Lieff Cabraser

The National Law Journal named Lieff Cabraser to its Hot List as one of the nation’s top plaintiffs’ law firms for fourteen years. The firm is also a member of the publication’s Plaintiffs’ Hot List Hall of Fame. In compiling the list, The National Law Journal examines recent verdicts and settlements and selects firms “representing the best qualities of the plaintiffs’ bar and that demonstrated unusual dedication and creativity.”

Law360 has named Lieff Cabraser as one of the nation’s “Most Feared” Plaintiffs’ firms. Law360 looked for plaintiffs’ firms that “stood above the rest… by launching headline-grabbing suits, winning landmark decisions and brokering mammoth settlements.” Law360 has named Lieff Cabraser one of the Top 50 Firms for Litigation nationwide (2016); as a California Powerhouse (2017), and signed out our firm’s Consumer Protection and Digital Privacy/Data Protection practice groups as 2017 Practice Groups of the Year. The publication also recognized Lieff Cabraser with its 2014 Products Liability practice group of the year award for the successes we have achieved for our clients in personal injury and mass torts cases.

As part of its “Legal 500 Awards,” the UK-based publication Legal 500 named Lieff Cabraser as its U.S. Mass Torts and Class Action Plaintiffs’ Law Firm of the Year in 2014. The Legal 500 awards honor the best practice teams in the U.S., as determined by Legal 500 from thousands of lawyer interviews.

The Recorder has named Lieff Cabraser the recipient of its 2015 California Litigation Department of the Year award in the category of employment law. In 2013, the last year The Recorder announced Ligation Department of the Year awards, Lieff Cabraser was named as a finalist for the California Antitrust Department of the Year. In evaluating nominees, The Recorder considered the difficulty of the matter, its strategic or monetary value to the client, and how creative, efficient and effective the chosen litigation strategy proved to be.

Distinguished Service by Our Attorneys

Our attorneys are recognized as some of the most qualified and skilled in their respective fields. They are routinely appointed by federal and state courts to serve as leaders in national litigation. More than half of Lieff Cabraser’s attorneys are, or have been, directors and officers of local, state, and national bar and legal advocacy organizations, highlighted by:

Steven E. Fineman, the firm’s Managing Partner, is the Vice-Chair of the ADL New York Region. He previously served as the 2011-12 President of the Public Justice Foundation, a not-for-profit membership organization that supports Public Justice, P.C., a national public interest law firm dedicated to fighting for justice through precedent-setting and socially significant litigation. Many of the nation’s most distinguished and accomplished attorneys serve on the Public Justice Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Kelly M. Dermody, managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office, served as the 2011-12 President of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Founded in 1872, BASF serves San Francisco Bay Area legal professionals and the community by promoting access to justice, excellence, and diversity in the legal profession, and by providing legal and pro bono services to disadvantaged and underserved individuals.

Twenty-five firm attorneys have been rated as Super Lawyers and another twelve attorneys designated as Rising Stars. Eighteen firm attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers. California Lawyer magazine has selected twelve of our attorneys for its prestigious California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) award. The Daily Journal has recognized five of our attorneys as Top 100 lawyers in California for their outstanding accomplishments and service on bar and legal organizations.

Elizabeth J. Cabraser has been repeatedly recognized as one of the foremost litigators in our nation, including being selected as Benchmark Litigation’s Plaintiff Attorney of the Year for 2017 and four times by The National Law Journal as one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” The Daily Journal has called her “a commanding attorney and a role model for other litigators, especially fellow female lawyers.”

In 2010, the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession honored Ms. Cabraser with its Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of women lawyers who have excelled in their field and have paved the way to success for other women lawyers. It is regarded by many as the highest honor in the legal profession for women lawyers.