America ’ s Most
Inf luential Trial Lawyers
2023
Brought to you by The Trial Lawyer Magazine and The National Law Journal
The National Law Journal & The Trial Lawyer Magazine Recognize
The Trial Lawyer magazine and The National Law Journal recognize these distinguished trial lawyers as 2023 members of America ’ s 45 Most Influential Trial Lawyers . Members of America ’ s 45 Most Influential Trial Lawyers are among the top 45 U . S . civil plaintiff and criminal defense trial lawyers .
Each year , The Trial Lawyer magazine and The National Law Journal identify a select group of remarkable trial lawyers who have met the challenges of our legal profession and achieved extraordinary success in the courtroom . Nominations are accepted from our readership , and each lawyer is evaluated for their professional achievements , trial results , and ability to affect change in the legal community .
The Trial Lawyer magazine and The National Law Journal are proud to recognize the 2023 members of America ’ s 45 Most Influential Trial Lawyers .
Charla Aldous , Aldous \ Walker LLP , Dallas , TX
Gloria Allred , Allred , Maroko & Goldberg ( AM & G ), Los Angeles , CA
Jere Beasley , Beasley Allen Law Firm , Montgomery , AL
Ed Bell , Bell Legal Group , Georgetown , SC
Lisa Blue , Athea Trial Lawyers , El Segundo , CA
David Boies , Boies Schiller Flexner LLP , Armonk , NY
Ben Brafman , Brafman & Associates , P . C ., New York , NY
James Butler , Butler Prather LLP , Columbus , GA
Michael Burg , Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine , Englewood , CO
Elizabeth Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein , LLP , San Franciso , CA
Bob Clifford , Clifford Law Offices , Chicago , IL
Jayne Conroy , Simmons Hanly Conroy , New York , NY
Morris Dees , Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ), Montgomery , AL
Robert Eglet , Eglet Adams , Las Vegas , NV
Mike Eidson , Colson Hicks Eidson , Coral Gables , FL
Mark Geragos , Geragos & Geragos , Los Angeles , CA
Keith Givens , The Cochran Firm P . C ., Dothan , AL
Brent Goudarzi , Goudarzi & Young , L . L . P ., Gilmer , TX
Eric Holland , Holland Law Firm , St . Louis , MO
Eric Kennedy , Weisman Kennedy & Berris Co ., L . P . A ., Cleveland , OH
W . Mark Lanier , The Lanier Law Firm , Houston , TX
Tom Mesereau , Jr ., Mesereau Law Group , APC , Los Angeles , CA
Betsy Miller , Cohen Milstein , Washington , D . C .
Mike Morse , Mike Morse Law Firm , Southfield , MI
Billy Murphy , Murphy , Falcon & Murphy , Baltimore , MD
Howard Nations , The Nations Law Firm , Houston , TX
Mark O ’ Mara , O ’ Mara Law Group , Orlando , FL
Brian Panish , Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP , Los Angeles , CA
Mike Papantonio , Levin Papantonio Rafferty , Pensacola , FL
Michelle Parfitt , Ashcraft & Gerel , LLP , Washington , DC .
James Peterson , James P . Peterson Attorney at Law , San Antonio , TX
Troy Rafferty , Levin Papantonio Rafferty , Pensacola , FL
Joe Rice , Motley Rice LLC , Mount Pleasant , SC
Mark Robinson , Jr ., Robinson Calcagnie , Inc ., Newport Beach , CA
John Romano , Romano Law Group , West Palm Beach , FL
Christian Searcy , Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley , PA ., West Palm Beach , FL
Chris Seeger , Seeger Weiss LLP ., Ridgefield Park , NJ
John Simmons , Simmons Hanly Conroy , Alton , IL
Hezekiah Sistrunk , Jr ., The Cochran Firm , Washington , DC
Steve Skikos , Skikos Crawford Skikos & Joseph , San Francisco , CA
Brian Stevenson , Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative , Montgomery , AL
Steve Toll , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC , Washington , DC
Aimee Wagstaff , Wagstaff Law Firm , Denver , CO
Perry Weitz , Weitz & Luxenberg P . C ., New York , NY
Brent Wisner , Wisner Baum , Los Angeles , CA
If you would like more information about America ’ s 45 Most Influential Trial Lawyers , please email Sheri Pieratti at SPieratti @ TheNTL . Org .
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