WHO STANDS UP FOR PEOPLE
WHO CAN’T FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES?
Trial lawyers,
that’s who.

Plaintiff attorneys are united in a common mission and moral calling: to do the right thing. They know firsthand that justice isn’t just a word. Justice helps transform our laws, turns the tide toward safer communities, and holds people and corporations accountable. Justice is a foundation of our democracy and society – and it’s lawyers who protect and advance it. These are some of their stories of social justice.

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WHO STANDS UP FOR PEOPLE
WHO CAN’T FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES?
Trial lawyers,
that’s who.

Plaintiff attorneys are united in a common mission and moral calling: to do the right thing. They know firsthand that justice isn’t just a word. Justice helps transform our laws, turns the tide toward safer communities, and holds people and corporations accountable. Justice is a foundation of our democracy and society – and it’s lawyers who protect and advance it. These are some of their stories of social justice.

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WHO STANDS UP FOR PEOPLE
WHO CAN’T FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES?
Trial lawyers,
that’s who.

Plaintiff attorneys are united in a common mission and moral calling: to do the right thing. They know firsthand that justice isn’t just a word. Justice helps transform our laws, turns the tide toward safer communities, and holds people and corporations accountable. Justice is a foundation of our democracy and society – and it’s lawyers who protect and advance it. These are some of their stories of social justice.

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WHO STANDS UP FOR PEOPLE
WHO CAN’T FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES?
Trial lawyers,
that’s who.

Plaintiff attorneys are united in a common mission and moral calling: to do the right thing. They know firsthand that justice isn’t just a word. Justice helps transform our laws, turns the tide toward safer communities, and holds people and corporations accountable. Justice is a foundation of our democracy and society – and it’s lawyers who protect and advance it. These are some of their stories of social justice.

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Everyone should have equal access to justice, regardless of their socioeconomic status. These trial lawyers are making that happen, every single day.

Matt Nakajima & Charlie Rittgers

Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima

Battling against corrupt corporate interests to protect everyday people

Overcoming adversity throughout his life, Matt Nakajima has dedicated his law career to helping those who can’t help themselves. At his Lebanon, Ohio law firm Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima, he works tirelessly alongside his firm partner, Charlie Rittgers, on personal injury, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases – oftentimes against the world’s largest insurance companies.

Sean Flaherty

Keches Law Group 

Representing injured workers and their families when it matters most 

With familial roots in the Local 7 Steel and Iron Workers Union, Sean Flaherty of Keches Law Group in Bridgewater, Massachusetts fights for injured individuals across all stages of workers’ compensation litigation. And because his cases often involve accidental deaths on job sites, Sean tirelessly helps those families attain the compensation they deserve after experiencing such sudden, immeasurable loss.  

Jesse Bernheim

Bernheim Kelley Battista, LLC

Holding large corporations accountable for prioritizing profit over people

From Big Tobacco to multinational medical device companies, Jesse Bernheim and his personal injury law firm, Bernheim Kelley Battista, LLC, fight for individuals whose lives were forever altered by corporate negligence. Bernheim believes institutions can do better, and through every painstaking case, he’s making sure of it.

Elise R. Sanguinetti

Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP

Fighting for people who have been hurt by those sworn to do no harm

Women, survivors of sexual assault, victims of medical malpractice, incarcerated individuals – Elise Sanguinetti is making a difference in the lives of these marginalized groups. Sanguinetti is a passionate advocate for those seeking justice against corporations and/or individuals that have harmed them.

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There is no shortage of ways trial lawyers can change lives for the better. If you’re a trial lawyer with an inspiring story about seeking justice for a client, or if you’ve personally found justice through the help of a trial lawyer, we want to hear it. We may even feature it here as a testament to your life-changing work.

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