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Brian L. Stekloff<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Brian is a go-to first-chair trial lawyer who has tried over 30 cases to verdict before juries across the country,\u00a0<\/span>achieving numerous full defense verdicts on behalf of his many clients in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country.<\/p>\n

In recognition of his success, Brian is nationally ranked in Chambers in \u201cProducts Liability\u201d and \u201cMass Torts.\u201d\u00a0Chambers describes Brian as \u201ca tremendous lawyer\u201d who is \u201cinstrumental in getting favorable results.\u201d Brian is also ranked by Legal 500 for \u201cToxic Torts,\u201d \u201cConsumer Products,\u201d and \u201cSports.\u201d In 2023, he was named \u201cTrial Lawyer of the Year\u201d and \u201cTop Product Liability Litigator\u201d by Benchmark Litigation, and led the trial team that received Benchmark\u2019s \u201cNational Impact Case Award\u201d for the defense verdict secured in\u00a0Clark v. Monsanto<\/em>. Brian is also a Benchmark \u201cTop 100 Trial Lawyer\u201d and \u201cLitigation Star,\u201d one of Lawdragon\u2019s 500 \u201cLeading Lawyers\u201d and \u201cLeading Litigators\u201d in America, and a two-time National Law Journal \u201cWinning Litigator\u201d finalist.<\/p>\n

Brian serves as national trial counsel for several clients in multi-district litigations around the country, including Monsanto in its Roundup litigation.\u00a0In that litigation, he delivered the first full defense verdict for Monsanto in the litigation in a Los Angeles Superior Court case involving a boy diagnosed with cancer at age five.\u00a0Brian has also obtained complete defense verdicts on behalf of Bayer, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer in products liability bellwether trials, including the first state court jury verdict for Bayer in the Xarelto litigation.<\/p>\n

Brian has also played a critical role in winning cases before trial, including a Daubert<\/em> and summary judgment victory for Medtronic in hernia mesh litigation in the Central District of California.\u00a0The Court excluded Plaintiffs\u2019 specific causation expert based on Brian\u2019s argument and deposition,\u00a0resulting in summary judgment in favor of Medtronic.\u00a0Brian continues to represent Medtronic in national products liability litigation concerning its hernia mesh.<\/p>\n

Before founding Wilkinson Stekloff, Brian previously practiced at Covington and Burling and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where he tried multiple cases to verdict. Brian also spent four years as an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida, where he obtained full acquittals in nearly one-third of his jury trials at a rate of more than double the national average.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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