Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Attorney Ian Samson Elevated to Firm Partner

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce that Ian Samson has been elevated to the position of partner, effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Samson has played a key role in many of the Firm’s most significant matters and focuses his practice on high-stakes personal injury and wrongful death litigation throughout California and Nevada.

“Ian’s promotion reflects his exceptional litigation skills, his dedication to our clients, and his meaningful contributions to the Firm’s continued success,” said Brian Panish, Founding Partner at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP. “Ian is a fantastic lawyer which he has shown time and time again with the great results he has obtained for the Firm’s clients.”

Mr. Samson joined the Firm in January 2019 and serves as a lead attorney in its Nevada practice. He has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for plaintiffs in California and Nevada, including: a $35 million products liability settlement for burn injuries; a $28.5 million settlement against Victor Elementary School District for a child catastrophically injured in a pedestrian accident; a $17.5 million settlement against Rebel Oil for a motorcyclist struck by a tanker truck; a $15.95 million settlement against a homeowners’ association for injuries caused by defective playground equipment; an $8 million jury verdict followed by a $10.5 million settlement for a special needs teacher served chemical cleaner instead of beer at a Clark County casino; and a $9 million settlement for a woman injured in a collision with a Garda armored truck. Mr. Samson currently serves on the team litigating PSR’s Social Media Cases (JCCP 5255) against Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Snap (Snapchat), Google (YouTube) and ByteDance (TikTok).

Prior to joining Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, Mr. Samson represented investors in securities and consumer finance matters at a nationally regarded plaintiffs’ class action firm in San Francisco. He later moved to Los Angeles to join a nationally recognized complex litigation firm handling complex and class action matters as well as personal injury litigation.

Mr. Samson has been recognized as a 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star® and a 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America honoree. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of California, Hastings College of Law (now UC Law San Francisco) and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington. He is admitted to practice in California and Nevada, as well as several federal district courts.

ABOUT PANISH | SHEA | RAVIPUDI LLP

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is a nationally recognized law firm representing plaintiffs in wrongful death, catastrophic injury, sexual abuse/assault, product liability, mass torts, and business litigation cases. With offices in California, Nevada, and Arizona, Firm attorneys have dedicated themselves to obtaining justice for clients who are often dealing with a life-altering injury, death of a family member, or other challenges caused by the wrongful act of another. With this mission at the heart of its work, the Firm has obtained some of the most significant verdicts and settlements for plaintiffs in United States history.