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Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partners Brian Panish, Rahul Ravipudi and Spencer Lucas have been recognized by the Daily Journal in its 2026 Top 100 Lawyers and Distinguished Counsel special report. Rahul Ravipudi and Spencer Lucas were named to the publication’s annual list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. Brian Panish was named… read more

A retired California judge has ordered Uber Technologies, Inc. to pay $40 million to the parents of Emily Normandin-Parker, a 23-year-old UCLA graduate who was killed after an Uber driver abandoned her alongside freeway traffic during what was supposed to be a safe ride home. READ THE ARBITRATION AWARD The award follows a five-day arbitration… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP proudly announces that Adam K. Shea has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Los Angeles, one of the highest distinctions awarded by the organization. The “Lawyer of the Year” designation is one of the most distinguished honors awarded by Best Lawyers, presented annually… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP proudly announces that Rahul Ravipudi has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs in Los Angeles, one of the organization’s most distinguished honors. The “Lawyer of the Year” designation is one of the most distinguished honors awarded… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP proudly announces that Robert S. Glassman has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Los Angeles, one of the highest distinctions awarded by the organization. The “Lawyer of the Year” designation is one of the most distinguished honors awarded by Best Lawyers and is… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP proudly announces that 11 firm attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honors rising attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice early in their careers. Selected through a rigorous peer-review process, these honorees represent an elite… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce 21 firm attorneys have been included in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. 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… read more

A joint investigation by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Los Angeles County Fire Department has concluded that Southern California Edison (SCE) transmission equipment caused the Eaton Fire, according to a newly released supplemental investigation report. The report concludes that electrical arcing occurred at the southwest conductor paddle of… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Pete Kaufman, Wyatt Vespermann, and Mariah Ogden, together with Jack H. Anthony and Rebekah Yabko of the Law Offices of Jack H. Anthony, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parents of Avery Habelitz, a four-year-old autistic girl who died while in foster care. The wrongful death… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce that Brian Panish and Rahul Ravipudi have been recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as two of Southern California’s 2026 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys. The annual publication honors attorneys whose courtroom achievements, leadership, and contributions to the legal profession have distinguished… read more

Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Glynn Allen Wilburn has been criminally charged in connection with the collision that killed 21-year-old Gavin Hinkley and catastrophically injured his 20-year-old fiancée, Madeline Fox. According to the Riverside County District Attorney, Wilburn was charged on June 17, 2026, with Gross Vehicular Manslaughter (Penal Code § 192(c)(1)) and Felony Reckless Driving… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner  Erika Contreras and attorney Lyssa Roberts have been named to the Daily Journal’s 2026 Top Women Lawyers list. The annual recognition honors more than 100 of California’s most accomplished women attorneys for their outstanding achievements and leadership in the legal profession. In its profile of Ms. Contreras, the Daily… read more