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Apr. 25, 2025

Trial titans at Panish Shea Ravipudi reflect on 20 years of fighting for the underdog

From college football fields to high-stakes courtrooms, Brian Panish's relentless drive has built one of the nation's premier plaintiffs' firms -- and he shows no signs of slowing down.

Trial titans at Panish Shea Ravipudi reflect on 20 years of fighting for the underdog
From left, Rahul Ravipudi, Brian J. Panish and Adam K. Shea.

Longtime plaintiffs' attorney Brian J. Panish was a linebacker and free safety in the late 1970s on Fresno State's football team.

"I didn't make the NFL, so I had to be a trial lawyer," Panish said recently.

Panish also coached high school football during his first semester at Southwestern University School of Law, where he completed his legal degree in 1984.

"That first semester was the worst. I got my worst grades in law ... (continued)

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