Reputation

Our firm has garnered recognition from a variety of publications, media outlets, and organizations including Chambers USA, National Law Journal, Forbes, Daily Journal, and Law360.


The firm’s ratings as preeminent lawyers by leading legal publications are matched by our prominence as leaders in national and local Bar organizations, as well as our selection to federal and state Bench-Bar committees. Many Bird Marella attorneys are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The firm’s professional renown helps us achieve our clients’ goals in the courtroom and facilitates prompt, just, and favorable pretrial settlements without the expense of a trial. Ultimately, the results we obtain for our clients are the source of our firm’s reputation. While Bird Marella has had its share of headline-grabbing cases, many of our victories are achieved by under-the-radar resolutions because that is how our clients want it.

Some of the more notable accolades and awards the firm has been honored with include:

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Top Ranked in Chambers and Partners USA, referring to us as “one of the best litigation firms in the state of California… one of the best in the country.”

The firm earned rankings in Band 1 of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations and among the top firms in Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite and Media & Entertainment: Litigation.


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Recognized as one of the nation’s top ten litigation boutiques in National Law Journal’s “Litigation Boutique Hot List”.


Listed among America’s Top 200 Lawyers by Forbes.



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Listed as one of “The Best Litigation Boutique Law Firms”  and a “Top 150 Under 150” law firm by Vault.


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Recognized as one of only nine litigation boutiques in the inaugural issue of the Daily Journal’s “Top Boutiques,” honoring firms that embody the concept of “doing one thing and doing it exceptionally well.”

Named to Daily Journal’s “Top Verdicts” and “Top Defense Results.”


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Partners of the firm are frequently inducted as Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers – one of the greatest honors for trial lawyers practicing in North America.


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Bird Marella is consistently ranked among Best Law Firms by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, reaching Tier 1 in Los Angeles for Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, and Securities Litigation. The firm’s attorneys have received more individual rankings within the Commercial and White-Collar categories than any law firm in the Los Angeles metro area. In addition to its rankings in The Best Lawyers in America®, Bird Marella regularly receives top rankings from Martindale-Hubbell and Super Lawyers


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Recognized by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® as a “Top Ranked Law Firm”.


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Awarded the National Asian Pacific American Bar’s Law Firm Diversity Award.


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Awarded the American Civil Liberties Union’s Pro Bono Award and Humanitarian Award.


Featured as the July 2023 cover story and named among the “Best Law Firms” for Korean companies in the Legal Times, Korea’s top legal newspaper.