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McNicholas & McNicholas Named to Best Law Firms 2026 List
McNicholas & McNicholas has been named to the 2026 Best Law Firms list, ranked by Best Lawyers®. The firm was recognized both nationally and regionally for its work in class actions and labor &…
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes McNicholas & McNicholas Partners as Top Attorneys in California for 2025
Benchmark Litigation named Partners John McNicholas, Matthew McNicholas, and Patrick McNicholas as Litigation Stars and top attorneys in California for their ongoing work representing clients in labor & employment and personal injury matters. Benchmark…
Partner Matthew McNicholas Selected as Finalist for 2025 National Law Journal Awards, Winning Litigators – Plaintiffs
The National Law Journal has named Matthew McNicholas a finalist for its 2025 Annual Awards in the Winning Litigators – Plaintiffs category. Every year, the publication recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated a proven track…
Matthew and Patrick McNicholas Recognized on 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America List
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were recognized in The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America for their impactful work representing clients in high-stakes cases and their influence both inside and outside the courtroom…
LABJ Names Matthew McNicholas to 2025 Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys List
Partner Matthew McNicholas was recognized on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys list. This feature spotlights attorneys who are skilled in navigating recent labor laws and adapting…
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 10 McNicholas & McNicholas Attorneys on 2026 List
Attorneys John McNicholas, Matthew McNicholas, Patrick McNicholas, Jeffrey Lamb, Juan Victoria, and Douglas Winter were named to the Best Lawyers® 2026 list. Additionally, Richard Powers was named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch…
LA Times Names Matthew and Patrick McNicholas to 2025 Consumer Attorneys of Southern California List
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were included in the Los Angeles Times’ Consumer Attorneys of Southern California 2025 list, recognizing the significant impact of their work in personal injury and labor and employment. …
Matthew and Patrick McNicholas Recognized on 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers List
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were named in Lawdragon’s 8th edition of the 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers 2025 Guide for their efforts advocating for individuals facing discrimination, wrongful termination,…
Los Angeles Business Journal Names Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas to 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys List
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list, recognizing the significant impact their work has had on law, policy,…
Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas Named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 LA500 List
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas have been selected for inclusion in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 LA500 list, which recognizes the most influential leaders in the Greater Los Angeles region. Matthew’s profile…
McNicholas & McNicholas Selected as Finalist for National Law Journal’s 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers
The National Law Journal has named McNicholas & McNicholas a finalist for its 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers list. Each year, the National Law Journal recognizes firms with a track record of achievements in innovative…
Partner Patrick McNicholas Set to Speak at University of San Francisco Graduation
Partner Patrick McNicholas will be a commencement speaker for the University of San Francisco’s (USF) College of Arts and Sciences. A former member of the USF Board of Trustees (2003–2012) and current trustee emeritus,…
Law360 Names Matthew McNicholas to 2024 MVPs of the Year List
Partner Matthew McNicholas has been honored as one of Law360’s 2024 MVPs of the Year in employment law. This distinction is awarded to attorneys who have set themselves apart through significant achievements in high-stakes…
TopVerdict Names $13.1M, $10.1M and $2.85M Verdicts to Top Labor & Employment Verdicts in U.S.
Partner Matthew McNicholas and Senior Lawyer Douglas Winter were recognized on TopVerdict’s 2023 lists of the Top 20 and Top 50 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States for their involvement in three…
Los Angeles Business Journal Recognizes Matthew McNicholas on 2024 Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys List
Partner Matthew McNicholas was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2024 Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys list. This feature showcases attorneys who excel in navigating recent labor laws and adapting to…
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes McNicholas & McNicholas in 2025 Benchmark California Guide
For a seventh consecutive year, Benchmark Litigation recognized Partners John McNicholas, Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas as Litigation Stars for representing clients in personal injury and labor & employment matters. Benchmark Litigation is the…
Los Angeles Times Names Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas to Consumer Attorneys of Southern California 2024 List
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were recognized in the Los Angeles Times’ Consumer Attorneys of Southern California 2024 list, acknowledging the significant impact of their work in personal injury and labor and employment. …
TopVerdict Names $13.1M, $10.1M and $2.85M Verdicts to Number 1 Verdicts in California
Partner Matthew McNicholas and Senior Lawyer Douglas Winter were recognized on TopVerdict’s list of Number 1 Verdicts in California in 2023 for their involvement in three significant cases. The firm secured a $13.1 million…
Best Lawyers® Recognizes Eight McNicholas & McNicholas Attorneys on 2025 List
Attorneys John McNicholas, Matthew McNicholas, Patrick McNicholas, Jeffrey Lamb, Courtney McNicholas, Juan Victoria and Douglas Winter were named to the Best Lawyers® 2025 list. Additionally, Richard Powers was named to the Best Lawyers: Ones…
Daily Journal Publishes $11.56M Verdict Obtained in Retaliation Lawsuit
Partner Matthew McNicholas and Senior Lawyer Douglas Winter achieved an $11.56 million jury verdict for former Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Detection K9 Trainer, Mark Sauvao. This achievement was featured in the Daily Journal’s…
Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas Named Among The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyer List
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were selected for inclusion on the 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyer list for their success in significant personal injury litigation, mass tort and employment cases. The guide selected top lawyers who’ve…
Three Attorneys Recognized Among The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch List for 2022
Attorneys Abel Nair, Allan L. Bridgford and Michael Kent were selected for inclusion on The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2022 list for their work in labor and employment law, mass tort/class action and personal injury. For more than three decades, Best…
Six Attorneys Recognized Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2022
Partners John McNicholas, Patrick McNicholas and Matthew McNicholas, and Senior Lawyers Courtney McNicholas, Juan Victoria and Douglas S. Winter were selected for inclusion on The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 list for their work in personal injury litigation, mass tort/class action and…
Associate Michael Kent Selected as a 2021 Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers
Associate Michael Kent was selected as a 2021 Southern California Rising Star for his distinguished work practicing in all areas of civil litigation, including employment law, personal and catastrophic injury, professional liability and civil rights discrimination. This is the fourth year Michael has been…
McNicholas & McNicholas Selected as Finalist for National Law Journal’s 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers
Each year, National Law Journal selects firms with repeated successes in cutting-edge trial work, and McNicholas & McNicholas was selected as a finalist for their victories with catastrophic injury matters. The firm is one of six firms selected in the catastrophic personal…
McNicholas & McNicholas Case Ranked Top 50 Labor & Employment in the U.S. by TopVerdict.com
Partner Matthew McNicholas‘ $750,000 settlement in Cordero v. County of Los Angeles was ranked by TopVerdict.com among the Top 50 Labor & Employment Settlements in the United States in the year 2019. In this case, Matthew represented a sheriff’s deputy who was retaliated against…
Five McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP Attorneys Selected as 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers
Partners John McNicholas, Matthew McNicholas, Patrick McNicholas, Senior Lawyer Juan Victoria and Associate Jeffrey Lamb were selected as 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers for their work in litigation, employment and personal injury. This marks Patrick’s 17th, Matt and John’s 16th, Juan’s sixth and Jeffrey’s second year of inclusion on the list….
McNicholas & McNicholas LLP Named 2021 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
McNicholas & McNicholas LLP has been ranked a 2021 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® for their work in personal injury litigation and employment law. This marks the eighth consecutive year the firm has been ranked on the list….
Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas Named Among The Recorder’s 2020 California Trailblazers
The Recorder developed a list to spotlight agents of change through their “California Trailblazer” list, and Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were included on the 2020 list for their success in significant personal injury litigation, mass tort and employment cases. Matt…
Six Attorneys Recognized Among The Best Lawyers in America 2021
Partners John McNicholas, Patrick McNicholas and Matthew McNicholas, and Senior Lawyers Courtney McNicholas, Douglas S. Winter and Juan Victoria were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 list for their work in personal injury litigation, mass tort/class action and…
Patrick McNicholas Named Among Daily Journal’s Top Plaintiff Lawyers
Daily Journal named Partner Patrick McNicholas to its 2020 Top Plaintiff Lawyers list. McNicholas was recognized for being among the small group of attorneys who obtained a $13.5 billion settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on behalf of wildfire victims seeking…
Courtney McNicholas Named Among Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2020 Top Women Lawyers
Los Angeles Business Journal named Senior Lawyer Courtney McNicholas to its 2020 list of Top Women Lawyers for her work on behalf of law enforcement and firefighters in harassment, discrimination and retaliation cases. As mentioned in her Los Angeles Business Journal profile,…
Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas Ranked in National Law Journal’s 2020 Employment Law Trailblazers
Partners Matthew McNicholas and Patrick McNicholas were selected to National Law Journal’s 2020 Employment Law Trailblazers list for their repeated successes in some of the most significant and challenging labor and employment cases, many of which have major implications for employment law…
McNicholas & McNicholas LLP’s Case Named Among Daily Journal’s Top 5 Appellate Reversals of 2019
Partner Patrick McNicholas’ landmark appellate reversal in Ward v. Tilly’s et al. has been recognized in Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts supplement among the Top 5 Appellate Reversals in California for 2019. Tilly’s, like many other retail companies using “on call” scheduling, requires…
Five McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP Attorneys Selected as 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers
Partners John McNicholas, Matthew McNicholas, Patrick McNicholas, Senior Lawyer Juan Victoria and Associate Jeffrey Lamb were selected as 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers for their work in employment and labor, personal injury and business litigation. This marks Patrick’s 16th, Matt and John’s…
McNicholas & McNicholas Case Ranked Top 50 Labor & Employment in the U.S. and CA; Top 20 Civil Rights Settlements in California for 2018 by TopVerdict.com
Partner Matthew McNicholas and Associate Abel Nair’s $1.5 million settlement in Carrillo v. City of Compton was ranked by TopVerdict.com among the Top 50 Largest Labor and Employment Settlements and Top 20 Civil Rights Settlements in California in 2018, as well as…
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP Named to U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2020
McNicholas & McNicholas LLP has received a Tier 1 ranking in Los Angeles for plaintiff’s work in personal injury litigation by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® for the 10th Edition of “Best Law Firms.” This marks the third consecutive year that the…
McNicholas & McNicholas Case Ranked Top 50 Car Accident Settlements in the Nation, 20 Premises Liability, Top 20 Car Accident and Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in California for 2018 by TopVerdict.com
Partner Matthew McNicholas and Senior Lawyer Juan Victoria’s $2 million settlement in Botton v. Los Angeles was ranked on three TopVerdict.com lists for the largest settlements in California in 2018, including Top 20 Largest Premises Liability Settlements, Top 20 Largest Car Accident…
John McNicholas to Receive Prestigious Patrick Cahalan Award from Loyola High School
On November 2, Founding Partner John McNicholas will receive Loyola High School’s prestigious Patrick Cahalan Award in recognition of his dedication to justice and community service over the last five decades. Named after Patrick Cahalan, who served as President at Loyola High…
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP Recognized in Benchmark Litigation California 2020 and Benchmark Litigation 2020’s Labor & Employment – California guide.
For the second consecutive year, Partners John McNicholas, Patrick McNicholas and Matthew McNicholas were recognized in Benchmark Litigation California 2020 as “Local Litigation Stars” for their work in labor and employment and personal injury, and as “Labor & Employment Stars” in Benchmark…