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Theresa Hatch

Theresa Bowen Hatch is a national trial lawyer with numerous seven-figure and eight-figure verdicts and settlements. She is the founder of Bowen Hatch Law, PC; author of the book Trial By Woman; and founder of the Trial By Woman community. Her legal career has focused exclusively on representing people who are catastrophically and permanently injured.

Theresa has received numerous professional accolades. She has been named among the National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Civil Plaintiff’s lawyers, she was recognized for winning one of the Top 100 Verdicts in California in 2019, she was recognized as being in the nation’s Top 1% of trial lawyers by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, and she has been named “Best of the Bar,” a “Rising Star” and a “Super Lawyer” multiple times.

Before pursuing a career in law, Theresa was a journalist. She worked as an on-air television news reporter and as a print and broadcast writer for the Associated Press. Her love of storytelling carried over to her work as a trial lawyer. She bonds with her clients, learns about their lives and experiences and tells their stories.

Theresa is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Baltimore School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in California and Iowa and practices law throughout the country on admission pro hac vice. She is routinely brought into cases as trial counsel by other attorneys to add value to cases.

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John Kawai

John Kawai is a trial lawyer who represents injury victims and their families in lawsuits against insurance companies and other transnational corporations, governments, and other persons and entities with disproportionately vast resources.

Since 2016, John has been a key member of Nick Rowley and Courtney Rowley’s trial team, contributing to landmark verdicts and settlements across the country. His case experience includes:

• A $131 million dram shop verdict in Seattle (2017)

• A $10 million mild traumatic brain injury and loss of consortium verdict in Bakersfield (2021)

• A $12.25 million verdict in Des Moines for an erroneous cancer diagnosis

• A multi-party birth injury case that settled confidentially after one day of trial testimony

• A wrongful death and personal injury settlement ranked among the Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements of 2022 in the U.S.

• In 2024, a $27.5 million settlement for a dangerous condition of public property causing a traumatic brain injury to a middle-school student, and a confidential $41 million settlement

• In early 2025, three consecutive Los Angeles trials resulted in eight-figure verdicts, including:

  • $21.3 million verdict for a “low-speed” tractor-trailer crash victim (settled for $34.8 million)

  • $50 million verdict against Starbucks for negligence

  • $48 million verdict against a school district for failure to protect students from sexual abuse

John is equally proud of cases that advanced the law, including a record settlement for the family of a student who died by suicide after school bullying. He played a vital role in supporting the Fairness for Injured Patients Act, which led to California’s first reform of medical malpractice caps since 1975. John has also taken pro bono medical malpractice cases to raise public awareness of patient rights.

His areas of practice include medical malpractice, dangerous premises, fires, drownings, assaults, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, dangerous public property, and dog attacks. He represents victims suffering from catastrophic injuries, including death, paralysis, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, chronic pain, disfigurement, and severe emotional trauma. John is also one of the few attorneys in the nation handling federal civil restitution cases for victims of child sexual abuse imagery.

John is licensed to practice law in California, Washington, Nevada, Hawaii, and Oregon, as well as in several federal courts.

Inspired by his mother, a physician living with a disability, John’s passion for personal injury law began early. In high school, he volunteered in hospital brain and spinal cord injury wards. He earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he joined the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. Before focusing on personal injury, John clerked with prosecutors and worked pro bono to obtain reparations for Holocaust survivors. He is a graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, and teaches with the Rowleys’ Trial by Human program.

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Patrick Logan

Pat worked with startup companies in the Silicon Valley, helping them secure venture capital funding. He was brought into a case in 2010 to work with Nick on the opening and closing presentations.

He has worked with Nick and Courtney on more than 70 trials over the past 11 years. He made the decision to attend law school, and passed the California Bar in February of 2020. Pat now manages and tries cases for the firm.

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Lady Luna

Lady’s path to the law profession was different from most. She moved to the United States after obtaining a law degree in her native Colombia. Upon arriving in the United States, Lady obtained a certificate in International Business and worked for international companies for over two years. Lady began work as a paralegal, helping Hispanics in California with their personal injury cases. She has used her fluency in both English and Spanish to expertly advocate for clients and ensure that no detail is overlooked. The rewards of these human connections and her empathy for the challenges faced by Latino people inspired Lady to become a licensed attorney here in the United States. Lady is proud to be a part of the small but significant cadre of Hispanic women attorneys in the state of California.

Lady’s motivation has always been to present the stories of injured immigrants, Latinos, and people of color in front of juries. She expertly tells their stories – stories she has encountered ever since she arrived in the United States – and demands commensurate justice on their behalf.

Lady is a licensed attorney in both Colombia and California, a trained lawyer in common and civil law. As part of her legal studies, she participated in alternative dispute resolution programs for personal injury cases and commercial disputes. Over the past six years, she has played an essential role in numerous personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including cases featuring wrongful death and traumatic brain injury.

When Lady is not practicing law, she can be found in a cafe in Colombia or riding her bicycle through canyons in Los Angeles.

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James McCallion

In my 40 plus years in practice I have learned there is no greater praise than the gratitude of a client.  I have been fortunate to have many clients express their appreciation one stands out.  During her trial a settlement was reached for several million.  As my client got in her car to go home she said “you are the best”.  Those words mean a lot to me.  I want everyone who I serve to feel the same way. 

She had lost her husband in a tragic scaffolding collapse.  When it happened she was two weeks pregnant with their second child.  She was young, alone with a 5-year-old daughter and another on the way.  She needed help.  Another attorney asked me to take the case over because of my experience handling major injury and death cases.  I knew a lot about construction and scaffolding accidents.  I jumped in and took over the case.

There were over 5,000 images of the construction site.  Many of these were still shots taken from the roof of a building next to it.  These stills were taken every hour during the work day.  The angle of these photos showed the side of the building where my client’s husband fell.  There were many other photos taken by investigating agencies, my investigator and others.  There was even a video taken the day after the fall showing the condition of the scaffold and the repairs made to it.

I took all these photos and the video to a production company.  I worked with them and made a series of presentations that showed how the scaffold was being undermined by one of the trades on the job site.  I learned so much about how the accident happened Cal OSHA consulted me when they were litigating against the general contractor over many violations and citations.

I have other honors such as being selected to attend the Trial Lawyers College in 2004 and serving on one of its boards.  However, there is no greater honor than helping people who are in need which I have had the honor of doing thousands of times. 

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Ansley O’Brien

Ansley O’Brien pursued her legal education at the esteemed University of Iowa School of Law, where she excelled academically and graduated with distinction in 2022. During her time at the university, Ansley’s exceptional abilities as a legal scholar earned her membership in the prestigious law journal, where she contributed to cutting-edge legal research and scholarship. An advocate for those in need, Ansley actively engaged in public service through her participation as a Federal Criminal Defense Clinic member during her law school tenure. As part of this program, she honed her courtroom skills while assisting those facing criminal charges, ensuring they received a fair and just defense.

Ansley has wasted no time as a first-year Trial Lawyers for Justice Associate. During this time, she played a crucial role in multiple high-profile trials, including the recent landmark case against Chevron, which resulted in a $63 million verdict. During her free time, Ansley enjoys traveling, music, and spending time with family and friends.