Hagens Berman litigates cases that have a wide public impact and affect those who need help most. We are proud to be recognized for the achievements that built our firm and shape our future.
Recovering losses to those who have been victim to wrongdoing is the true reward, but our victories have also earned our legal team many awards and recognitions. Hagens Berman is proud to have been named by the following prestigious organizations and outlets, and we consider every one to be a testimony to our hard work and dedication to those we represent. Many of Hagens Berman's legal team have received awards and recognitions. The list below reflects awards won by the firm and its Executive Committee.
RECOGNITION | GRANTOR | DATE | ||
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Lawyer of the Year – Litigation - Securities, Steve W. Berman | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Consumer Protection Law – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Catherine Y.N. Gannon | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Sean R. Matt | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Shana E. Scarlett | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Litigation - Antitrust Thomas M. Sobol | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Ones to Watch – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Hannah Brennan | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Ones to Watch – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Abbye Klamann Ognibene | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Ones to Watch – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Rio S. Pierce | Best Lawyers | 2024 | ||
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Categories, Steve W. Berman | Best Lawyers | 2023-2024 | ||
Litigation - Insurance – Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Robert B. Carey | Best Lawyers | 2023-2024 | ||
Ones to Watch – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Other Areas of Note, Lauren S. Miller | Best Lawyers | 2021-2024 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyer – Litigation Firm of the Year Finalist: Antitrust Category | The National Law Journal | 2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Steve W. Berman | Lawdragon | 2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Thomas M. Sobol | Lawdragon | 2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Shana E. Scarlett | Lawdragon | 2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Hannah Brennan | Lawdragon | 2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Kristen A. Johnson | Lawdragon | 2023 | ||
National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Shana E. Scarlett | National Trial Lawyers | 2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Shana E. Scarlett | Lawdragon | 2022-2023 | ||
Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in California, Abby Wolf | The National Trial Lawyers | 2022-2023 | ||
Leading Plaintiff Consumers Lawyer in America | Lawdragon | 2020-2023 | ||
Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyer in America, Robert B. Carey | Lawdragon | 2020-2023 | ||
500 Leading Lawyers in America, Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Sean R. Matt | Lawdragon | 2020, 2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Elaine T. Byszewski | Lawdragon | 2020-2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Thomas E. Loeser | Lawdragon | 2020-2023 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Lauren Guth Barnes | Lawdragon | 2020-2021, 2023 | ||
Leading Commercial Litigators, Steve W. Berman | The Daily Journal | 2022 | ||
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice – Cameron et al v. Apple | American Antitrust Institute | 2022 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyer – Litigation Firm of the Year Winner: Antitrust Category | The National Law Journal | 2022 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyer – Litigation Firm of the Year Finalist: Consumer Protection Category | The National Law Journal | 2022 | ||
Top 40 Under 40 in Washington State – Civil Plaintiff, Catherine Y.N. Gannon | National Trial Lawyers | 2022 | ||
Leading Lawyers in America, Plaintiff Consumer Litigation, Shana E. Scarlett | Lawdragon | 2022 | ||
Top Plaintiff Lawyers, Shana E. Scarlett | The Daily Journal | 2022 | ||
Top Women Attorneys In Northern California, Shana E. Scarlett | National Trial Lawyers | 2022 | ||
Practice Group of the Year - Competition | Law360 | 2022 | ||
Lawdragon Hall of Fame, Steve W. Berman | Lawdragon | 2022 | ||
Leading Commercial Litigators, Steve W. Berman | The Daily Journal | 2022 | ||
Who’s Who Legal, Thought Leaders, Shana E. Scarlett | Global Elite | 2022 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Barbara Mahoney | Lawdragon | 2021-2022 | ||
Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in California, Shana E. Scarlett | National Trial Lawyers | 2021-2022 | ||
Top Antitrust Lawyers, Shana E. Scarlett | The Daily Journal | 2021-2022 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Shana E. Scarlett | Lawdragon | 2020-2022 | ||
Practice Group of the Year - Class Action | Law360 | 2019-2022 | ||
Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar, Steve W. Berman | Law360 | 2018, 2020, 2022 | ||
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent rating, Thomas E. Loeser | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2016-2022 | ||
Plaintiffs' Attorneys Trailblazer Award, Steve W. Berman | The National Law Journal | 2017-2022 | ||
Rising Star, Jessica R. MacAuley | Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine | 2015-2022 | ||
Band 1 Ranking, Shana E. Scarlett | Chambers and Partners | 2021 | ||
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice, Benjamin J. Siegel | American Antitrust Institute | 2021 | ||
Practice Group of the Year - Antitrust | Law360 | 2021 | ||
Sports & Entertainment Law Trailblazer Award, Steve W. Berman | The National Law Journal | 2021 | ||
Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in California, Rio S. Pierce | The National Trial Lawyers | 2021 | ||
Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Thomas M. Sobol | Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine | 2020-2021 | ||
Leading Plaintiff Lawyer, Shana E. Scarlett | Lawdragon | 2020-2021 | ||
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice, Craig R. Spiegel | American Antitrust Institute | 2019, 2021 | ||
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice, Emilee N. Sisco | American Antitrust Institute | 2019, 2021 | ||
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice - NCAA v. Alston | American Antitrust Institute | 2018-2019, 2021 | ||
Distinguished Service Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | American Association for Justice | 2015, 2017-2018, 2021 | ||
Band 2 Ranking by Chambers and Partners, Shana E. Scarlett | 2020 | |||
Impact Case of the Year | Benchmark Litigation | 2020 | ||
Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer, Thomas E. Loeser | Lawdragon | 2020 | ||
Women to Watch, Lauren S. Miller | Birmingham Business Journal | 2020 | ||
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, Thomas E. Loeser | The National Trial Lawyers | 2019-2020 | ||
Top Women Attorneys, Lauren S. Miller | B-Metro Magazine | 2019-2020 | ||
MVP of the Year Award - Class Action | Law360 | 2016-2020 | ||
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice - In re NCAA Athletic Grant-in-Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation | American Antitrust Institute | 2019 | ||
Lawdragon 500, Thomas E. Loeser | Lawdragon | 2019 | ||
Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Thomas E. Loeser | Lawdragon | 2019 | ||
Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | Lawdragon | 2019 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyers - Mass Tort Category | The National Law Journal | 2019 | ||
Public Service & Leadership Award recipient, Breanna Van Engelen | The Washington Young Lawyers Committee | 2018, 2019 | ||
Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Lauren Guth Barnes | Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine | 2018-2019 | ||
Women’s Caucus Excellence in Leadership Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | American Association for Justice | 2017, 2019 | ||
Top 40 Under 40, Lauren S. Miller | The National Trial Lawyers | 2017-2019 | ||
Top Attorneys in Washington, Thomas E. Loeser | Seattle Met magazine | 2016-2019 | ||
Top 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Steve W. Berman | Lawdragon | 2014-2019 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyers, Steve W. Berman | The National Law Journal | 2014-2016, 2018-2019 | ||
Super Lawyer, Thomas M. Sobol | Thomson Reuters | 2008-2019 | ||
Super Lawyer, Steve W. Berman | Thomson Reuters | 2003-2019 | ||
Super Lawyer, Anthony D. Shapiro | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2003-2006, 2008-2019 |
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Elite Trial Lawyer - Finalist in the Categories of Antitrust, Mass Torts and Other Areas of Note | The National Law Journal | 2018 | ||
Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice - Edwards v. National Milk Producers Federation | American Antitrust Institute | 2018 | ||
Best Class Action Litigation Firm - Washington | US Business News Legal Elite | 2018 | ||
Marie Lambert Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | American Association for Justice | 2018 | ||
State Executive Committee member, Steve W. Berman | The National Trial Lawyers | 2018 | ||
Practice Group of the Year - Automotive | Law360 | 2016, 2018 | ||
Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service, Whitney K. Siehl | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association | 2017 | ||
2016 Top 50 Verdicts in Florida | Top Verdict | 2017 | ||
Birmingham Top Attorney Rising Star | Birmingham Magazine | 2017 | ||
Class Actions (Plaintiff) Law Firm of the Year in California | Global Law Experts | 2017 | ||
Women of Influence Nominee, Jeannie Evans | Best Lawyers | 2017 | ||
Emerging Leaders Board of Advisors – inaugural class, Lauren Guth Barnes | Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims at Emory Law | 2015-2017 | ||
Above and Beyond Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | American Association for Justice | 2016 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyers - Class Action Category | The National Law Journal | 2016 | ||
Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms | Law360 | 2015 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyers - Automotive Litigation Category | The National Law Journal | 2015 | ||
AV Rating, Anthony D. Shapiro | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015 | ||
Outstanding Service Award, Kevin K. Green | Legal Aid Society of San Diego | 2015 | ||
Massachusetts Rising Star, Lauren Guth Barnes | The National Law Journal | 2014-2015 | ||
Boston’s Rising Star, Kristen A. Johnson | The National Law Journal | 2014-2015 | ||
Top 10 Plaintiffs’ Firms in the Country | The National Law Journal | 2012-2013, 2015 | ||
Plaintiffs' Hot List | The National Law Journal | 2006-2007, 2009-2013, 2015 | ||
Finalist for the Trial Lawyer of the Year, Steve W. Berman | Public Justice | 2014 | ||
Finalist for the Trial Lawyer of the Year, Robert B. Carey | Public Justice | 2014 | ||
Elite Trial Lawyers, Hannah Brennan | The National Law Journal | 2014 | ||
Boston Rising Star Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | The National Law Journal | 2014 | ||
Nominated for Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Sean R. Matt | Public Justice | 2014 | ||
President’s Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys | 2014 | ||
New Lawyers Division Excellence Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | American Association for Justice | 2010-2011, 2013-2014 | ||
Top Verdict of the Year EA/Madden NFL Video Game Development | The Daily Journal | 2013 | ||
Charles G. Albom Prize for Excellency in Appellate Advocacy, Hannah Brennan | 2013 | |||
Top Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona Award, John DeStefano | Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education | 2013 | ||
Up & Coming Lawyer Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | Massachusetts Bar Association | 2013 | ||
Wiedemann & Wysocki Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | The National Law Journal | 2012-2013 | ||
One of the nation's 100 most influential lawyers in America, Steve W. Berman | The National Law Journal | 2000, 2006, 2013 | ||
“Best Financial Investigation in the Nation”, Jerrod C. Patterson | Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force | 2012 | ||
New Lawyers Division Above and Beyond Award, Lauren Guth Barnes | American Association for Justice | 2012 | ||
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Kristen A. Johnson | Public Justice | 2011 | ||
“Outstanding Performance as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney”, Jerrod C. Patterson | U.S. Attorney General | 2010 | ||
“Outstanding Tax Division Attorney”, Jerrod C. Patterson | Assistant Attorney General | 2008-2009 | ||
Top 100 Trial Lawyer, Robert B. Carey | Arizona’s Finest Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers | 2008 | ||
500 Leading Plaintiffs Lawyers in America, Anthony D. Shapiro | Lawdragon | 2007 | ||
Finalist for the Trial Lawyer of the Year | Public Justice | 2006 | ||
Rising Star, Barbara Mahoney | Washington Law and Politics | 2005 | ||
Rising Star, Erin C. Burns | Lancaster Bar Association | 2005 | ||
Rising Star, Christopher A. O'Hara | Washington Law and Politics | 2003 | ||
Top Lawyers in Seattle, Steve W. Berman | Seattle Magazine | 2001 | ||
Top Litigator in the State, Steve W. Berman | The National Law Journal | 2000 | ||
Most Powerful Lawyer in the State of Washington, Steve W. Berman | The National Law Journal | 2000 | ||
Massachusetts Ten Leading Litigators, Thomas M. Sobol | The National Law Journal | 2000 | ||
Recognized for outstanding contributions to the justice system, Robert B. Carey | Judges of the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County | 1995 |