Lanier (Elite Trial Attorney / Mass Tort Specialist)
| Detail | Description |
| Market Position | A nationally prominent trial attorney who focuses on challenging large corporate defendants in complex mass tort and defective product cases. |
| Core Practice Areas | Pharmaceutical Liability (Defective Drugs), Product Liability (e.g., Talcum Powder, Asbestos), Complex Business Fraud, and Serious Personal Injury. |
| Notable Results | Secured a $9 billion verdict against Takeda and Eli Lilly over the diabetes drug Actos. Won a record-setting $4.69 billion verdict for women linking baby powder, asbestos, and ovarian cancer. He was also instrumental in securing a $4.85 billion national settlement with Merck over the drug Vioxx. |
| Key Advantage | Exceptional orator and courtroom strategist known for successfully simplifying complex scientific and corporate data for a jury. |
4. Levin Papantonio Rafferty (Mass Tort & Product Liability)
| Detail | Description |
| Market Position | A national leader and founding force in modern Mass Tort litigation. They often serve as co-counsel for smaller firms, leading the fight against major corporate wrongdoing. |
| Core Practice Areas | Defective Drugs, Defective Medical Devices, Environmental Contamination (e.g., PFAS/Toxic Chemicals), and Complex Product Liability. |
| Notable Results | Played a key role in the $70 billion opioid settlement with America’s “Big Three” drug distributors. Secured a $12 billion settlement against DuPont and 3M related to PFAS chemical contamination. Total jury verdicts and settlements exceed $4 billion. |
| Key Advantage | Deep expertise in handling vast, multi-district litigation (MDL) cases, often dictating the terms of settlements for tens of thousands of claimants. |
5. The Cochran Firm (National Civil Rights & Injury Firm)
| Detail | Description |
| Market Position | Founded by the legendary Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., the firm maintains a strong national presence with dozens of offices, focused on upholding civil rights and fighting for the “little guy.” |
| Core Practice Areas | Civil Rights / Police Misconduct, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accidents, Medical Malpractice, and General Personal Injury. |
| Notable Results | Has been involved in securing verdicts and settlements totaling over $30 billion across all offices. The firm maintains a strong focus on high-profile cases involving systemic injustice and large financial recovery. |
| Key Advantage | National network allows them to bring local expertise with the resources and prestige of a major national brand, particularly in sensitive civil rights cases. |