Best Law Firms® | Wisner Baum
Best Law Firms® has recognized Wisner Baum since 2015. A nationally renowned publication, Best Law Firms is the oldest and most respected Purely Peer Review® research and accolades company in the legal profession.
In the 14th Edition of Best Law Firms, to be published in 2024, Wisner Baum is listed as a Tier 1 Metropolitan firm in Los Angeles for the following practice areas:
- Aviation Law
- Personal Injury Litigation> - Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Wisner Baum was also named a Tier 1 Metropolitan firm in San Francisco for the following practice area:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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At Wisner Baum, we are very proud to have earned rankings in “Best Law Firms”, particularly because such rankings cannot be achieved without a high level of respect from our clients and colleagues.
Here are some of the client reviews the firm has received.
Former Wisner Baum client Kim Witczak wrote:
“I wish more lawyers had the courage like Wisner Baum. They work tirelessly to expose the wrongdoings of the corporations that are harming or killing the public. They are strategic and know the importance of documents that speak truth in black and white. My life would look very different today if it weren't for Wisner Baum.”
Former Wisner Baum client Wendy Dolin shared:
“What makes Wisner Baum the best? Brent Wisner and Michael Baum lead a team of lawyers and staff that are fantastic. They are masterful researchers and are able to uncover hidden information that companies hide and misrepresent. When they believe in your case, they will spend time and resources to discover the facts and hold companies accountable for the harm they have done to consumers. They never give up. They won a very complicated case. It was a rare case where the parent company was held accountable for the generic version of the drug. We won a jury verdict. Unfortunately, it was overturned on preemption and Wisner Baum didn't give up. For years, they battled to keep this verdict. Regardless of the outcome, we won our jury verdict that stunned GSK. On a personal note, Wisner Baum has become family. They always make you feel that your loss is their loss. I have never seen a more compassionate and caring group of lawyers. To this day, I still consider them all family. When you combine the brilliance of their capabilities, masterful trial skills with the compassion and commitment to making a difference in the world with their enormous heart, I cannot imagine a more perfect law firm. They are the best, any other law firm pales by comparison.”
Notable lawyer David Rapoport, Esq. of Rapoport Law Offices wrote:
“I have known the work of this firm for over thirty years and during that time they have consistently delivered top quality work for their clients.”
Another of our distinguished colleagues, Mark Burton, Esq. of Audet & Partners, described us as “One of the top trial firms in the US.”
And last but not least, we were honored by what Dr. Joseph Glenmullen, a board-certified neurologist and instructor at Harvard Medical School, had to say. He wrote:
“Wisner Baum is a phenomenal law firm, at the cutting edge of product liability litigation. I have worked with them as a medical expert for decades. They do a masterful job leaving no stone unturned in discovery, crossing all the Ts and dotting all the Is (sic). The lawyers are so intelligent and so committed to advocating for their clients.”
AWARD-WINNING INJURY ATTORNEYS WITH BILLIONS IN VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS
With a large team of acclaimed injury attorneys, Wisner Baum has an abundance of awards and accolades going back decades. Some of our most notable achievements include attorney R. Brent Wisner’s work in helping thousands of plaintiffs obtain $10.9 billion in Roundup cancer settlements from Bayer (formerly Monsanto).
What’s more, attorney Wisner was integral in winning the first three Roundup cancer lawsuits to go to trial:
- Johnson v. Monsanto Co., which resulted in a $289.2 million jury verdict*
- Hardeman v. Monsanto Co., which resulted in a $80 million jury verdict*
- Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto Co., which resulted in a $2.055 billion verdict*
Based in Los Angeles and with national offices, Wisner Baum is nationally recognized as a preeminent plaintiff law firm committed to taking on and leading high-stakes litigation against global corporations and organizations. While the firm handles a broad range of cases, Wisner Baum has a track record of success in commercial transportation litigation, pharmaceutical drug and medical device product liability, toxic torts, class actions, and whistleblower lawsuits.
The firm is currently leading the following litigations:
- Gardasil HPV Vaccine Litigation (Plaintiff’s Leadership, Federal Multidistrict Litigation)
- Toxic Baby Food Litigation (Lead Counsel in First Trial, California State Court)
- Zantac Cancer Litigation (Plaintiff’s Leadership, California State Court)
Many of the country’s top legal publications have recognized Wisner Baum for notable verdicts and settlements and inducted them into the Verdicts Hall of Fame by ALM and The National Law Journal:
- Largest California Product Liability Jury Verdicts Two Years in a Row 2018-2019
- Top 10 National Jury Verdicts Two Years in a Row 2018-2019
- Top 10 Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts 2019
- Top 20 National Jury Verdicts 2018
- Top 10 Illinois Product Liability Jury Verdicts 2017
- Top 10 Illinois Wrongful Death Jury Verdicts 2017
- Top 50 Illinois Jury Verdicts 2017
- Top 100 National Wrongful Death Jury Verdicts 2017
Are you seeking award-winning legal representation? Contact Wisner Baum online or at (855) 948-5098 today. We offer free consultations to all new clients.
*The jury verdicts in Johnson, Hardeman, and Pilliod were later reduced.
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What Happens When Your Car Is Totaled But Still Drivable?Car Accidents
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Robinson Helicopter Crash in Louisiana Kills Family of ThreeHelicopter Crash, Robinson Helicopter Accidents, Timothy A. Loranger, Wrongful Death
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McDonald's E. Coli Lawsuit Filed as Consumers Seek Class ActionAri S. Friedman, Personal Injury, Timothy A. Loranger
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Radiculopathy vs Neuropathy – What’s the Difference?Personal Injury
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What’s the Most Common Type of Collision Between Motorcycles and Cars?Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
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VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI BUS CRASH KILLS SEVENBus News, Clay Robbins III, Wrongful Death
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PLUM ORGANICS LAWSUIT | TOXIC HEAVY METALSR. Brent Wisner, Toxic Baby Food News
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ROBINSON HELICOPTER CRASH IN KAUAI KILLS AMY AND JIM QUINTUAAri S. Friedman, Aviation News, Helicopter Crash, Robinson Helicopter Accidents, Timothy A. Loranger, Wrongful Death
OVER $4 BILLION IN VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS
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$2.0 Billion Verdict Personal Injury
In May of 2019, the jury in the case of Pilliod et al. v, Monsanto Company ordered the agrochemical giant to pay $2.055 billion in damages to the plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, a Bay Area couple in their 70s.
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$289.2 Million Verdict Personal Injury
On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury ordered Monsanto to pay $39.25 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages to Mr. Johnson, a former groundskeeper who alleged exposure to Monsanto’s herbicides caused him to develop terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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$265 Million Settlement Fatal Train Crash
In 2016, Wisner Baum attorney Timothy A. Loranger and six other attorneys in the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee were able to secure a $265 million settlement for victims of the 2015 Amtrak 188 derailment in Philadelphia, one of the largest in the U.S. for 2016.
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$105 Million Settlement Pharmaceutical Settlement
Wisner Baum obtained $105 million on behalf of multiple clients involved in a pharmaceutical negligence case.
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$80 Million Verdict Personal Injury
Wisner Baum attorneys served on the trial team in the case of Hardeman v. Monsanto Company, which resulted in an $80 million jury verdict for the plaintiff, Edwin Hardeman.
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$63 Million Settlement Paxil Pediatric Class Action
$63 million pediatric class action re false promotion of Paxil. Judge approves final terms of improved national pediatric paxil class action settlement – consumers get a better deal.