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Wilkinson Stekloff

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With a team of ‘excellent trial lawyers and smart strategists’, Washington DC-based litigation boutique Wilkinson Stekloff has rapidly gained a strong reputation within the product liability field, frequently handling high-profile trials. With noted experience in the pharmaceuticals and toxic tort arenas, the firm is also adept at handling work for manufacturers of consumer products, including within the tobacco space. Name partner Brian Stekloff is ’a smart, efficient subject matter expert and a great trial lawyer’, and regularly represents clients in high-profile matters; he recently acted for Altria in a bellwether trial brought by the San Francisco Unified School District alleging that it had engaged in a RICO conspiracy and created a public nuisance by hooking minors on Juul vaping products. As ‘one of the top trial lawyers in the country’, Beth Wilkinson was also engaged in the matter, one of many high-profile consumer class action and product liability trials she has recently handled. Managing partner James Rosenthal is also a key member of the team and has particularly strong insight into tobacco cases.

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Testimonials

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  • 'They are excellent trial lawyers and smart strategists.'
  • 'Brian Stekloff is a smart, efficient subject matter expert and a great trial lawyer.'
  • 'Brian Stekloff is a fantastic legal strategist and trial lawyer with impeccable judgment.'
  • 'Beth Wilkinson is one of the top trial lawyers in the country.'
  • 'Keri Arnold is a great trial lawyer and is collaborative in working with other law firms.'

Key clients

  • 3M Corporation
  • Altria Group, Inc.
  • Bayer and Monsanto
  • Covidien and Medtronic

Work highlights

  • Representing 3M in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation.
  • Acting as lead trial counsel for Altria Group and a number of its subsidiaries in the Juul Labs, Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices, and Product Liability litigation.
  • Acting as national trial counsel for Monsanto in litigation arising out of claims that its popular herbicide Roundup causes Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Beth Wilkinson, Brian Stekloff, James Rosenthal

Other key lawyers

Keri Arnold, Cali Arat, Tamarra Johnson, Moira Penza, Ralia Polechronis, Matthew Skanchy, Max Warren