Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce 22 PSR lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
“For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel.”
Congratulations to the following PSR lawyers, named in alphabetical order, to the 2026 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Alex Behar – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Ryan A. Casey – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Erika Contreras – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jesse Creed – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Daniel W. Dunbar – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Rachel Gezerseh – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Robert S. Glassman – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Peter L. Kaufman – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jessie Kohler – Employment Law – Individuals
- Spencer Lucas – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Andrew Owen – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Brian Panish – Aviation Law, Employment Law – Individuals, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Peter J. Polos – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Rahul Ravipudi – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Lyssa A. Roberts – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- David Rudorfer – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Thomas A. Schultz – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Pratik H. Shah – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- John Shaller – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Adam K. Shea – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Paul A. Traina – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Erika Vasquez – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
According to the publication, Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world, assisting those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties for 40 years.