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.
Yahoo News | Los Angeles jury awards $48 million to students abused by teacher at South El Monte school
Matt Hamilton | KTLA | April 16, 2025 A jury has awarded $48 million to six former students of a South El Monte elementary school who were sexually abused by a longtime teacher. The students, who ranged in age from 8 to 10 at the time of the abuse, had reported that...
KTLA 5 | Southern California school district to pay $48M in student sex abuse case
Tony Kurzweil | KTLA | Apr 15, 2025 A school district in Southern California was ordered to pay $48 million in connection with the sexual molestation of six students over several years by a former elementary school teacher, a law firm announced Tuesday. The...
Kiro 7 | Puyallup man paralyzed after ‘low-risk surgery’ at UW Harborview files claim
Louie Tran, KIRO 7 News | KIRO 7| April 16, 2025 SEATTLE, Wash. — A Puyallup man, who said he is now paralyzed after a “low-risk surgery” has filed a claim against the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center and several doctors and healthcare...
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...
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...
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.