Life Sciences Lawyers
3,335 verified life sciences attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Life Sciences counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
Brian A. Glasser is a lawyer practicing appellate and supreme court practice, banking & financial services, bankruptcy & business reorganization and 2...
Martin J. Healy is a lawyer practicing class action, complex litigation, e-discovery and 3 other areas of law.
Joseph Dormer Stephen III is a lawyer practicing business and finance, commercial finance, corporate governance and 15 other areas of law. Joseph rece...
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Christopher Munro Young is a lawyer practicing litigation and arbitration, corporate, technology and media and 9 other areas of law. Christopher Munro...
Richard William Mark is a lawyer practicing personal injury, litigation, appellate and constitutional law and 6 other areas of law. Richard received a...
Thomas Joseph Fisher is a lawyer practicing litigation, counseling & strategic advice, ip transactions and 6 other areas of law. Thomas received a B.S...
Charles Joseph Malaret is a lawyer practicing litigation, insurance recovery, commercial litigation and 1 other area of law. Charles received a B.A. d...
Brett M Anders is a lawyer practicing class actions and complex litigation, litigation, advice and counsel and 5 other areas of law. Brett received a ...
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Scott Andrew Carroll is a lawyer practicing class actions and complex litigation, corporate governance and internal investigations, general employment...
Mr. Jesse Amnon Witten is a lawyer practicing fraud, lawsuits / disputes, commercial litigation and 7 other areas of law.
Mr. Stephen I Glover is a lawyer practicing general practice, capital markets, emerging technologies and 5 other areas of law.
Michel 'Mike' Morency, Ph.D. is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, life sciences, patent services and 4 other areas of law. Michel 'Mike' rece...
Steven Paul Hollman is a lawyer practicing governmental practice, government contracts, healthcare and 20 other areas of law. Steven received a A.B. d...
Michel Yves Horton is a lawyer practicing life sciences, financial services, technology and 3 other areas of law. Michel Yves received a B.S. degree f...
Joy M. Napier-Joyce is a lawyer practicing employee benefits, transactional services, healthcare and 4 other areas of law.
Ms. Stephanie Yarbrough is a lawyer practicing corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and 3 other areas of law.
Alexander William Koff is a lawyer practicing lawsuits & disputes, general practice, life sciences and 25 other areas of law. Alexander received a deg...
Mr. Stephen Paul Mahinka is a lawyer practicing international law, life sciences, antitrust and 11 other areas of law.
Jessica Lauren Liss is a lawyer practicing disability, leave and health management, general employment litigation, managing your work force and warn a...
Steven Leslie Jackson is a lawyer practicing health care, appellate practice, labor and employment and 5 other areas of law. Steven received a B.A. de...
Philip D. O'Neill, Jr. is a lawyer practicing arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, complex litigation, commercial litigation and 17 other a...
Denise Loring is a lawyer practicing fish, corporate & incorporation, intellectual property and 3 other areas of law. Denise received a M.S. degree fr...
Suzanne Schork Graeser is a lawyer practicing corporate, emerging companies & venture capital, mergers & acquisitions and 12 other areas of law. Suzan...
Steven Garth Mason is a lawyer practicing appellate litigation, intellectual property, ip litigation and 2 other areas of law. Steven received a B.A. ...
Dong Huan Hoang is a lawyer practicing catastrophic injury / wrongful death, commercial property management, employment law and 8 other areas of law. ...
Vincent Joseph Tersigni is a lawyer practicing litigation, labor relations, restrictive covenants, trade secrets and unfair competition and 2 other ar...
Vincent A Cino is a lawyer practicing general employment litigation, automotive, life sciences and 1 other area of law. Vincent received a B.A. degree...
Ms. Lana Kay Varney is a lawyer practicing general practice, personal injury, life sciences and 6 other areas of law.
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Howard Henry Lamar III is a lawyer practicing business, corporate finance, corporate governance and 8 other areas of law. Howard received a B.A. degre...
David G Rickerby is a lawyer practicing licensing, contracts / agreements, business & technology and 9 other areas of law. David received a B.A. degre...
Peter Merrill Watt-Morse is a lawyer practicing life sciences, technology, healthcare and 9 other areas of law. Peter received a B.A. degree from Carl...
Ms. Tracy Marguerite Field is a lawyer practicing health care regulation, life sciences, health insurance portability and accountability act (hipaa) a...
John Robert Hempill is a lawyer practicing corporate, emerging company & venture capital, joint ventures and strategic alliances and 17 other areas of...
George A. Xixis is a lawyer practicing life sciences & biotechnology, licensing, patent application and 13 other areas of law.
Mr. Wayne Mitchell Barsky is a lawyer practicing general practice, intellectual property, health care and 4 other areas of law.
Mr. Ray K Harris is a lawyer practicing internet, litigation, commercial litigation and 4 other areas of law.
Sue Suchin Junn is a lawyer practicing catastrophic injury / wrongful death, cyber, privacy & data security and 5 other areas of law. Sue received a B...
Daniel M. Chen is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, business litigation, trust litigation and 1139 other areas of law.
James Robert Lisbakken is a lawyer practicing life sciences & biotechnology, licensing, corporate finance and 5 other areas of law. James received a B...
Debora Marie de Hoyos is a lawyer practicing agribusiness, banking & finance, emerging markets and 7 other areas of law. Debora received a B.A. degree...
Wes Scott is a lawyer practicing securities, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions and 4 other areas of law. Wes received a degree from Univers...
Matthew John David Hogan is a lawyer practicing life sciences, litigation, regulation & investigations, class action and 7 other areas of law. Matthew...
William F Colgin is a lawyer practicing tax, tax consulting to u.s. multinationals, tax controversy & litigation and 7 other areas of law. William rec...
Gregory Louis Berk is a lawyer practicing labor and employment, immigration, international reach and 15 other areas of law. Gregory received a B.A. de...
Brandon Reinhart is a lawyer practicing patents, life sciences, pharmaceutical and 3 other areas of law. Brandon received a Ph.D. degree from Universi...
Shira Roemer Greenbaum is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, wrongful death, litigation and 8 other areas of law. Shira received a B.A. degree f...
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Mr. Jonathan Dean Kipp is a lawyer practicing emerging business law, corporate law, securities and 5 other areas of law.
Andrew David Ruskin is a lawyer practicing international law, appeals, fda & healthcare pharmaceuticals & biologics and 7 other areas of law. Andrew r...
Samantha Newland Hoffman is a lawyer practicing class actions and complex litigation, general employment litigation, life sciences and 1 other area of...
Lawrence Hunter Rost, Jr is a lawyer practicing international law, business, corporate and 9 other areas of law. Lawrence received a B.A. degree from ...
Joseph M. Barbeau is a lawyer practicing corporate & incorporation, general practice, emerging technologies and 7 other areas of law.
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Louis W. Beardell, Jr. is a lawyer practicing life sciences, fintech, patent and 7 other areas of law.
Kevin Mark Flannery is a lawyer practicing pharmaceutical, intellectual property, patent litigation and 3 other areas of law. Kevin received a B.S. de...
Timothy Maxwell is a lawyer practicing life sciences, capital markets & public companies, mergers & acquisitions and 5 other areas of law. Timothy rec...
What is Life Sciences?
Life Sciences is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, life sciences sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way life sciences works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Life Sciences attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Life Sciences lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 3,335 verified life sciences attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Life Sciences attorney?
Most people contact a life sciences lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for life sciences representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a life sciences lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 3,335 life sciences attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Life Sciences attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a life sciences lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of life sciences experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Life Sciences lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a life sciences lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for life sciences attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side life sciences work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing life sciences needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about life sciences
How quickly can a life sciences lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a life sciences lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many life sciences attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical life sciences matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are life sciences lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between life sciences and the related practice areas?
Life Sciences overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find life sciences attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the life sciences roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Life Sciences Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Life Sciences by State
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