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.
New York Post | LA man wins $50M after Starbucks tea spilled on his lap
 Georgia Worrell | New York Post | Mach 15, 2025 Starbucks will have to fork over $50 million to a man whose genitals were severely burned after a hot tea spilled in his lap at a California drive-through. Delivery driver Michael Garcia underwent skin grafts...
KBTX | Starbucks to pay $50 million to delivery driver burned by hot coffee
CNN Newsource staff | KBTX | Mach 14, 2025 LOS ANGELES (CNN) - A jury in California has ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million to a delivery driver who was burned by hot coffee. According to a lawsuit filed in 2020, Michael Garcia was picking up drinks at a...
CNN | Starbucks ordered to pay $50 million to delivery driver burned by hot beverage
 Ramishah Maruf | CNN | Mach 14, 2025 New YorkCNN — A jury in California on Friday ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million in damages to a delivery driver who was severely burned by an improperly secured lid on hot beverages. Michael Garcia was picking up drinks at a...
Holyoke woman’s family wins $9.5M judgment in crosswalk death
Preview included here, please visit the full published article at the Daily Hampshire Gazette:https://www.gazettenet.com/Holyoke-family-awarded-$7-million-in-wrongful-death-suit-40155422 HOLYOKE — The family of a Holyoke woman killed in a crosswalk in 2017 after she...
Courtney Rowley 2020 CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee
Trial Lawyer Courtney Rowley has been nominated for the 2020 CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. The CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award is one of the most significant honors bestowed upon a civil trial lawyer and highlights those who have shown exceptional trial...
Family files lawsuit against University of Iowa after 18-year-old
The mother of Cedar Rapids’ Gerald Michael Belz, an 18-year-old University of Iowa student who froze to death during a polar vortex in January 2019, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university on Wednesday. Belz’s estate is suing the university for...
Family of man who died in Cuyahoga County Jail sues county
Joseph Arquillo, 47, suffered a premature and preventable death under the direct supervision of the Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland, OH. One of the Cuyahoga County Jail’s most critical responsibilities is to keep its inmates safe from harm – it grossly failed to do...
Trial Lawyers for Justice Wins $975,000 in Low Impact Crash Case Against State of Iowa
In February 2015, a 44 year old man was pulled over by an Iowa State Trooper for speeding.  As the State Trooper was writing the ticket, his vehicle, left un-parked, rolled down a slight decline and rear ended our client’s vehicle. No noticeable physical damage was...
FDA Bans School Electric Shock Devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that it would be banning the use of electric shock devices. These devices are often utilized to correct self-harming or aggressive behavior. Trial Lawyers for Justice (TL4J) attorney Ben Novotny was the lead...
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.