May 9, 2024 – Sauder Schelkopf is pleased to announce that it has been named a finalist in 4 categories for ALM| Law.com and The National Law Journal’s 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards. The firm is named a finalist in Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Diversity Initiative and Products Liability.
The National Law Journal “recognize law firms’ outstanding plaintiffs work in a high-stakes bench or jury trial or in a major settlement. The winners must have scored a significant win during the contest period and must also be able to show an impressive track record of wins over the last three to five years. Firms must have devoted at least 50% of their litigation resources to plaintiffs work and shown innovative approaches to case resolution.”
The recognition by ALM|Law.com and The National Law Journal follows Sauder Schelkopf’s recent historic achievements including:
- A $934 million settlement on behalf of approximately 2.1 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles that allegedly contain a defect that can cause premature engine failure and engine compartment fires.
- A landmark class wide injunctive relief settlement that was reached following decades-long sexual abuse of student patients by Dr. Robert E. Anderson while he was employed as a physician at the University of Michigan. The settlement requires the University of Michigan to implement institutional reforms to help ensure such abuse will not happen again.
- A nationwide class action settlement that provides 100% relief to a class of approximately 230,000 individuals with free safety inspections of their Generac generators as well as reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses incurred under the previous inspection program.
- Sauder Schelkopf’s nationally recognized Law and College Fellowship Program that provide’s law and college students with the opportunity to gain significant exposure to the legal practice. The firm routinely receives hundreds of resumes a year from across the country for its fellowship positions. Through the firm’s efforts, 75% of our college fellows came from underrepresented groups; of those 89% are women and 62% are women of color. Many of our Fellows were leaders on their campus, including the first Black President of Blue Key Society, a board member on the Black Student-Athlete Coalition, a residential contributor for Georgetown’s first Black student-run paper, and an elected representative for student government. Our former Fellows have gone on to become judicial law clerks, prosecutors, professors, paralegals, legal assistants, teachers, business analysts, researchers, and law students at the country’s top law schools.
About Sauder Schelkopf
Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. The firm currently serves as court-appointed lead counsel in courts across the country. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $1 billion on behalf of their clients and class members. Our attorneys have been recognized by LawDragon in its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022. This list notes: “From the opioid epidemic to toxic substances and defective products, truck accidents to wildfires and sexual abuse, these are the lawyers who stand on the front line in individual lawsuits and class actions seeking justice.” Mr. Schelkopf was named to Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® 2022 for Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation. The American Lawyer named Mr. Sauder to its 2021 Northeast Trailblazers. The honor recognizes 60 lawyers who are “truly agents of change.” It “recognizes professionals in the Northeast who have moved the needle in the legal industry.” The Legal Intelligencer named Mr. Sauder and Mr. Schelkopf in its 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers list recognizing 31 lawyers who “have taken extra measures to contribute to positive outcomes . . . and who are truly agents of change.” The Legal highlighted the firm’s innovative work on advocacy as class counsel in large institutional sex abuse cover-ups, women’s, and children’s rights. Our attorneys have also consistently been recognized by their peers being named to Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, a distinction held by the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also selected our attorneys as the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania
