Equality, & Compassion
No Fees Unless We Win
We work on contingency, so we do not charge a fee unless we win your case. This helps balance the scales of justice so injury victims & families are able to get the representation they deserve and stand up against rich billion dollar insurance companies, corporations and the government and their unlimited war chests.
Trial Lawyers for Justice has won, through caring about our clients and justice, billions of dollars in record setting verdicts and settlements for injury victims and families.
$131
Million
Car Crash
$21.6
Million
Motorcycle Crash
$1.1
Billion
Product Defect
$29.5
Million
Medical Malpractice
$10
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$40
Million
Medical Malpractice
$42
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury, Motorcycle Accident
$4.25
Million
Wrist Fracture CRPS
$275
Million
Monsanto Product Liability
$63
Million
A Single Plaintiff Toxic Tort
$35
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$6
Million
Trigeminal Neuralgia / Airbag Deploy
$17
Million
Brain Injury Premises Liability
$11
Million
Leg Amputation, Motorcycle Accident
$45
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$30
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$11.25
Million
Premises Liability Brain Injury
$7.5
Million
Motorcycle Crash Penis Injury
$12
Million
Wrongful Death Immigrant Farmworker
$45
Million
Wrongful Death
$16.4
Million
Medical Malpractice
$38.6
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$74.5
Million
Birth Injury
$17
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$10.6
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$18.6
Million
Garbage Truck Crash
$13.9
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$31.6
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
$10
Million
Wrongful Death
$29.3
Million
Medical Malpractice
$12.3
Million
Medical Malpractice
$27
Million
Medical Malpractice
$14
Million
Wrongful Death Immigrant Farmworker from Mexico
$27
Million
Colorado
$12
Million
Electrocution Burn Injury
$24
Million
Burn Victim
$12
Million
Traumatic Brain Injury
Respect, Reputation, Courage & Hope
Mission
We started TL4J in 2007 with the goal of building a law firm like no other in history. The name of the firm would be something that represents what we stand for and not somebody’s name.
Trial Lawyers for Justice is our mission statement. TL4J Lawyers commit themselves to a greater ideal. We represent and protect the interests of real people and their families, not corporations, not the government and certainly not insurance companies. This law firm will outlive us all and be something Americans nationwide know they can turn to when they need help.
TL4J is a law firm that the rich and powerful insurance companies, billion and trillion dollar corporations, and the government respect and fear because it is known that we will not settle cases cheaply. We take cases to trial where other lawyers would settle.  We’ve won record verdicts and settlements throughout the country. We offer specialized training for lawyers who want to learn how to be better and more skilled in the courtroom. TL4J is committed to preserving, protecting and improving our justice system.
Newsmax | Man Wins $50M in Suit Over Burns From Starbucks Tea
Jim Mishler | Newsmax | Mach 15, 2025 A jury has awarded a California man $50 million for injuries he suffered after a hot Starbucks drink spilled onto his lap. The law firm representing Michael Garcia posted about the case, saying, "The barista working the window...
Mens Journal | Starbucks Forks Over $50 Million to Customer With Scalded Genitals
Jennifer M. Wood | Men's Journal | Mach 15, 2025 On February 8, 2020, Postmates driver Michael Garcia pulled up to a Starbucks drive-thru in Los Angeles to pick up a customer’s order, and was served a lapful of piping hot tea. Garcia sued the chain, claiming...
Daily Mail | Starbucks ordered to pay absurd amount
James Cirrone | Daily Mail | Mach 15, 2025 A California jury has ordered Starbucks to shell out $50 million to a delivery driver whose lap and genitals were scalded from hot drinks that spilled. Michael Garcia, a driver for Postmates, went to a Starbucks...
Lawsuit: Dubuque school district’s negligence resulted in sex assault
Watch Benjamin Novotny's Television Interview on KWWL: Link to KWWL Page (or click image above) From the Telegraph Herald (Page A2) on Sunday 1/23/22:BY ALLIE HINGA allie.hinga@thmedia.com / Jan 23, 2022 Television Coverage of this case at ABC's KCRG ...
TL4J On CVN’s Top 10 Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts of 2021
#8 - Castillo v. Davignon $9.5m award over child’s crosswalk death beats out $1.2m settlement offer Plaintiff attorneys: Nicholas Rowley (pictured), Benjamin Novotny - Trial Lawyers For Justice, Charlotte Glinka, Karen Zahka - Keches Law Group Link to video of the...
Nick Rowley Interviewed About The Destiny Reyes Case
Nick Rowley, trial lawyer for little Destiny Reyes, speaks on camera about Destiny Reyes, a young girl who was injured in a car crash, and how he and his trial team stepped in to fight for justice against a large insurance company to ensure she would receive...
Trial Lawyers for Justice Settles Record $3.5 Million Case Against State of Iowa
Trial Lawyer Nick Rowley, founder of Trial Lawyers for Justice, his partners at Trial Lawyers for Justice, Dominic Pechota and Matt Reilly, and referring counsel James Van Dyke announced a $3.5 million settlement with the State of Iowa in a car crash case involving a...
Hospital shutoff oxygen leading to death
It had been a rough week, but David Hackley's family was looking forward to finally bringing him home. Hackley, 77, was admitted on Jan. 2, 2020, to Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital in West Union for pneumonia. A retired longtime West Union police chief, Hackley...
Nation State of Play Podcast featuring Nicholas Rowley on California’s Regressive Malpractice Damages Cap
Listen to the Podcast Here: https://anchor.fm/nation-state-of-play/episodes/Nick-Rowley---Californias-Regressive-Malpractice-Damages-Cap-e16d8tq Jury Trial Lawyer, Nick Rowley, is featured on the Nation State and Play podcast to discuss the California medical...
Beyond The OR | Dr. Brenner With Nicholas C Rowley
Nick Rowley, of Trial Lawyers for Justice, argues the value of a mother’s life at a Massachusetts damages-only trial over a woman struck and killed by a truck as she walked her dog.
Nick Rowley dons a mascot costume during closings at trial over the traumatic brain injury a student suffered at a pep rally. After a verdict finding the Kern County School District liable, the district settled the case for $10 million.
Beyond The OR | Dr. Brenner With Nicholas C Rowley
Nick Rowley, of Trial Lawyers for Justice, argues the value of a mother’s life at a Massachusetts damages-only trial over a woman struck and killed by a truck as she walked her dog.
Nick Rowley dons a mascot costume during closings at trial over the traumatic brain injury a student suffered at a pep rally. After a verdict finding the Kern County School District liable, the district settled the case for $10 million.