Kaiser Gornick LLP

What Kaiser Gornick LLP does

Kaiser Gornick LLP is a privately-held plaintiffs' litigation boutique founded in approximately 2010 and headquartered in Alamo, California (San Francisco Bay Area). The firm was established by partners Jeffrey A. Kaiser and Lawrence J. Gornick and represents individuals who have suffered illness, injury, or wrongful death caused by defective products, defective medical devices, defective pharmaceuticals, and asbestos exposure. Its practice areas include product liability, mesothelioma and asbestos litigation, consumer protection, catastrophic injury, and combat ear plug cases, with documented verdicts including a $13M mesothelioma wrongful death award against Hillshire Brands Co. for the Lopez family, a $3.5M mesothelioma recovery, and a $2.9M pharmaceutical settlement.

The firm operates on a contingency fee model, earning a percentage of settlements or verdicts obtained on behalf of plaintiffs, and accepts a deliberately limited caseload to ensure that both founders are personally involved in every matter. It serves clients nationwide from a single California office, acquiring cases through free initial consultations, an extensive content library (blog posts spanning 2010-2018 on product liability, FDA recalls, and mesothelioma topics), and referral channels. The firm holds memberships in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Super Lawyers, the National Trial Lawyers, the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and Consumer Attorneys of California, which function as credibility signals in plaintiff acquisition.

A third attorney, David Markevitch, is associated with the firm and participated in significant case litigation. The firm is structured as a limited liability partnership with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no public listing. Headcount is reported as 11-50 employees. There is no proprietary technology, no AI capability, and no app or API product; the offering is purely professional legal services. Publicly disclosed revenue is not available, and the cumulative client recovery stated by the firm is 'hundreds of millions of dollars' across its case history.

Name

Kaiser Gornick LLP

Legal name

Kaiser Gornick LLP

Website

https://kaisergornick.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kaiser Gornick LLP is a California-based plaintiffs' litigation boutique founded by Jeffrey Kaiser and Lawrence Gornick that represents individuals nationwide in product liability, defective medical device, pharmaceutical, and asbestos/mesothelioma cases on a contingency fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiff Product Liability and Mass Tort Legal Services

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Product Liability (FSAJADAC)

Keywords

• Product liability litigation
• Personal injury law
• Mesothelioma representation
• Defective medical devices
• Asbestos litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal services - contingency fee representation: The firm represents clients in product liability, mesothelioma, and catastrophic injury cases. As a law firm specializing in litigation, revenue is generated through contingency fees where the firm receives a percentage of settlements or verdicts won on behalf of clients. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kaiser Gornick LLP is a plaintiff-side litigation law firm that represents individuals in product liability, defective medical device, defective pharmaceutical, asbestos, mesothelioma, catastrophic injury, and consumer protection matters nationwide. The firm operates on a contingency fee basis, providing free initial consultations and pursuing settlements or trial verdicts against corporate defendants, with founders Jeffrey A. Kaiser and Lawrence J. Gornick personally involved in every accepted case.

Product overview

Kaiser Gornick LLP is a law firm offering a unified suite of legal services organized around product liability and personal injury litigation. The firm's core practice areas include defective medical devices, defective pharmaceuticals, mesothelioma/asbestos litigation, consumer protection, catastrophic injury, and combat ear plugs cases. The firm leverages 60+ years of combined experience to represent clients nationwide in complex litigation against corporate misconduct.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Defective Medical Devices Legal Services Plaintiff-side legal representation for individuals injured by defective medical devices such as hip implants, pacemakers, and surgical mesh, pursued against device manufacturers nationwide.
• Defective Pharmaceuticals Legal Services Plaintiff representation for individuals harmed by defective prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and pharmaceutical negligence, pursued on a contingency fee basis.
• Asbestos Litigation Services Plaintiff legal representation for individuals suffering from asbestos-related illnesses such as lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma, including pursuit of compensation from asbestos manufacturers and related entities.
• Mesothelioma Legal Services Specialized plaintiff representation for mesothelioma victims and their families seeking compensation for asbestos-related cancers, including access to trust funds and VA benefits.
• Product Liability Legal Services Comprehensive plaintiff representation for individuals injured by dangerous or defective consumer products of all kinds, pursuing settlements or verdicts against manufacturers and sellers.
• Consumer Protection Legal Services Plaintiff representation against unfair business practices, false advertising, consumer fraud, and lemon law cases on behalf of individual consumers.
• Catastrophic Injury Legal Services Plaintiff representation for individuals who have suffered brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, burns, paralysis, and other catastrophic injuries caused by defective products or negligence.
• Combat Ear Plugs Legal Services Plaintiff representation for military veterans harmed by defective combat ear plugs, pursuing product liability claims against the manufacturer for hearing loss and related injuries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of millions of dollars recovered for clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mass Tort Trial Lawyers AssociationminorOthersProfessional membership organization for mass tort trial lawyers. Kaiser Gornick LLP displays this affiliation as a trust signal for potential clients seeking representation in complex mass tort litigation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest U.S. personal injury plaintiff firm with nationwide advertising machine. Overlaps on catastrophic injury and consumer product cases but operates across many more practice areas at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Sokolove Law: Mass marketing plaintiff firm specializing in asbestos, mesothelioma, and mass tort intake. Comparable practice areas though more volume-driven marketing model.
• Baron & Budd P.C. National plaintiff firm historically built on asbestos and product liability cases. Closely aligned practice mix and contingency-based plaintiff representation.
• The Lanier Law Firm: Plaintiff firm with deep product liability, pharmaceutical, and asbestos practice, plus mass tort leadership. Comparable contingency fee model and case selection philosophy.
• Motley Rice LLC: Large plaintiff firm known for asbestos, pharmaceutical, and catastrophic injury mass torts. Comparable product liability and toxic tort plaintiff practice with nationwide caseload.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: San Francisco–based plaintiffs' firm handling pharmaceutical, mass tort, product liability, and catastrophic injury cases. Direct geographic and practice-area competitor with similar contingency fee model.
• Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen (ELSM): Boutique mesothelioma and asbestos plaintiff firm with a similar selective-caseload, high-touch approach. Direct niche overlap and similar fee structure.
• Simmons Hanly Conroy: National mass tort and asbestos plaintiff firm with billion-dollar verdicts and a plaintiff contingency model very similar to Kaiser Gornick, including dedicated mesothelioma practice.
• Napoli Shkolnik PLLC: Plaintiff firm focused on pharmaceutical, medical device, and mass tort litigation including mesothelioma. Direct comparable in targeting and case types with national reach.
• Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. Long-established New York plaintiff firm specializing in asbestos/mesothelioma, mass tort, and product liability litigation, with a national footprint and contingency fee model — directly comparable practice mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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