Sauder Schelkopf Attorneys Recognized Among the Nation’s Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
We are proud to announce that Joe Sauder and Matt Schelkopf have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. This prestigious honor recognizes top plaintiff consumer attorneys in the U.S. who advocate for individuals in consumer protection, class actions, product liability, sexual abuse, personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and more.
Leading Consumer Protection and Class Action Lawyers
The Lawdragon Consumer Law Guide highlights attorneys who fight for consumer rights and justice. As this year’s introduction states:
“Nowhere in the American legal system’s civil side does an individual have quite the same potential to change a life. Or many.”
With millions of consumers facing issues such as defective products, financial fraud, medical malpractice, and workplace injuries, securing a qualified and experienced plaintiff attorney is essential.
“That’s why we’re so proud to present this amazing collection of coast-to-coast champions who dedicate their lives to helping people going through the hardest moments of their lives.”
Committed to Consumer Justice
At Sauder Schelkopf, we are honored to be included among the nation’s leading consumer protection and plaintiff lawyers. Our firm is dedicated to:
✅ Consumer Class Actions – Fighting corporate misconduct and deceptive business practices.
✅ Product Liability Claims – Holding manufacturers accountable for defective and dangerous products.
✅ Sexual Abuse Survivors– Seeking justice for survivors of sexual misconduct and institutional cover-ups.
✅ Mass Torts & Complex Litigation – Representing individuals in large-scale lawsuits.
We remain committed to advocating for individuals nationwide and holding corporations, institutions, manufacturers, and negligent parties accountable.
For more information about our work in consumer protection law, class actions, and plaintiff litigation, please contact us at 888.711.9975.
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