Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated

Michael L. Baum is a senior partner of Wisner Baum. He has been an AV rated attorney since 1990. He has successfully led the firm through thousands of wrongful death and personal injury cases stemming from major pharmaceutical drug mass tort lawsuits, harmful consumer products, and commercial transportation mass disasters.

Michael works on the firm’s mass torts, including defective or harmful pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, and consumer products. During his 29 years as the firm's managing partner, Wisner Baum developed a reputation as one of the nation's leading plaintiff law firms that is known for cutting edge, superior legal work; a firm that has successfully litigated major cases against some of the largest companies in the world.

Clay Robbins III is an AV rated attorney and partner in the Los Angeles office of Wisner Baum where he concentrates his practice on commercial transportation accident litigation and mass disasters.

A third-generation California lawyer with more than three decades of experience, Clay has worked on numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, obtaining justice and compensation for his clients.

Clay has extensive experience litigating aviation, truck, bus and train accidents across the nation.

Frances M. Phares is Of Counsel to Wisner Baum. She focuses her practice on personal injury and wrongful death litigation stemming from major transportation disasters, pharmaceutical product liability and toxic exposure (Monsanto-Roundup cancer) cases.

In addition to her Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, Fran has earned the Silver Client Champion award, which recognizes her services as affirmed by her clients. The Client Champion award, which is based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrates an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.