Author: Bailey Glasser

Brian Glasser and Cary Joshi Named to 2025 Lawdragon Top 500 Litigators in America List

Brian A. Glasser and Cary Joshi have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon Top 500 Litigators in America List.

Founding partner Brian A. Glasser is a fearless litigator who fights for his clients in state and federal courtroom across the country. Brian’s recent victories includes a judgment against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to the tune of $5 million related to an election fraud-related contest; against Johnson & Johnson for trying to bury 38,000 asbestos-related cancer claims in bankruptcy court; Monsanto related to its cancerous Roundup weed killer; and 3M related to claims by veterans harmed by defective military earplugs. Brian was named a “Top 200 Lawyer” in 2024 by Forbes Media in its first-ever list, and is Band One ranked by Chambers & Partners for his litigation prowess, among other accolades and rankings.

Cary Joshi is the firm’s Commercial & Environmental Litigation Practice Group Leader and is located in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She, along with Brian Glasser, won a $5 million arbitration judgment against Mike Lindell accountable for false allegations of election abuse, and in 2024 led a trial team that won a $40 million jury verdict in a federal fraud trial in Texas. Cary handles many of the firm’s high-impact litigations, including its Title IX work on behalf of female student-athletes across the country. Cary was recognized this year by Lawdragon in its 2024 Top 500 Civil Rights Lawyers, and is also ranked by Chambers & Partners.

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Bailey Glasser Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America Lists

Thank you for another year of recognition from The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. According to Best Lawyers, these two categories represent the top 5% of lawyers across the United States.

Jonathan Marshall, partner and Contingency Practice Area Leader, was also named a Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in the Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs category in Charleston, West Virginia, where our firm has its roots. We’re proud that Bailey Glasser lawyers in West Virginia and across the country received these recognitions, including in Washington, D.C., Idaho, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Missouri.

This year marks our 25th anniversary, and we’re grateful to our clients who, for all these years, have trusted us with their high-stakes litigation and corporate matters. We appreciate everyone who participated in the 2025 selection process and warmly congratulate all lawyers across the country who have received this recognition.

Please visit here to see the full list of Bailey Glasser lawyers who received these recognitions.

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Back to School Month Tips

As the new school year begins, Bailey & Glasser, LLP wants to remind families of key tips to keep children safe and healthy this school year. From making sure your child travels safely to school each day, and preventing school-related injuries, to protecting their online safety, here are some essential tips to ensure our children stay safe throughout the school year:

1. Walking and Biking: If your child is walking or biking to school, review and practice the route together. Teach kids to look both ways before crossing the street, always follow traffic signals, and use crosswalks. Remind children to stay alert and avoid distracted walking or biking. If biking, ensure your child always wears a properly fitting helmet and bright clothing.

2. Bus Riders: If your child takes the bus to school, teach them to stand away from the curb while waiting for the bus. They should only board the bus after it has come to a complete stop and if they must cross the street, do so only when the driver and child can see one another.

3. Teen Drivers: If you have a teenager driving to school, make sure that they always wear their seat belts and refrain from distracted driving.

4. Backpack Basics: Ensure backpacks are not too heavy. They should weigh no more than 5-10% of your child’s body weight.

5. Emergency Contacts: Make sure your child knows their address, phone number, and how to contact you in case of an emergency.

6. Online Safety: Encourage open communication with your child. Let your child know they can talk to you or a teacher if they are bullied or if they encounter online predators. Be vigilant of your child’s social media usage.

For more detailed online safety tips, watch this recorded webinar hosted by BG partner Sharon Iskra, the firm’s Institutional Abuse & Neglect team leader, as she discusses keeping children and teens safe from online predators, found here.

For additional back-to-school tips, visit the National Safety Council: School Safety Checklist here.

Stay safe and have a great school year!
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Pictures of recipients Bullock, Hammack, McGraw, and Warden

Bailey Glasser partners Lori Bullock, Joshua Hammack, Elliott McGraw, and Nick Warden were named to Benchmark Litigation’s U.S. 2024 Benchmark 40 & Under Litigators List.

Lori Bullock is the managing partner of BG’s Des Moines, Iowa office and handles cases across several litigation areas, including labor and employment, sexual harassment, disability discrimination, education law, and civil rights. Lori has won trailblazing Title IX settlements for student-athletes at colleges and universities across the U.S. for violating the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination at educational institutions receiving federal funds, including an appeal against Michigan State University that was appealed up to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lori was also a member of the BG team that won a $5 million arbitration award against My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell for his 2020 election fraud claims. Lori has been named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list, as well as Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Labor and Employment.

Joshua Hammack handles complex commercial litigation from inception through appeal, focusing on constitutional issues, statutory interpretation, intellectual property, product safety, insurance, contracts, and Title IX discrimination, among others. Just this year, Joshua argued a pair of appeals in the Second and Sixth Circuits concerning an issue of first impression—what it means to be a “consumer” under the Video Privacy Protection Act. Joshua also successfully argued a Title IX appeal before the Ninth Circuit, where the court vacated orders denying class certification for female student-athletes at Fresno State. Additionally, he secured an important appellate reversal last year in the Sixth Circuit, which agreed a challenged Kentucky law likely violated the Dormant Commerce Clause. Joshua was previously named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list, and is also a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation.

Elliott McGraw’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes where she represents institutional investors and asset managers in contract and tort-based claims arising from financial fraud, accounting malpractice, and corporate malfeasance. Elliott also advises organizational and individual clients navigating government or internal investigations and has represented clients in front of Congressional committees, including the 2019 Impeachment Inquiry into then-President Donald Trump. Elliott was a member of the BG trial team that recently won a $40 million jury verdict in a Texas federal court in a fraud and breach of fiduciary duty case. She has also been recognized as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, in Privacy and Data Security Law.

Nick Warden, a partner in our Boise, Idaho office, focuses his practice in commercial litigation, with a particular focus on complex business litigation in the agricultural, chemical, and finance industries including accounting and auditor malpractice. Nick has represented clients in appeals before the Idaho and Ninth Circuit appellate courts, as well as state and federal courts in Idaho, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Montana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, and New York. Nick has been recognized as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment.

As set forth by Benchmark Litigation when announcing the awards: “[e]very year, Benchmark Litigation sets out to identify the best and brightest litigators across the US. While it is certainly not an easy task selecting from such a wide array of accomplished young lawyers, we are excited to reveal our list of the top emerging talent in litigation.”

Congratulations to all the lawyers receiving this recognition. To see the full list, please visit this link.

Survivors and Attorneys Speak Out About Sex Abuse in Cook County Juvenile Court System

“We’ve got folks as young as 9 years old who were abused. This happened over and over and over again from 1995 until current. It’s still going on. We will continue to have press conferences and file lawsuits until the folks in Springfield and Cook County hear us and do something.”

This was a statement made by BG partner D. Todd Mathews at a press conference last week in Chicago, where he, co-counsel, and several plaintiffs spoke about the abuse and injuries suffered at the hands of adult employees at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center between 1995 and 2022.

As detailed in the new round of lawsuits filed July 22, the State of Illinois; the Office of the Chief Judge for Cook County, Illinois; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice employees failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees between 1995 and 2022, when hundreds of youths between 9-17 years old were systematically victimized. This filing comes on the heels of two other lawsuits filed this year, which now raises the total number of plaintiffs to nearly 400.

The Bailey Glasser team also includes founding partner Brian A. Glasser; partner and Mass Tort Practice Group Leader David Selby; and lawyer Samira Bode. Levy Konigsberg serves as co-counsel for the plaintiffs.

To watch the full press conference, visit here.

To lean more information about this case and to see additional media coverage, visit here.

BG Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers List

Bailey Glasser partners Brian A. Glasser, Sharon F. Iskra, Cary Joshi, D. Todd Mathews, Gregory Y. Porter, and David L. Selby II were named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers list.

As set forth by Lawdragon:
This is … our collection of the lawyers you need when you’ve suffered discrimination; sexual abuse at work or school; or mistreatment by law enforcement or others in positions of trust . . . . We all want a fair chance. These are the lawyers who’ve made that their lives’ work. So many rights we now take for granted – for minorities, women, the disabled and others – came about because of a plaintiff lawyer who decided to stand up. Similarly, one would have thought that in 2024, lawyers would not have been needed to litigate the right to be free from being killed or beaten by law enforcement. And yet, here we are. For those reasons and many more, it’s a particular point of pride to recognize those included here.
Congratulations to all lawyers recognized by Lawdragon in this important category.

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Avoiding a Difficult Corporate Divorce: BG Successfully Reorganizes Media Company

Avoiding a difficult corporate divorce: BG partner Jeff Craven recently served as counsel for the leader of a top D.C. media strategy and public affairs company who wished to buy out her two partners when their vision for the company was no longer aligned, which was complicated because the Operating Agreement didn’t provide sufficient guidance for the “corporate divorce.” A mediation also failed.

Jeff, and lawyers for the other partners, organized a structured process to draft a detailed Letter of Intent which, once executed, was easily converted to a Settlement Agreement and Release. The terms allowed our client to purchase the other two owners’ interests, largely on a deferred basis and with appropriate security devices and reasonable restrictive covenants that gave each party confidence that the longer-term outcome contemplated under the Agreement would be realized.

Through this process, the parties avoided litigation by finding a creative, balanced solution that allowed the parties to divide the assets while maintaining the business’s value.

Jeff Craven commented: “It’s often best to find a way to air out differences and identify counsel who can construct a creative and balanced approach where nobody is entirely happy and each party gives a little, but everyone can point to an important element of the deal that is valuable to them. As with marital assets, finding common ground can be dicey, but by being honest about what’s most (and least) important, creative counsel can help frame a way to divide the assets and craft a path forward so that the value of the business can be maintained, even as its pieces are held separately, and even on a secured debt basis.”

“The alternative, litigation, is almost always more upsetting and expensive. This is also a good reminder for entrepreneurs that having an Operating Agreement that covers the operating of an entity as well as its dissolution (in all of its forms) is a best practice,” he added.

Jeff understands the many lifecycles that companies experience and handles the beginning, middle, and end of many corporate issues. He also regularly acts as a fractional Outside General Counsel for companies who don’t need a full-time in-house counsel yet have sophisticated operations that could use sage corporate counsel.

For more about Jeff, visit here.
#CorporateLaw #CorporateDivorce #BaileyGlasser

BG Files New Lawsuits on Behalf of 193 Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Cook County, IL Juvenile Court System

Bailey Glasser and co-counsel have filed another round of new complaints on behalf of 193 survivors of sexual violence and abuse against the State of Illinois; the Office of the Chief Judge for Cook County, Illinois; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice employees, alleging these entities failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (formally known as the Arthur J. Audy Home).

As alleged in the complaint filed on July 22, 2024, between 1995 and 2022, hundreds of youths were victimized at JTDC. This filing comes on the heels of two other lawsuits filed on May 6 and June 3 of this year arising from state-operated Illinois Youth Centers, now raising the total number of plaintiffs to nearly 400.

Partner D. Todd Mathews, lead counsel on the Bailey Glasser litigation team, stated at yesterday’s press conference: “This abuse has been going on since 1995 and it is still going on to this day. It must stop… We will continue to have press conferences and file lawsuits until the folks in Springfield and Cook County hear us and do something.”

The Bailey Glasser team also includes founding partner Brian A. Glasser; partner and Mass Tort Practice Group Leader David Selby; and lawyer Samira Bode. Levy Konigsberg serves as co-counsel for the plaintiffs.

MEDIA REQUESTS: To schedule an interview with counsel or for other media inquiries, please contact Joe Carey at joe@careystrategiccommunications.com.

To read more about the lawsuit please visit here.

To learn more about how we fight on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse across the country, please visit here.

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BG Summer Associate Spotlight: Noah Wilbur

For our final Summer Associate Spotlight, Bailey Glasser has the pleasure of welcoming back Noah Wilbur who began his legal journey at BG as a paralegal in our Washington, D.C. office before embarking into law school. Noah is a rising 3L at Duquesne University Kline School of Law and is working as a summer associate in our Pittsburgh office.

We hope you enjoy this Q&A with Noah:

Q: What’s your favorite quote that inspires you?
A: I have two favorite quotes. The first comes from the iconic Muhammad Ali, who said “Often it isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe.” The second quote comes from Theodore Roosevelt: “Comparison is the thief of joy.”

Q: If stranded on a desert island, what would you bring with you for entertainment?
A: If I was stranded on a desert island, I’d bring “Demon Copperhead,” by Barbara Kingsolver to read, “Audioslave” the self-titled debut album by Audioslave to listen to, and I’d bring the epic “The Dark Knight” movie to watch.

Q: What is something that you’ve learned while you’ve been at BG this summer?
A: In all honesty, I could likely write a short novel on the numerous insights that I’ve gained during my time as a summer associate at Bailey Glasser. However, for the sake of brevity, the main takeaway from my summer associate experience is the crucial role that effective workplace communication and collaborative synergy play in enhancing the quality of our work product and driving overall efficiency within the firm. Additionally, I also had the opportunity to greatly expand my knowledge and understanding of the many intricacies involved in toxic tort and environmental litigation.

Q: Last but not least, what kind of law are you most drawn to practicing at this time in your legal studies?
A: The areas I am drawn to include environmental litigation; mass torts; product liability; and toxic torts (with a specific focus on asbestos exposure).

Thank you for joining our community this summer and contributing to our work, Noah!
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BG Summer Associate Spotlight: Mackenzie Howe

As we continue to recognize the promising legal talent that we have with us at BG this summer, today’s Summer Associate Spotlight focuses on Mackenzie Howe, a rising 2L at West Virginia University College of Law. Mackenzie is originally from Danville, Kentucky, and graduated with a B.S. in psychology from Centre College in Kentucky and worked for a year as a deputy clerk at the Kentucky Court of Appeals before starting law school.

We hope you enjoy this Q&A with Mackenzie:

Q: What’s your favorite quote that inspires you?
A: My favorite quote is by Reba McEntire: “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” It’s a great reminder to focus on my professional, academic, and personal goals without taking myself too seriously.

Q: If stranded on a desert island, what would you bring with you for entertainment?
A: If I was stranded on a desert island, I’d bring my all-time favorite book, Pride and Prejudice. It’s a great comfort read! I’d listen to Tell Me I’m Pretty by Cage the Elephant or Bad Self Portraits by Lake Street Dive. My must-have films are The Secret Life of Walter Mitty or Dirty Dancing, my two favorites growing up.

Q: What is something that you’ve learned while you’ve been at BG this summer?
A: One thing that I will take away from my summer at BG is the power of concise writing and organization. Effective communication is key! Additionally, I am coming away with a deeper appreciation for mentorship and lifelong learning. It is so inspiring to work with people who are always committed to learning or teaching something new.

Q: Last but not least, what kind of law are you most drawn to practicing at this time in your legal studies?
A: Right now, I am most interested in mass torts, commercial and environmental litigation, and appellate practice.

Thank you for joining our community this summer and contributing to our work, Mackenzie! #summerassociate #summer #wvucollegeoflaw #wvu #thankyou #community

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