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Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Adam Shea, Ryan Casey, and Jordan Phillips obtained a $12,515,000 settlement for the parents of 12-year-old Aiden Ortiz, a student at Melva Davis Academy of Excellence in the Adelanto Elementary School District, who was struck and killed by a vehicle on his way to school. At the time… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce  Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) has selected firm attorneys Brian Panish, Spencer Lucas, Matthew Freeman, and Diana Panish among the finalists for 2024 Consumer Attorney of the Year for their work on Blair and McGregor v. Moreno Valley Unified School District. The annual top honor is awarded… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP founding partner Brian Panish  is honored to be recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Labor and Employment and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Los Angeles. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorney Pete Kaufman has been named by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – 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…. read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce that eight firm attorneys have been included in the 2025 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…. read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce that 20 lawyers have been included in the 2025 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 Nevada licensed attorneys Jesse Creed, Nadine Khedry, Racheal Ross, and Ian Samson have been selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive… read more

Brian J. Panish, attorney for Matthew Hutchins — the husband of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins — has issued the following statement following the dismissal of the criminal case against Alec Baldwin: “We respect the court’s decision. We look forward to presenting all the evidence to a jury and holding Mr. Baldwin accountable for his actions in… read more

On July 9, 1999, a Los Angeles jury ordered General Motors to pay $4.9 billion to the Anderson family for a defectively designed fuel system that caused their Chevy Malibu to burst into flames after it was rear-ended by a drunk driver. Brian Panish represented the Andersons in their auto product liability case and served as… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP client, a Los Angeles Police Department Motorcycle Sergeant, was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle while working motor detail in Los Angeles. Plaintiff John Doe had pulled off the roadway to make a phone call and was sitting on his motorcycle in the driveway of an… read more

Rahul Ravipudi, Paul Traina, John Shaller, and Trevor Weitzenberg of Panish | Shea |Ravipudi LLP, alongside co-counsel at Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul, have been recognized as 2024 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award recipients by Daily Journal for their work on Greener v. Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu. The 28th Annual CLAY Award honors a… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Erika Contreras has been named to the Daily Journal’s list of Top Women Lawyers for 2024. The annual list recognized and honors the best 100 women lawyers practicing in the state of California. Ms. Contreras is a seasoned personal injury attorney with more than 15 years of experience… read more