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Class Actions Mass Torts Product Liability Women

Elizabeth M. Chiarello

Clients rely on Beth’s nearly two decades of experience to manage their high-stakes mass tort, toxic tort, products liability, class action, and other complex disputes. She is known for advising clients on crisis management and strategic response, developing cases for trial, and creative and innovative settlement strategies. Beth Chiarello focuses…

tthorpAugust 20, 2025

Class Actions Cybersecurity & Privacy Finance Litigation Shares Client Philosophy Women

Genevieve Walser-Jolly

Genevieve Walser-Jolly represents financial institutions, including banks, lenders, and loan servicers. Her practice includes defending individual and consumer class actions (for example, data privacy, mortgage servicing, TCPA, and auto finance). Genevieve helps clients (in and outside of financial services) set up data privacy and security programs to comply with federal…

tthorpAugust 20, 2025

Class Actions Liability Litigation Product Liability

Richard J. Williams, Jr.

RICHARD J. WILLIAMS, JR. is a 1993 graduate of the University of Scranton, where he obtained a B.S. in Political Science, magna cum laude, and an M.A. in History. Mr. Williams graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1996, where he obtained a Juris Doctorate, cum laude. He…

tthorpAugust 20, 2025

Class Actions Labor & Employment Litigation Shares Client Philosophy

David Zins

David Zins is a leader in employment class action litigation. He represents a wide array of California employers in and out of the courtroom, with a focus on defending leading retailers, manufacturers, financial institutions, and tech companies in high-stakes disputes over wage-and-hour matters. He has a long track record of…

tthorpAugust 20, 2025

Class Actions Litigation

Brian D. Wright

Brian helps businesses and individuals pursue and protect legal rights. He litigates matters throughout Ohio and the United States. He has successfully represented clients in numerous class actions and individual actions involving securities, privacy, business torts, copyright, trademarks, consumer protection, product liability, breach of contract and warranty, trade secrets, restrictive…

BTIConsultingMay 29, 2024

Class Actions Women

Megan B. Poetzel

Megan Poetzel is a first-chair trial lawyer and litigator, representing businesses in a variety of disputes arising from corporate transactions and consumer relationships. She works with clients in numerous industries, including real estate, technology, commercial and consumer lending, and financial services. Megan resolves government investigations and inquiries and burgeoning private…

BTIConsultingMay 29, 2024

Class Actions Commercial Litigation Complex Commercial

Michael S. Gardener

Michael specializes in complex civil and criminal litigation and class actions, representing Fortune 100 corporations, health care companies, real estate developers and financial institutions in courts across the country. In addition to his full litigation practice, Michael also serves as General Counsel to the firm.

BTIConsultingMay 29, 2024

Class Actions Labor & Employment Litigation MVPs Shares Client Philosophy

A. Craig Cleland

Craig counsels and defends employers in litigation, including class and collective actions. As an adjunct professor, he teaches Class Actions and Aggregate Litigation at the Georgia State University College of Law, and he is the former Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Practice Group. Craig is the Immediate Past President…

BTIConsultingMay 23, 2024

Class Actions Litigation

Thomas R. Waskom

Tom is co-head of the firm’s product liability and mass tort litigation practice group. His practice focuses on class action, mass tort and environmental litigation. Tom is a litigator, handling complex civil matters, including class actions and mass torts. He has successfully defended class actions and product liability cases on…

tthorpJune 12, 2023

Civil Litigation Class Actions Dispute Resolution

Steven B. Weisburd

Over three decades, Steven has built a long track record of winning high-profile cases and defeating high-stakes litigation, including multimillion-dollar disputes, through tactically executing legal arguments and vigorous advocacy. A skilled litigator and legal strategist, Steven has extensive experience representing businesses and individuals in federal and state courts in California…

tthorpJune 12, 2023