
Brian Panish
Founding Partner & Trial Attorney – Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
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On Inside Trial Minds
Founding Partner & Trial Attorney – Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Inside the record-breaking cases, courtroom strategy, and relentless mindset that made Brian Panish one of the most feared and respected trial lawyers in the world.

Founding Partner & Trial Attorney – Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
01The episode
Brian Panish is one of the leading plaintiff trial attorneys in the United States, based in Los Angeles. He is widely known for securing some of the largest jury verdicts in American legal history, including a $4.9 billion products liability verdict against General Motors. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, mass torts, and complex product liability litigation. He frequently serves in leadership roles in major national disaster and mass tort cases. Coming soon to 60 Minutes: Inside Trial Minds.
Watch the full episode →Brian Panish is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who has obtained some of the most significant jury verdicts and settlements in United States history. Over the course of his career, he has secured more than 100 verdicts and settlements exceeding $10 million and hundreds of results exceeding $1 million on behalf of plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, and complex litigation matters.
He regularly serves in leadership roles in some of the largest mass tort and disaster cases in the country. His work includes serving as Plaintiffs Co-Lead Counsel in major wildfire litigation, gas leak cases, aviation disasters, and transportation catastrophes, as well as on steering and executive committees in nationwide product liability and pharmaceutical cases.
Mr. Panish has represented victims and families in many high-profile matters involving catastrophic injuries, corporate misconduct, and large-scale disasters. His cases span aviation crashes, train collisions, industrial accidents, defective products, and institutional abuse, with verdicts reaching into the billions of dollars.
Throughout his career, Brian Panish has been consistently recognized by legal publications and professional organizations as one of the top trial lawyers in the United States. He is a past president of the Inner Circle of Advocates and a fellow of several elite trial lawyer organizations. Licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and Texas, he continues to focus his practice on representing plaintiffs in the most complex and high-stakes cases nationwide.

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