Attorneys

Shanon J. Carson

Executive Shareholder

Shanon J. Carson is an Executive Shareholder of the Firm. He Co-Chairs the Employment & Unpaid Wages, Consumer Protection, Defective Products, and Defective Drugs and Medical Devices Departments and is a member of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Environment & Public Health, Insurance Fraud, Predatory Lending and Borrowers’ Rights, and Technology, Privacy & Data Breach Departments.

Lawrence Deutsch

Shareholder

Mr. Deutsch has been involved in numerous major shareholder class action cases. He served as lead counsel in the Delaware Chancery Court on behalf of shareholders in a corporate governance litigation concerning the rights and valuation of their shareholdings.

Michael T. Fantini

Shareholder

Michael T. Fantini is a Shareholder in the Consumer Protection and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Mr. Fantini concentrates his practice on consumer class action litigation.

Jeffrey L. Osterwise

Senior Counsel

Mr. Osterwise pursues relief for consumers and businesses in a broad array of matters. Mr. Osterwise litigates class actions on behalf of consumers who have been damaged by automobile manufacturers that conceal known defects in their vehicles and refuse to fulfill their warranty obligations.

Russell D. Paul

Shareholder

Russell Paul is a Shareholder in the Securities, Consumer Protection, Qui Tam/Whistleblower, Corporate Governance/Shareholder Rights and Commercial Litigation practice groups.  He concentrates his practice on securities class actions and derivative suits, complex securities, and commercial litigation matters, False Claims Act suits and consumer class actions.

Jacob M. Polakoff

Senior Counsel

Since joining the firm in 2006, Mr. Polakoff has concentrated his practice on the prosecution of class actions and other complex litigation, including the representation of plaintiffs in consumer protection, securities, and commercial cases.

Sherrie R. Savett

Chair Emeritus & Executive Shareholder

Sherrie R. Savett, Chair Emeritus of the Firm, Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Department and Qui Tam/False Claims Act Department, and member of the Firm’s Management Committee, has practiced in the areas of securities litigation, class actions, and commercial litigation since 1975.

Janet Varnell

Of Counsel

Janet Varnell is Of Counsel at the Firm. She focuses on appellate work as well as consumer protection, wage and hour, product liability, antitrust, civil rights, securities fraud, and environmental litigation.

Brian W. Warwick

Of Counsel

Brian W. Warwick is Of Counsel at the Firm, focusing predominately on consumer protection class action lawsuits. He is recognized as one of the nation’s top consumer rights lawyers.

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