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.
My News LA | Mountain View Unified Sex Abuse Victims Awarded $48M
  Contributing Editor | My News LA | April 15, 2025 A jury has awarded $48 million to six victims of sexual molestation committed by a former elementary school teacher employed by the Mountain View School District in El Monte. Under the Los Angeles Superior...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune | 6 students molested by teacher in South El Monte win $48 million in lawsuit vs. the educator and school district
 Ruby Gonzales & Scott Schwebke | San Gabriel Valley Tribune | April 17, 2025 Six former Mountain View School District students molested by a teacher won their lawsuit against the district and their ex-teacher and were awarded $48 million by a jury on Monday,...
Campus Safety | Jury Awards $48 Million to Former Students in California School Molestation Case
 Robin Hattersley | Campus Safety | April 17, 2025 EL MONTE, Calif. — Six former students of the Mountain View School District were awarded $48 million in damages on Monday after a jury ruled against the district and a former teacher convicted of molesting them. The...
Newsweek | Starbucks Ordered To Pay Out $50 Million After Hot Drink Burns Driver
  Marni Rose McFall | Newsweek | Mach 16, 2025 Michael Garcia, a delivery driver, has been awarded $50 million in a negligence lawsuit against Starbucks after he suffered serious burns from a hot drink. Newsweek has reached out to Garcia's attorney outside of...
Business Insider | A jury awarded a delivery driver burned by Starbucks tea $50 million
 Lauren Edmonds and Rebecca Rommen  | Business Insider | Mach 16, 2025 A jury awarded Michael Garcia, a delivery driver, $50 million after a Starbucks drink burned him. Garcia filed a complaint against Starbucks in 2020 after a hot tea fell on his lap. Garcia...
NBC News | Man awarded $50 million after Starbucks hot tea causes permanent disfigurement
 Bill Feather and Doha Madani | People | Mach 16, 2025 A California jury has awarded $50 million to a delivery driver who suffered severe burns after a Starbucks tea spilled onto his lap at a drive-thru. The victim, Michael Garcia, claimed that a poorly...
The Guardian | Jury awards $50m to man injured by scalding-hot tea from Starbucks
Maya Yang | The Guardian | Mach 16, 2025 A delivery driver was awarded $50m in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through, court records show. A Los Angeles county jury found on Friday for...
Fox News | Starbucks ordered to pay $50M to customer burned by hot drink
 Michael Dorgan | Fox News | Mach 16, 2025 Coffee giant Starbucks has been ordered to pay a California drive-through customer $50 million after an unsecured hot drink spilled on him, causing burns. Michael Garcia underwent skin grafts and other procedures on...
Courthouse News Service | Starbucks hit with $50 million
Hillel Aron | Courthosue News Service| Mach 14, 2025 LOS ANGELES (CN) — An LA County jury on Friday ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million to a Postmates driver who dropped scalding hot tea on his lap, causing third-degree burns and permanently disfiguring his...
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.