Stanford Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Association
Stanford Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Association
Plaintiffs’ Law Association Social: September 24, 2025
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the PLA for our first social of the year, and mingle with other students interested in plaintiff-side litigation as well as Sara Peters of Walkup Melodia. Dinner will be served.
Plaintiffs’ Law 101: September 29, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Plaintiffs' Law Association for a lunch panel, featuring plaintiffs' attorneys from diverse practice areas, to learn what plaintiffs' law is, and how and why to make it into your career. Lunch will be provided.Â
Fighting Bullies: The Case for a Career in Plaintiffs’ Law: October 1, 2025
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs' Lawyers Association for an afternoon conversation with Bill Reid of Reid Collins & Tsai, a leading plaintiff-side boutique specializing in business and financial litigation. Bill has tried and won cases across the spectrum of complex business disputes, including shareholder and derivative suits, legal malpractice, and qui tam litigation. His victories and settlements […]
Litigating Against Uber and Roblox: A conversation with Alex Walsh and Sarah London: October 7, 2025
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs’ Law Association and the Rhode Center on the Legal Profession for a lunchtime conversation with Alex Walsh ’01 and Sarah London—two powerhouse trial lawyers who have led […]
Stanford Plaintiffs' Lawyers Association General Body Meeting: October 8, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome meet other students interested in plaintiffs’ law at our general body meeting. This is a great chance to get any burning questions about plaintiffs’ law answered and to learn […]
The Plaintiffs’ Pipeline: Speed Mentoring with Alumni in the Plaintiffs’ Bar: October 18, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SLS alumni at lunch during reunion weekend for a speed mentoring session. Practicing plaintiffs' attorneys will spend approximately 5 minutes with each student (depending on attendance) and share more about their journey, work experience, and answer any questions students may have. The goal is to introduce students to a range of plaintiffs' attorneys practicing […]
Plaintiffs’ Law 1L Summer Job Workshop: October 28, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Plaintiffs' Lawyers Association is hosting a 1L Summer Job Workshop to assist students in preparing for their summer employment search. The workshop will cover a range of topics relevant to the summer job process, including understanding the application timeline, the application process, including cover letter writing and interview preparation, identifying firms that typically hire […]
Office Hours with Jason Itkin: November 3, 2025
@ SLS: Room N102 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJason Itkin is one of America’s most successful plaintiffs’ lawyers, known for winning record-setting verdicts and settlements. He is the only lawyer in the country who has won a verdict over $1 billion for a single plaintiff. Before his talk, he has kindly agreed to hold office hours for PLA students.
Re-Centering Through Story-Telling with PLA: November 5, 2025
@ Stanford: Munger 5 lounge (2d floor)Before things get busy with final exams, PLA invites you to spend a bit of time reflecting on why you came to law school so that you can re-center and approach exams and job pursuits mindful of all that led you to this point! We want this space to feel comfortable, intimate, and reflective. Story […]
Breakfast with Rylee Sommers-Flanagan: November 10, 2025
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS and PLA for a breakfast with Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, an SLS (and ACS!) alum who is the founder and Executive Director of Upper Seven Law, a nonprofit law firm based in Montana and dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. Through her work at Upper Seven Law, Rylee has permanently enjoined four state laws that restricted […]
Defamation & Democracy: Litigating the 2020 Election: November 17, 2025
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs' Law Association and the Rhode Center on the Legal Profession for a lunchtime talk with Davida Brook '10, a partner at Susman Godfrey, on litigating defamation lawsuits related to election integrity. Professor Nora Engstrom will moderate. Davida was lead counsel for Dominion Voting Systems in its lawsuit against Fox News Network, asserting […]
Plaintiffs’ Practice: Antitrust: January 8
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs’ Law Association to hear from a panel of leading antitrust attorneys advocating for fair competition. Panelists will discuss their practice, including appellate litigation and starting your own firm, and share career advice from private, federal, and state enforcement roles. Represented firms will include Simonsen Sussman, Berger Montague, Salahi PC, Cotchett Pitre & […]
Plaintiffs’ Practice: Securities Law: February 4
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs’ Law Association for an overview of securities law from the plaintiffs’ perspective with attorneys from Kessler Topaz, a leading plaintiff-side firm with a major practice in securities work, as well as consumer and anti-trust class actions. Attorneys will work through several case studies of major cases they have worked on to hold […]
Picking a Winning Jury: Lessons from Lisa Blue: February 16
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs' Law Association for a lunchtime talk with Lisa Blue, a renowned trial lawyer and jury selection expert. Drawing on her training as a PhD in psychology, Lisa is widely considered to be peerless when it comes to voir dire. She has written some of the best known guides on jury selection for […]
Black History Month: Highlighting Black Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: February 17
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin PLA and BLSA for a conversation with Black plaintiffs' attorneys who have diverse backgrounds and legal expertise. Panelists have a vast array of experiences from representing plaintiffs who have been harmed by hair relaxers and employment discrimination, to securing record breaking settlements for the families of Breonna Taylor and Oscar Grant.
Plaintiffs’ Practice: Employment Law: February 19
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the PLA and a panel of practicing plaintiff-side employment and labor lawyers to hear about how they built a career advocating for employees and representing the labor movement. Whether looking to explore a career in public interest or civil rights litigation or hoping to hear more about representing victims of wage theft or discrimination, […]
Lunch & Laughs with Trial Attorney Julien Adams (Partner, Dovel & Luner): February 25
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe are excited to host friend of SLS PLA, Julien Adams! Julien started in BigLaw before becoming a prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Government Fraud and Public Corruption section. He has spent the last 25 years representing plaintiffs in mass tort and class action cases as a partner at Dovel & […]
Office Hours with Rick Friedman: March 5
@ SLS: Room 27 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordThe Plaintiffs' Law Association is excited to host Rick Friedman for an "ask me anything" style office hours with Rick Friedman, one of the country's leading trial lawyers. Rick's storied career includes trailblazing the PCB contamination cases against Monsanto for poisoning teachers and students at schools in Washington. Come ask Rick about his cases, trial […]
Plaintiffs’ Law Workshop: April 10
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe SLS Plaintiffs' Law Association presents its second annual conference. Doctrinal courses in law school introduce students to the substantive side of the legal work, but how does it all work in practice? Join the PLA to learn hands-on trial skills as well as to hear a perspective on the business side of practicing law.
Champions for Consumers and Small Businesses: Becoming an Antitrust Plaintiff’s Lawyer: April 14
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis panel features leading plaintiff-side antitrust lawyers who champion consumers and small businesses. Panelists will share how they built careers bringing cases that shape markets, challenge unfair conduct, and deliver real-world impact, offering law students an inside look at a dynamic and often overlooked side of antitrust practice. This luncheon panel is hosted by the […]
Inside the Trial: Lessons from Shanin Specter’s Landmark Cases: April 15
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Deborah L. Rhode Center and the Plaintiffs’ Law Association welcome Shanin Specter, one of America’s leading trial lawyers and an SLS adjunct, for a lunch conversation with Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom exploring his most notable cases. Specter will discuss the strategy, judgment, and storytelling that define high-stakes litigation, with particular focus on his recent trial victory in […]
Tesla on Trial: Inside the $243 Million Verdict for Self-Driving Technology: April 30
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs' Law Association for a lunch time talk with Brett Schreiber, the plaintiffs' attorney who, last summer, won the very first verdict against Tesla for its defective Autopilot self-driving car technology. Brett will tell the story of his groundbreaking $243 million verdict, including his years long battle for discovery into the data from […]
The Plaintiffs’ Appellate Bar: Deepak Gupta of Gupta Wessler: May 1
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs' Law Association and the Appellate Advocacy Club for lunch with Deepak Gupta, the premier plaintiff-side appellate advocate who has argued countless cases at the Supreme Court, including winning the Ford Motors personal jurisdiction case on behalf of plaintiffs. Deepak founded Gupta Wessler in 2012 to serve as a counterweight to the corporate […]