Feb. 24, 2023 – Lawdragon has published its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2023, an honor roll that includes Sauder Schelkopf partners Joe Sauder and Matt Schelkopf. The Lawdragon consumer law guide offers the publication’s take on the best of the U.S. plaintiff bar specializing in representing consumers.
The LawDragon introduction notes, "Lawyers for this guide are selected through our time-honed process of independent journalistic research and submissions. . . . There are many heroes here, who will stand up for you and put their own resources on the line to get you justice."
About Sauder Schelkopf LLC
Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. The firm currently serves as court-appointed lead counsel in courts across the country. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $500 million on behalf of their clients and class members. Our firm was recognized by the Legal Intelligencer’s 2022 Professional Excellence Awards. The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards honor Pennsylvania law firms and attorneys who have significantly impacted the legal profession. Our firm was named in the Litigation Departments of the Year (Specialty Area category; runner-up), an award that honors the best litigation practice in a small or mid-sized firm in Pennsylvania. This recognition was based on the firm’s 2021 litigation work and its important ongoing cases. In the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers® recognized Sauder Schelkopf LLC as a Best Law Firm. LawDragon has recognized our attorneys in its list of the "500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022. This list notes: "From the opioid epidemic to toxic substances and defective products, truck accidents to wildfires and sexual abuse, these are the lawyers who stand on the front line in individual lawsuits and class actions seeking justice." Mr. Schelkopf was named to Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® 2022 for Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation. The American Lawyer named Mr. Sauder to its 2021 Northeast Trailblazers. The honor recognizes 60 lawyers who are “truly agents of change.” It "recognizes professionals in the Northeast who have moved the needle in the legal industry." The Legal Intelligencer named Mr. Sauder and Mr. Schelkopf in its 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers list recognizing 31 lawyers who “have taken extra measures to contribute to positive outcomes . . . and who are truly agents of change.” The Legal highlighted the firm’s innovative work on advocacy as class counsel in large institutional sex abuse cover-ups, women's, and children's rights. Our attorneys have also consistently been recognized by their peers being named to Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, a distinction held by the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also selected our attorneys as Pennsylvania's Top 100 Trial Lawyers.