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Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce  Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) has selected firm attorneys Rahul Ravipudi, Paul Traina, and John Shaller among the finalists for 2025 Consumer Attorney of the Year for their work on Greener v. Phelps dba Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club. Co-counsel in this matter were also selected as… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce 12 PSR lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. “The… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Rahul Ravipudi has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Los Angeles. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant and coveted accolade. Lawyers receiving… read more

 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… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce firm attorneys Rahul Ravipudi, Tom Schultz, Jonathan Davidi, and Tyler Paboojian have obtained a $48,792,870.53 jury verdict in Los Angeles County Superior Court | Van Nuys East for Mr. Hakimi, a father of five who remains comatose nearly one year after being struck by a… read more

On June 28, 2025, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP founding partner Brian Panish was honored as the recipient of Consumer Watchdog’s Lifetime Legal Achievement Award at the Rage for Justice Awards in Beverly Hills, California. The event raised over $2 million and was well-attended by hundreds of lawyers and advocates who came out to… read more

Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce that the $46.475 million jury verdict in Jack Greener v. M. Phelps, Inc., et al. is now final. After the California First District Court of Appeal affirmed the jury’s verdict in full on December 31, 2024, Defendants sought review from the California Supreme Court and requested that… read more

From sandy beaches to snow-capped mountains to deserts, California has it all. With its natural beauty and fourth-largest economy in the world, it isn’t surprising that the Golden State has some of the most sought-after and most expensive real estate in the United States. Despite all that makes California a desirable place to live, an… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Erika Contreras has been named to the Daily Journal’s 2025 list of Top Women Lawyers. The annual list recognizes and honors the best 100 women lawyers practicing in the state of California. In the Daily Journal profile featuring Ms. Contreras, the 16-year attorney says she was drawn to personal injury law because it provided… read more

PSR partner Erika Contreras has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of the region’s most influential women legal professionals, Women of Influence: Attorneys for 2025. READ THE LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT The attorneys honored in this special supplement have been recognized for exceptional legal skill and achievement across the full spectrum… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Tom Schultz, and Alex Behar obtained a $37,025,000 settlement for an injured motorcyclist, pursuant to a high/low agreement with defendants, that was finalized just minutes before a jury delivered a $27,727,630 verdict in the matter. Plaintiff Michael LaPlante and his wife were represented in the case… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Jesse Creed, Brian J. Panish, and Hunter Norton have been named recipients of the 2025 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award by the Daily Journal for their work on Garcia v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District. This is the fifth consecutive year attorneys with Panish | Shea… read more