Birka-White Law Offices

What Birka-White Law Offices does

Birka-White Law Offices (BWLO) is a boutique plaintiff-side litigation firm founded in 1979 by David M. Birka-White and headquartered at 178 E. Prospect Ave, Danville, California. The firm specializes in class action and complex civil litigation, representing individual consumers and property owners against Fortune and Global 500 corporations in cases involving defective products, consumer fraud, false advertising, and personal injury. Core practice areas are Class Actions, Personal Injury, Product Liability, and Consumer Fraud. Active case docket includes the Uponor PEX pipe class action filed in the Northern District of California in August 2025 (Case No. 3:25-cv-07080) and in the District of Minnesota in November 2025 (Case No. 0:25-cv-04268), plus the long-running Milstead v. General Motors airbag control unit litigation filed in August 2021.

The firm operates on a contingency fee model: no legal fees are charged unless the case is successful, and BWLO advances all costs of litigation on behalf of clients, with fees constituting a percentage of any settlement or judgment. Free initial consultations are offered by phone, toll-free line, and email. Go-to-market is driven by direct client inquiries through the firm website, referrals from co-counsel relationships, and court-appointed class counsel designations. The firm works in coordination with an established network of nationally recognized law firms — including Berding & Weil, Levin Sedran & Berman, Girard Sharp LLP, Sauder Schelkopf LLC, Gustafson Gluek PLLC, and Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP — to assemble the coalition necessary to prosecute large-scale product liability and consumer class actions.

Over its 46+ year history, BWLO reports that it has recovered more than $1 billion on behalf of class members across cases against defendants including General Motors, Philips, Bosch Solar Energy, Panasonic, BP Solar, Sloan Valve, Kitec Plumbing Systems, Suntech America, Uponor, State Farm, Owens Corning, and Shell Oil. Recognition includes SuperLawyers (2026), Consumer Attorneys of California membership (2025), and Top 100 NTL designation (2025). The firm has 5 employees, no subsidiaries, no funding history, and operates as a privately held founder-owned practice with no disclosed institutional ownership.

Name

Birka-White Law Offices

Legal name

Birka-White Law Offices

Website

https://birka-white.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Birka-White Law Offices is a boutique plaintiff-side litigation firm founded in 1979 in Danville, California, specializing in class action and complex civil cases against Fortune and Global 500 corporations on behalf of individual consumers and property owners harmed by defective products, consumer fraud, and personal injury, operating on a contingency fee basis and partnering with a nationwide co-counsel network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiff Class Action Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO), Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Class action litigation
• Product liability law
• Personal injury law
• Consumer fraud law
• Plaintiff civil litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Danville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: Class action services provided on a contingency fee basis, meaning no legal fees are charged unless the case is successful. The firm advances all costs of litigation on behalf of clients. Fees are typically a percentage of the settlement or judgment recovered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Birka-White Law Offices is a boutique plaintiff-side law firm representing individual consumers and property owners in class action and complex civil litigation against major corporations. The firm's services span Class Actions, Personal Injury, Product Liability, and Consumer Fraud practice areas, with active dockets including the Uponor PEX Pipe Defect Litigation and the General Motors Airbag Defect Litigation. Representation is provided on a contingency fee basis, with the firm advancing all litigation costs and collecting fees only upon successful recovery.

Product overview

Birka-White Law Offices is a boutique law firm offering legal services, not a technology product company. The firm's services include four core legal practice areas: Class Action Litigation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, and Consumer Fraud. The firm also handles specific active class action cases including General Motors airbag defect litigation and Uponor PEX pipe defect litigation. Educational presentations on class action law topics are also offered as a service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Class Action Litigation Services Plaintiff-side representation in class action lawsuits, including litigation strategy development, settlement negotiation, and trial preparation on behalf of classes of individuals against corporations for wrongful or negligent conduct; recovering over one billion dollars on behalf of class members.
• Personal Injury Legal Services Pursues maximum compensation for clients who have been damaged or injured, including representation in car crashes and pedestrian accidents.
• Product Liability Legal Services Assists individuals in lawsuits against manufacturers of defective products, seeking damages for design, manufacture, and sale of defective products with expertise in product failure analysis.
• Consumer Fraud Legal Services Prosecutes cases involving false advertising and deceptive business practices, helping consumers hold corporations accountable for unlawful business practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 billion recovered on behalf of class members
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gustafson Gluek PLLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025Co-counsel relationship in Minnesota class action lawsuit against Uponor filed November 7, 2025.
• Berding & WeilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Larry Binkley v. Uponor, Inc. California class action lawsuit filed August 25, 2025 in Northern District of California.
• Levin Sedran & BermancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor PEX pipe class action litigation in both California and Minnesota cases.
• Girard Sharp LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor class action lawsuits in California and Minnesota.
• Sauder Schelkopf LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor California class action lawsuit.
• Shub Johns & Holbrook LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor California class action lawsuit.
• Ahdoot & Wolfson, PCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor California class action lawsuit.
• Audet & Partners, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor California class action lawsuit.
• McShane Law, PCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor California class action lawsuit.
• Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Co-counsel relationship in Uponor California class action lawsuit.
• Multiple Law Firms (nationwide)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 August 2021Partnership with law firms throughout the United States for the Milstead v. General Motors class action lawsuit filed August 17, 2021, involving alleged defects in GM airbag control units.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Plaintiff-side class action firm known for large automotive and product-defect cases, including GM-related matters. Closely comparable in targeting consumer product-defect class actions against Fortune 500 manufacturers.
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd: Largest US securities and consumer class action firm, frequently court-appointed lead counsel in major product-defect and shareholder MDLs. Direct competitor for lead counsel appointments in the same type of large-scale class actions Birka-White pursues.
• Motley Rice: National plaintiff firm specializing in complex class actions, mass torts, and product liability cases against large corporations. Comparable both in practice focus and in contingency-fee representation of consumer class members.
• Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP: Pennsylvania-based class action boutique and existing co-counsel of Birka-White on the Uponor PEX matter. Direct peer given shared product-defect class action practice and prior co-litigation history.
• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check: Plaintiff-side class action firm specializing in securities fraud and consumer protection litigation. Comparable contingency-fee class action boutique pursuing high-stakes corporate accountability matters.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: Plaintiff mass tort and product liability firm handling large-scale defective product litigation including automotive and building materials cases — the exact category Birka-White's PEX pipe and GM airbag matters fall into.
• Pomerantz LLP: Historic plaintiff-side securities and antitrust class action firm. Comparable contingency-fee boutique pursuing class actions against major corporations, often in roles similar to those Birka-White seeks.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiff-side class action and complex litigation firm with a long record of billion-dollar recoveries against major corporations. Most directly comparable as a class action boutique pursuing mass tort, product liability, and consumer fraud claims.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiff-side class action boutique handling consumer, securities, antitrust, and human rights cases. Direct comparable in contingency-fee complex litigation business model targeting large corporate defendants.
• Berger Montague PC: Philadelphia-based complex litigation and class action boutique with a national practice in antitrust, securities, and consumer class actions. Comparable boutique-to-mid-sized plaintiff firm competing for lead plaintiff roles in MDL/class proceedings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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