2020

Attorneys for the parents of Andres Guardado have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the County of Los Angeles and deputies Miguel Vega and Chris Hernandez, alleging the deputies not only used unreasonable and excessive force in fatally shooting the young man but were possibly acting in connection… read more

Brian Panish is honored to be named Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions — Plaintiffs in Los Angeles. This distinct honor recognizes the individual attorney in a geographic location who receives the highest overall peer-feedback in a specific practice area.         … read more

The Best Lawyers publication has recognized 17 Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys in various practice areas for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. Attorneys honored with this distinction were selected based on an exhaustive peer-review survey examining the professional abilities, current practice, and experience of each lawyer. Recognized in… read more

Following a press conference by the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department regarding an update in the Andres Guardado homicide investigation, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Founding Partner and Guardado family attorney Adam Shea issued the following response to statements made by LASD Commander Chris Marks:                   … read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Rahul Ravipudi, Paul Traina, Ian Samson and Adam Ellis, alongside co-counsel Adam Smith of Adam Smith Law, obtained a $17,500,000 settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered catastrophic injuries to his left leg after he was struck by a tanker truck operated by Rebel Oil.         … read more

Cristobal and Elisa Guardado, the parents of 18-year-old Andres Guarado who was fatally shot on June 18th by a deputy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), are calling upon Sheriff Alex Villanueva to be transparent in their son’s death and provide their family with some answers by releasing a LASD “security hold” placed… read more

PSBR attorneys Adam Shea, Ryan Casey and Nadine Khedry obtained a policy limits $4,000,000 settlement for a man who suffered life-changing injuries after he was struck by a concrete truck while legally crossing the street in Upland, California. Plaintiff was also represented in the matter by Michael F. Walsh of The Law Offices of Michael… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partners Brian Panish and Rahul Ravipudi, and Deborah Chang Of Counsel, have been named by Daily Journal as Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California for 2020. The legal publication recognized only 32 lawyers across the state who used their legal skills to forge real and lasting change. BRIAN PANISH The… read more

The Super Lawyers publication has named 12 Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys to its list of 2020 Southern California Rising Stars. PSBR attorneys honored with this annual recognition include Alex Behar, Ryan Casey, Jesse Creed, Robert Glassman, Patrick Gunning, Sarah Scheckel Kim, Andrew Owen , David Rudorfer, Ian Samson, Marguerite Sanvictores, John Shaller and Matthew Stumpf . Additionally,… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Adam Shea, Patrick Gunning and Nicholas Yoka obtained at $4,500,000 settlement for the families of two men who were struck and killed by a driver on a California freeway following a collision with a drunk driver. Plaintiffs were also represented in the matter by Reza Torkzadeh of TorkLaw… read more

PSBR attorneys Rahul Ravipudi, Paul Traina, Alex Behar and Ian Samson obtained a $4,250,000 settlement for a client who suffered catastrophic injuries when his right leg and pelvis were crushed by a tractor-trailer wheel as he was attempting to assist another driver in extricating his tractor-trailer which had become stuck in a hazardous, unpaved lot… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP obtained a $6,000,000 settlement for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury after her vehicle was rear-ended on the freeway by a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus. Plaintiff Kimberlee Watkins was driving her Chevy Volt in the northbound HOV lane of the 405 Freeway in Los… read more