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Overview
From our main law office in Los Angeles, California, the highly dedicated attorneys at From our main law office in Los Angeles, California, the highly dedicated attorneys at Wisner Baum LLP, provide award-winning advocacy and support to clients in California and throughout the nation who have suffered serious injuries or lost a family member as the results of others negligence or wrongdoing.
Established in 1973, our law firm has grown to include six offices in California, as well as one in Washington, D.C. We have a well-established nationwide presence and have obtained more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements for our plaintiff clients. Our groundbreaking legal wins include a $2 billion verdict against Monsanto for toxic Roundup exposure, a settlement of $105 million in a pharmaceutical case and a $17.5 million settlement for a victim of a major airline crash.
Our firm's shareholders possess extensive legal experience-some have practiced law over 50 years-and we have gained a reputation for our tradition of success and unwavering commitment to our clients, along with our fervent advocacy to help them get the justice they deserve.
Clients, peers, and legal organizations have honored the firm and individual attorneys with numerous awards and recognition, including Law360s' California Powerhouse, Product Liability Practice Group of the Year, Lawdragon's 500 Leading Consumer Lawyers, Mass Torts Elite Trial Lawyers Law Firm of the Year, U.S. News-Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms*, Super Lawyers®, and the highest AV Preeminent Peer Review Ratings from Martindale-Hubbell**. Three of our lawyers who worked on the first three Roundup cancer trials against Monsanto, worth a combined $2.42 billion in jury verdicts, are inductees to The National Law Journal's Verdicts Hall of Fame.
To find out more about how we can best assist you with the complex legal challenges you face, contact Wisner Baum LLP, to schedule a free initial consultation. We also offer virtual consultations in these uncertain times to help keep you and your family safe and healthy.
*Best Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America are registered trademarks of Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC.
**AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingTM fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards, provide award-winning advocacy and support to clients in California and throughout the nation who have suffered serious injuries or lost a family member as the results of others negligence or wrongdoing.
Established in 1973, our law firm has grown to include six offices in California, as well as one in Washington, D.C. We have a well-established nationwide presence and have obtained more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements for our plaintiff clients. Our groundbreaking legal wins include a $2 billion verdict against Monsanto for toxic Roundup exposure, a settlement of $105 million in a pharmaceutical case and a $17.5 million settlement for a victim of a major airline crash.
Our firm's shareholders possess extensive legal experience-some have practiced law over 50 years-and we have gained a reputation for our tradition of success and unwavering commitment to our clients, along with our fervent advocacy to help them get the justice they deserve.
Clients, peers, and legal organizations have honored the firm and individual attorneys with numerous awards and recognition, including Law360s' California Powerhouse, Product Liability Practice Group of the Year, Lawdragon's 500 Leading Consumer Lawyers, Mass Torts Elite Trial Lawyers Law Firm of the Year, U.S. News-Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms*, Super Lawyers®, and the highest AV Preeminent Peer Review Ratings from Martindale-Hubbell**. Three of our lawyers who worked on the first three Roundup cancer trials against Monsanto, worth a combined $2.42 billion in jury verdicts, are inductees to The National Law Journal's Verdicts Hall of Fame.
To find out more about how we can best assist you with the complex legal challenges you face, contact Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, PC, to schedule a free initial consultation. We also offer virtual consultations in these uncertain times to help keep you and your family safe and healthy.
*Best Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America are registered trademarks of Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC.
**AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingTM fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Wisner Baum LLP
Practice Areas
- Accidents & Injuries
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Aviation Accidents
- Boating Accidents
- Product Liability
- Brain Injury
- Whistleblower
- Wrongful Death
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
Litigation
- 100%
Languages
- Spanish
- Farsi
- English
Classes and Seminars
- Plaintiff's Marketing Strategies in the New Millennium, American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Aviation and Space Law Committee, 2006
- Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in California, Lorman Education Services, 2002
- Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in California, Lorman Education Services, 2001
- Panel Moderator: Aviation Issues in the New Millennium--Ramification of the RAND report ("Safety in the Skies - Personnel and Parties in the NSTB Aviation Accident Investigations"), Aviation and Space Law Committee and the Aviation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, October 19, 2000
- The 1999 Aviation Litigation Seminar, Aviation and Space Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, 1999
- Lewis v. Sacramento County Re: High Speed Police Pursuits, University of San Diego School of Law, 1998
- "Mapping the Maze of Considerations in Disaster Litigation", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, October 6, 1996
People
Attorneys
- Michael L. Baum (Senior Partner, Attorney, President) 10 Reviews
- William Crawford Appleby IV (Attorney)
- Mark H. Schlein (Attorney)
- Mayra Maturana (Attorney)
- Clay Robbins III (Shareholder, Attorney) 1 Review
- Bijan Esfandiari (Senior Partner, Attorney)
- R. Brent Wisner (Attorney, Managing Partner) 2 Reviews
- Pedram Esfandiary (Attorney, Partner) 2 Reviews
- Adam M. Foster (Attorney) 1 Review
- Harrison E. James (Attorney)
- Matthew P. French (Attorney) 4 Reviews
- Helen E. Tokar (Attorney) 3 Reviews
- Monique Alarcon (Attorney) 3 Reviews
- Stephanie B. Sherman (Attorney, Partner) 1 Review
- Ari S. Friedman (Shareholder) 2 Reviews
- Timothy A. Loranger (Senior Partner, Attorney, Pilot, USMC Veteran) 3 Reviews
- Frances M. Phares (Of Counsel) 2 Reviews
- Conor Kennedy
- Elizabeth Loranger
- Richard Frank Malloy Jr. (Attorney)
- Hannah Quicksell
Office Information
Address
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.Suite 1750 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Yes
Other Offices
Wisner Baum LLP 4900 California Avenue Tower B 2nd Floor Bakersfield, CA 93309 888-795-5399
Wisner Baum LLP 100 Drakes Landing Road Suite 160 Greenbrae, CA 94904 888-795-5399
Wisner Baum LLP 3200 Guasti Road Suite 100 Ontario, CA 91761 888-795-5399
Wisner Baum LLP 500 Capitol Mall Suite 2350 Sacramento, CA 95814 888-795-5399
Wisner Baum LLP 3111 Camino Del Rio North Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92108 888-795-5399
Wisner Baum LLP 2101 L Street NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20037 888-795-5399
Achievements
Lawyers at Wisner Baum LLP selected for a Super Lawyers® list
- Alarcon, Monique On a Super Lawyers® List
- Appleby IV, W. Crawford On a Super Lawyers® List
- Esfandiary, Pedram On a Super Lawyers® List
- French, Matthew On a Super Lawyers® List
- Friedman, Ari S. On a Super Lawyers® List
- James, Harrison E. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Loranger, Timothy On a Super Lawyers® List
- Maturana, Mayra On a Super Lawyers® List
- Robbins, Clay On a Super Lawyers® List
- Sherman, Stephanie On a Super Lawyers® List
Honors
- Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Aviation Counsel Magazine's List of Recommended High Flyers, 2001
- Southern California Super Lawyer
- National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002
- 2013 Top Ranked Law Firms?, 2013 - Present
- 2013 California Top Ranked Law Firms?, 2013 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America®
- Leader's Forum, The American Association for Justice
- Avvo.com Superb Score 10 out of 10
- Avvo Clients Choice Award
- Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars
- Martindale-Hubbell® Client Distinction Award, Honor Based on Client Review Ratings
- U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Published
Representative Cases
- People ex rel. Dept. of Public Works v. Salem Development Co., 31 Cal.Rptr. 193 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1963)
- Curry v. Continental Airlines, 513 F.2d 691 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1975)
- Baker v. H. S. Kipnis & Co., 547 F.2d 1174 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1976)
- Datner v. Mann Theatres Corp. of California, 193 Cal.Rptr. 676 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. 1983)
- Penner v. Falk, 200 Cal.Rptr. 661 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. 1984)
- Geffen v. Los Angeles County, 242 Cal.Rptr. 492 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. 1987)
- Pratali v. Gates, 5 Cal.Rptr.2d 733 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. 1992)
- Sigala v. Anaheim City School Dist., 19 Cal.Rptr.2d 38 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1993)
- Cheng v. United Airlines, Inc., 1995 WL 42157 (N.D.Ill. 1995)
- Lewis v. Sacramento County, 98 F.3d 434 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1996)
- Feazell v. Mesa Airlines, Inc., 917 S.W.2d 895 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1996)
- County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523, U.S. 833, 140 L. Ed. 2d 1043 (S. Ct. 1998)
- County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 118 S. Ct. 17 (S. Ct. 1998)
- Butler v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., 109 Cal.App.4th, 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 762 (Cal. App. 4th 2003)
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