A Los Angeles trial firm with a Tier 1 ranking in three separate national plaintiff’s-law categories now runs a Phoenix office — but its own materials show Arizona matters are staffed by a mix of Arizona-licensed and out-of-state attorneys.
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi — At a Glance
| FIRM | Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| FOUNDED | 2005, Los Angeles — Brian Panish, Adam Shea, Rahul Ravipudi; Phoenix office added later |
| STRUCTURE | 40+ attorneys across 4 offices in 3 states (CA, NV, AZ) — a national plaintiff’s firm with a Phoenix office, not an Arizona-founded firm |
| PHOENIX OFFICE | 2850 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 315, Phoenix, AZ 85016 |
| RECOGNITION | Best Lawyers/U.S. News “Tier 1” firm in three categories: Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation, and Plaintiffs Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions |
| LICENSURE NOTE | The firm’s own “Meet Our Arizona Team” page lists at least one partner explicitly marked “Not Licensed in Arizona” |
| FEE MODEL | Contingency |
| CONTACT | (877) 800-1700 · panish.law |
Origin: A Los Angeles Firm Built to Take On Corporations
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP was founded in Los Angeles in 2005 by three trial attorneys who, per the firm’s own account, “vowed to fight corporate greed and protect consumers.” Founding partner Brian Panish has obtained seven verdicts over $50 million and was named the 2019 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. Co-founder Adam Shea obtained what the firm describes as the largest jury verdict in history for a tire-defect case, a $55.6 million settlement. The firm has since grown to more than 40 attorneys across offices in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix.
The Arizona Outpost: A National Firm’s Newest Market
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi’s Phoenix office is a satellite of a Los Angeles-headquartered practice. Worth stating plainly: the firm’s own “Meet Our Arizona Team” page lists Peter J. Polos, a partner and the firm’s Director of Litigation, with the explicit notation “Not Licensed in Arizona.” Attorney Jordan Phillips, based at the Phoenix office and licensed in Arizona for roughly two years per Avvo, focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and sexual abuse/assault cases.
Practice
The firm’s Arizona practice covers car, motorcycle, and truck accidents; wrongful death; brain and spinal-cord injuries; product liability; and mass tort and class-action matters, taken on a contingency basis with a deliberately limited caseload.
Track Record: A Firm-Wide, Not Arizona-Specific, Ledger
Awesome Attorneys did not locate an Arizona-specific results table. The figures the firm publishes — “$10 billion+” cumulative, Brian Panish’s seven verdicts over $50 million, Adam Shea’s $55.6 million settlement — are firm-wide totals spanning California, Nevada, and Arizona matters, not results specific to the Phoenix office.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every case is different, and results depend on each matter’s specific facts. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future matter. Referenced settlements or verdicts represent gross amounts before deduction of fees, costs, and liens.
Recognition
The National Law Journal has named the firm among the top 12 plaintiff’s firms in the country, and named both Brian Panish and Rahul Ravipudi to its 2020 list of 25 “Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Trailblazers.”
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Arizona gives most personal-injury plaintiffs two years to file suit (A.R.S. § 12-542) and follows pure comparative negligence (A.R.S. § 12-2505). Claims against a government entity require a notice of claim within 180 days (A.R.S. § 12-821.01) and suit within one year (A.R.S. § 12-821).
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi brings a genuinely elite national trial practice to the Phoenix market — three Tier 1 national rankings, partners with nine-figure verdict histories, and the resources of a 40-plus-attorney firm. The honest caveat: the firm’s marquee results and best-known trial attorneys are California- and Nevada-based, and its own site lists at least one senior Arizona-team partner as not Arizona-licensed. A prospective client should ask directly which specific attorneys, and which bar licenses, would actually handle their case — a reasonable question for any multi-state firm, and one this firm’s own website already answers with unusual transparency.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in July 2026 from panish.law, Best Lawyers, Yelp, and Avvo. No Arizona-specific case-result figures were located; the dollar figures presented are the firm’s own firm-wide totals, clearly identified as such. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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