The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

This year's honorees include Julie Braman Kane of Colson Hicks, John Fiske of Baron & Budd and Michael Rosenberg of Seeger Weiss.

We are honored to introduce The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers.

Nowhere in the American legal system’s civil side does an individual have quite the same potential to change a life. Or many.

With more than 340 million people; 233 million licensed drivers; nearly 161,000 miles of highway; 45,000 daily flights taking off; more than 50 million annual surgeries, 1.2 million people living in nursing homes – what could possibly go wrong? And that’s just in the U.S.

So when someone says we have too many lawyers, think about it. The truth is, most Americans have an incredibly difficult time finding a lawyer who is qualified – forget competent and caring – to represent them when they experience medical malpractice, a family member’s tragic death, injury in a car crash, or become ill and die from a medication.

That’s why we’re so proud to present this amazing collection of coast-to-coast champions who dedicate their lives to helping people going through the hardest moments of their lives. Included here are the lawyers who specialize in airline crashes, oilfield accidents, workplace violence, sexual assault and abuse, human trafficking, premises liability, personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, toxic torts and other consumer-focused litigation.

It is true, as well, that many of these lawyers make a very good living when they win justice and compensation for their clients from companies and defendants who denied it to them, or insurers who would not pay. But if you spend time with any of these lawyers – and we’re talking about the very most successful lawyers at the tippy top of this practice – you’d be amazed how much they care so much more about the people they help than any financial rewards they’ve earned.

We selected the Plaintiff Consumer 500 through our time-honed method combining journalistic research, peer discussion and an ever-growing number of submissions. Those noted with an asterisk are members of our Hall of Fame.

This is the seventh edition of this guide and we hope it’s helpful to those who need a champion.