2015
Jul. 15, 2015
Top Plaintiffs
Let's face it, plaintiff lawyers add the bling to the legal industry. But too often, we in the media focus on the large monetary judgments and settlements their cases garner and on their big personalities - in and out of the courtroom. We don't pay enough attention to the public and corporate policy changes their cases bring about. In this inaugural issue, we tried to change that. We selected just 25 California plaintiff lawyers to honor. We could have honored more but, in our opinion, these are the ones who consistently force broad change in the law, industry and society. Some are well-known, like Elizabeth Cabraser, Joseph Cotchett and Tom Girardi, and others are relative upstarts like Lawrance Bohm, whose eye-popping employment-related verdicts have grabbed us by the proverbial lapels and forced us to pay attention. As you read about these men and women, there is a common thread -- and it doesn't have dollar signs; they truly care about having an impact. The work they are doing to hold governments and industry accountable will last long after the bling as dimmed.