About Our Law Firm

PANISH | SHEA | RAVIPUDI LLP IS HERE TO HELP – ONCE AND FOR ALL®

When a tragedy happens, you want an experienced trial attorney to navigate you through the complex world of personal injury, wrongful death litigation and business litigation. Choosing the right firm is critical in recovering all of the damages you are entitled to receive. The attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP are here to be the Strength By Your Side®.

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has extensive experience with the often complicated lawsuits that arise after an injury or death caused by another’s negligence or misconduct. Our attorneys have been repeatedly recognized for excellence by other trial attorneys, legal organizations and publications nationwide. The firm has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® as a “Tier 1” Firm in the areas of Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation and Plaintiffs Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – the highest ranking a firm can receive – and is recognized as being among the top Plaintiff’s law firms in the country by the National Law Journal.

Once we accept a case, we commit to you and your cause and take the steps necessary to get you the compensation you deserve. Because we limit the number of cases we accept, our attorneys and staff are able to focus their efforts on you and your case and put in the time and resources it takes to achieve the best possible result. We understand that dealing with a life-altering injury, the death or injury of a family member or other challenges caused by the wrongful act of another is difficult emotionally and financially. Your case will be handled with compassion and integrity while your legal team provides you with personal attention and support throughout the process.

The History of Our Firm

In 2005, Brian Panish and Adam Shea vowed to fight corporate greed and protect consumers from corporations that strive for profits over the safety of their customers and started their own firm. The founding partners worked together previously and found their shared advocacy for the consumer a driving force behind founding a new firm dedicated to working for you. Since then, the firm added Partner Rahul Ravipudi, an attorney with a similar focus on providing consumers with class action recourse against large corporations engaging in unfair practices.

In 2024, the firm changed its name to Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP.

Our Partners
Brian Panish Brian Panish

Founding partner Brian Panish is a plaintiffs personal injury lawyer and one of the leading trial attorneys in the United States. Licensed in California and Nevada, he has obtained seven verdicts over $50 million in personal injury cases, more than 100 verdicts and settlements over $10 million, and over 500 verdicts and settlements over $1 million.

Mr. Panish’s recent awards include, but are not limited to:

  • 2024 Leading Commercial Litigators – Daily Journal
  • 2024 LA500 – Los Angeles Business Journal
  • 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
  • 2023 Inducted into the Consumer Attorneys of California Hall of Fame
  • 2023 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California – Daily Journal
  • 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
  • 2022 Titan of the Plaintiff Bar – Law360
  • 2021 Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs – Los Angeles
  • 2020 Top 100 Plaintiff Lawyers in California – Daily Journal
  • 2020 Plaintiffs Lawyer Trailblazer – National Law Journal
  • 2020 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California – Daily Journal
  • 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
  • 2019 Top 100 Lawyers in California by Daily Journal
  • 2019 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California by Daily Journal
  • 2019 Plaintiffs Lawyer Trailblazer by National Law Journal
  • 2019 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award in the area of Personal Injury
  • 2019 Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • 2019 Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar by Law360
  • 2018 Top 100 Lawyers in California by Daily Journal
  • 2018 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California by Daily Journal
  • 2018 Daniel O’Connell Award – by Irish American Bar Association-Los Angeles
  • 2018 Lawyer of the Year in Aviation Law by Best Lawyers© in Los Angeles
  • 2017 Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal
  • 2017 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal
  • 2017 Civil Advocate Award by the Association of Southern California Defense Council

You can read more about Brian Panish on his main bio page here.

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Adam K. Shea

Founding partner Adam Shea is a plaintiffs personal injury and wrongful death lawyer who specializes in product defects and negligence, including automotive and tire defects. He has obtained more than 200 verdicts and settlements over $1 million for his clients, as well as the largest jury verdict in history for a tire defect case – the case resulted in a $55.6 million dollar settlement for his client.

A number of publications and organizations have recognized Mr. Shea as one of America’s top lawyers:

  • Lawdragon 500
  • National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers of America
  • Super Lawyers
  • Martindale-Hubbell rating of A-V, the highest possible rating
  • 2011 Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

You can read more about Adam Shea here.

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Rahul Ravipudi

Partner Rahul Ravipudi is a plaintiffs personal injury lawyer who specializes in wrongful death and personal injury cases involving commercial vehicles, construction accidents, and dangerous property conditions in both California and Nevada. He also specializes in representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits against businesses who engage in unfair practices. Mr. Ravipudi has won numerous eight-figure and nine-figure awards for plaintiffs in his specialty areas and has helped change the laws regarding school bus safety in California.

Rahul Ravipudi earned a number of recent awards including:

  • 2024 Leader of Influence: Minority Attorneys – Los Angeles Business Journal
  • 2023 Top Plaintiffs Lawyer in California – Daily Journal
  • 2020 Top Plaintiffs Lawyer in California – Daily Journal
  • 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs Consumer Lawyers
  • 2020 Plaintiffs Lawyer Trailblazer – National Law Journal
  • 2020 Consumer Attorney of the Year Finalist by CAOC
  • 2019 Plaintiffs Lawyer Trailblazer by National Law Journal
  • 2019 Trailblazer Award from South Asian Bar Association of Southern California
  • 2018 & 2017 CAOC Consumer Attorney of the Year finalist
  • 2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • 2017 Top Plaintiff’s Lawyers of California by the Daily Journal
  • 2017 Top 100 Lawyers of California by the Daily Journal

You can find more information about Rahul Ravipudi here.

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Peter J. Polos

The Honorable Peter J. Polos (retired) is a partner at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP and also serves as the firm’s Director of Litigation. In that role, he assists in overseeing the firm’s entire litigation practice, providing a unique perspective as both an experienced trial lawyer and as a judge who understands effective case presentation. Licensed in California and Nevada, Judge Polos frequently attends case mediations with other firm attorneys, provides guidance on trial strategy and works closely with the firm’s referral attorneys to ensure a smooth transition and oversight of cases brought to the firm by other lawyers. Over the years, he has effectively screened the viability of thousands of potential cases. As a judge and private mediator, he has successfully mediated hundreds of complex cases to successful resolution.

Recognized among the Best Lawyers in America®,  Judge Polos practiced with David M. Harney in Los Angeles from 1990 to 1996 and was a partner at Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman, Skikos & Polos in Newport Beach from 1996 to December 2001.

Read more about Hon. Peter J. Polos here.

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Accomplishments - Verdicts and Settlements

Firm attorneys together have secured more than $10 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients over the years. Below are just a few examples of the landmark cases won by the attorneys of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP:

  • A $4.9 billion auto product liability jury verdict against General Motors involving a defective fuel tank.
  • A $135 million jury verdict for two men who were sexually abused by their teacher as students.
  • A $58 million jury verdict for a man burned when his construction vehicle caught on fire.
  • A $55.4 million jury verdict in a tire tread separation case.
  • A $39 million settlement against a company that maliciously prosecuted a violation of trade secrets case against two men, resulting in the collapse of their business.
  • A $36.5 million jury verdict for a woman who was catastrophically injured in a big-rig truck crash.
  • A $34.5 million jury verdict for a young man who suffered a lower leg amputation after being hit by a truck.
  • A $27.4 million jury verdict in the death of a 4-year-old girl and injuries to three pedestrians after a city of San Francisco truck ran a red light, jumped the curb, struck and injured the victims.
  • A $21 million jury verdict for an Iraq War veteran who suffered a brain injury when the car in which he was a passenger was rear-ended by a commercial vehicle.
  • A $19.8 million jury verdict for a man who suffered severe burn and traumatic brain injuries when his rental home exploded.
  • A $17.45 million bench award for a man whose family was killed when a military jet crashed into his home.
  • A $17 million jury verdict for a woman whose visually impaired son was killed when he fell between railway cars because of the lack of protective barriers and was crushed when the train moved.
  • A $13.55 million settlement from the makers of the Apache helicopter that crashed in Iraq and injured two soldiers.

View of our verdicts & settlements by practice area here.

How Can We Help You?

If you have a legal matter you would like to discuss with an attorney from our firm, please call us at (877) 800-1700 or complete and submit the e-mail form below, and we will get back to you.

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