Our Successes

Our Successes

Wisner Baum: Top Rated Lawyers Reaching the Heights of Professional Excellence

Wisner Baum is a national award-winning law firm that has obtained some of the largest settlements and verdicts in recent history. Our team has successfully represented thousands of clients across the United States and abroad in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, class actions, whistleblower claims and more. We have decades of experience taking on negligent corporations and entities to hold them accountable for the harm they have caused.

The legal industry has recognized Wisner Baum with prestigious awards, including Law360’s Regional Powerhouse award and Product Liability Practice Group of the Year. The National Law Journal has twice awarded them with Elite Trial Lawyers Trial Team of the Year and inducted them into the Verdicts Hall of Fame. Wisner Baum is also listed in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” and has maintained an AV® preeminent peer-review rating by Martindale-Hubbell for decades

With more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements we take pride in our approach to litigating cases and doing what is needed to get the best resolution possible for our clients.

Collectively, our attorneys have conducted trials in more than 200 cases, including aviation disasters, truck accidents, pharmaceutical drug injuries, and product liability. With experience, skill, the resources and relentless dedication, we commit to overcome and resolve some of the greatest challenges on behalf of consumers and injury victims, both in our home state of California, nationwide, and even internationally.

While the majority of cases involving complex litigation—from commercial transportation cases to drug product liability cases—will settle before a trial is ever conducted, our attorneys at Wisner Baum always prepare each one of our cases as if it were going to trial.

Some clients prefer to have their case resolved before trial, while others desire to see their case result in a trial. Regardless of the final outcome, we feel that preparing each case as if it were going to trial has a significant impact on the behavior of the defendants in settlement negotiations and in the courtroom.

We also strive to find ways, using our history of success, to shine the spotlight on important issues that affect consumers and to improve the safety of the unsafe products or harmful practices which brought about the litigation in the first place. Our safety advocacy campaigns have helped improve transportation, medication and consumer products affecting the public at large.

Want to learn more about our verdicts and settlements? Visit our settlements page.

Awards and Accolades

As a result of our efforts to help injury victims, Wisner Baum has received countless awards, accolades, honors, and recognitions over the years. We are proud that these honors have not only come from within the legal community itself, but from highly-respected third-party organizations that use client satisfaction rankings and other metrics to evaluate a firm’s true reputation.

Our law firm is proud to be recognized in:

Best Lawyers in America®
U.S. News - Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms, 2014-2023
Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating available
Top Ranked Law Firms™
California Powerhouse, Law360 Regional Powerhouse Series
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™
Product Liability Practice Group of the Year, 2020, Law360
Verdicts Hall of Fame, The National Law Journal
Elite Trial Lawyers Law Firm of the Year for Mass Torts, Finalist, 2020, ALM and The National Law Journal (for our work in the landmark $2 billion verdict in Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto)
Daily Journal Top Verdicts – Top 10 Plaintiffs’ Verdicts
Top 100 Verdicts 2019, ALM, National Law Journal, Verdict Search (Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto)
Elite Trial Lawyers Trial Team of the Year, Winner for Mass Torts, 2019, The National Law Journal and Trial Lawyer Magazine
Trial Team of the Year from The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2019 (for our work in the groundbreaking Monsanto Roundup cancer verdict of $289M)
Elite Trial Lawyers Law Firm of the Year; Winner for Pharmaceutical Litigation, Finalist in Consumer Protection, 2018, The National Law Journal
Daily Journal Top Verdicts 2019 (Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto)
Number 1 Verdict in California in 2019, TopVerdict.com (Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto)
Top 10 Verdicts in the United States in 2019, TopVerdict.com (Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto)
Daily Journal Top Verdicts 2018 (Johnson v. Monsanto)
Top 10 Verdicts in the United States in 2018, TopVerdict.com (Johnson v. Monsanto)
Courtroom View Network’s Top Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts in 2018 (Johnson v. Monsanto)
Top 10 Product Liability Verdicts in Illinois in 2017, Topverdict.com (Dolin vs. GSK)
Top 100 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the U.S. in 2017, Topverdict.com (Dolin vs. GSK)

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Individual Wisner Baum attorneys have also received the following recognition:

Clarence Darrow Award, MTMP-Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2021
Consumer Attorney of the Year, Finalist 2021, Consumer Attorneys of California
The American Lawyer’s West Trailblazers, 2021
MVP of the Year 2020, Product Liability, Law360
Lawyer of the Year for Personal Injury Litigation in Los Angeles 2020, Best Lawyers®
Top Plaintiffs Lawyers in California, 2019-2021 Daily Journal
Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers, 2020
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2019 - 2021
Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2019, National Trial Lawyers and ALM
Winning Litigators Titans of Industry 2019, Law.com and the National Law Journal
Trial Lawyer of the Year 2019, Finalist, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
The Round Table: America's Most Influential Trial Lawyers, 2019
Top 40 Under 40 Attorneys in California 2019, (Lifetime Award), Daily Journal
AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale Hubbell®
America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, The National Law Journal and the Trial Lawyer Magazine
Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar (Lifetime Award), Law360
Top 100 Lawyers in California, 2018, 2020, Daily Journal
Board-Certified Truck Accident Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
The National Trial Lawyers Civil Plaintiff Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Aviation Trial Lawyers – Top 10, The National Trial Lawyers
Trucking Trial Lawyers Association – Top 10, The National Trial Lawyers
Product Liability Trial Lawyers Association – Top 25, The National Trial Lawyers
Southern California Super Lawyers, including Top 100
Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, including Top 100 Up-and-Coming
Martindale-Hubbell® Client Champion Award, 2019-2021Honor Based on Client Review Ratings
Avvo.com Superb Score 10 out of 10
Avvo Clients’ Choice Award
Law360 Rising Star
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Contact us at (855) 948-5098 for a free consultation.

Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto Co. $2 Billion
Pharmaceutical Settlement $105 Million
Whistleblower Settlement $18 Million
$18 million settlement for Boeing government overcharging on aircraft maintenance
A Major US Plane Crash $17.5 Million
Commercial Truck Accident $15 Million
$15 million settlement for a person gravely injured by a major truck company
Commercial Truck Accident $8.5 Million
$8.5 million wrongful death verdict against food industry company, Tyson Foods

Best Law Firms 2023
A ranking in The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” is widely regarded by both client and legal professionals as a significant honor. It is considered the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.
The Truck Safety Coalition
Wisner Baum is proud to be a sponsor of The Truck Safety Coalition, a a group of caring individuals dedicated to reducing the number of deaths and injuries caused by truck-related crashes. Our support enables them to help families and save lives.
California Powerhouse
Law360 recognizes law firms that have a strong regional presence, working on important matters within their home state. “[Wisner Baum] possesses a David v. Goliath-sized slingshot while seeking justice for everyday citizens it believes were harmed or killed through corporate wrongdoing.”
Elite Trial Lawyers
NLJ and American Lawyer Media honor law firms and attorneys as Elite Trial Lawyers for their cutting-edge legal work on behalf of plaintiffs in practice areas ranging from mass torts to securities litigation.
Listed in Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.
AV Top Ranked Law Firm
Less than one-half of one percent of firms across the nation have achieved this ranking. A firm must have a high percentage of lawyers who have achieved the prestigious AV® Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell®.
Verdicts Hall of Fame
The National Law Journal inducted Wisner Baum into the Verdicts Hall of Fame for obtaining the $2 billion landmark verdict in the Roundup cancer case of Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto. The verdict was #1 in California and #2 in the U.S. in 2019 and is #9 in American history.
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 recognized the law firms of Wisner Baum, the Miller Firm and Audet & Partners with the 2019 Trial Team of the Year award (in the Mass Torts category) for their work in the groundbreaking case of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson v. Monsanto Company.
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
An AV® rating reflects an attorney who has reached the heights of professional excellence. The rating signifies the highest legal ability, and very high adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability, and diligence.
Avvo 10.0 Rating
Wisner Baum is proud to have all of its lawyers listed in Avvo, a legal directory connecting people in need of legal services with lawyers and connecting lawyers to lawyers. Eight of our attorneys have earned a 10.0 perfect rating with Avvo.
Top Jury Verdict in
CA and USA
TopVerdict.com ranks our $2 billion verdict in Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto as the biggest verdict in California and the second largest verdict in the U.S. in 2019. It is the ninth largest verdict in U.S. history.
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
Published annually, the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list recognizes the “best of the best” in this area of the law through nominations, research, and review by a board of their peers.
Product Liability Practice Group of the Year
In 2020, Law360 honored the law firms ”behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry.” It recognized our success in several landmark cases.
Top Personal Injury Jury Verdict in California
In 2018, our $289 million Johnson v. Monsanto verdict was the largest personal injury verdict in California. TopVerdict.com also ranked it #2 among all verdicts in California and #10 in the nation.
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
The Bar Register is the definitive guide to the most distinguished law firms in America. It includes only those select law practices that have earned the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and have been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.

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What Our Clients Are Saying

I Can’t Imagine a Better Law Firm
“Multiple lawyers recommended Wisner Baum to me and I have been consistently impressed with the quality of their work.”
- Best Law Firms Survey
They Are About Changing the Systems...
“Wisner Baum are not only amazing attorneys but more importantly, they are activists. They are about changing the systems which got us into trouble in the first place. They understand their role in the process of making change.”
- Kim Witczak
Top Legal Minds in the Country
“The Wisner Baum firm has some of the top legal minds in the country; they are driven, determined, trustworthy, ethical and passionate.”
- From Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms
Diligent & Professional Representation
“Thanks to your efforts I was able to recover from a tragic experience and turn my life around for the best.”
- W.T.
Our Best Interest Was Always Number One on Your List
“A special thank you to your Spanish-speaking staff for the extra effort put into this case. The language barrier was never a problem, and we are so very thankful to them. Your name holds much respect in our family.”
- G.C. & C.C