Atty. Lyssa A. Roberts
Lyssa A. Roberts is an attorney with Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP who focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, as well as dangerous conditions of public and private property.
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Lyssa A. Roberts is a personal injury attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP. Educated at University of Southern California (J.D., 2004). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Lyssa A. Roberts is an attorney with Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP who focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, as well as dangerous conditions of public and private property
- She is deeply committed to the protection of the rights and interests of individuals who have been harmed by the negligent acts of others
- Lyssa has extensive experience litigating single plaintiff lawsuits as well as cases involving thousands of claimants
- A tireless advocate for her clients, she has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements over her career
- In 2019, Lyssa obtained a $10,650,000 settlement for a man who suffered catastrophic burns as a result of an explosion due to a gas leak
- Most recently, Lyssa and firm partners Brian Panish and Rahul Ravipudi obtained a $74 million settlement for the surviving spouse and daughter whose husband/father and son/brother were killed as a result of corporate negligence
- She has also obtained a $15 million settlement for adult children whose elderly parents were killed as a result of corporate negligence as well as a $14.5 million settlement for 12 adopted siblings of a man killed due to corporate negligence
- Presently, Lyssa serves as the appointed Liaison Counsel in the Southern California Fire Cases litigation arising from the 2017 Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslide in Montecito that devastated families and businesses throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara counties
- Additionally, she represents hundreds of wildfire victims throughout California, including those affected by the Thomas, Woolsey, North Bay, and Camp Fires
- Her clients include many of the households who suffered the loss of loved ones as a result of these massive utility-caused wildfire events
- Lyssa maintains an active trial practice
- She is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and has been recognized for her service and dedication to the law
- She is named among the Best Lawyers in America and the 2020 and 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Consumer Lawyers in the country
- She has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer since 2018 and a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” from 2009 to 2017
- A past recipient of the F. Scott Baldwin Award, which is presented annually by the American Association of Justice to a young lawyer for excellence in trial practice, Lyssa is an active member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and the American Association of Justice (AAJ)
- She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Columbia University in 1999 and has worked as a plaintiff’s trial lawyer since earning her law degree at USC in 2004
- Lyssa is a member in good standing of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in state and federal court as well as before the United States Supreme Court and Nevada
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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