Best Lawyers® 2027: Wilshire Law Firm’s rankings and recognized lawyers

The 2027 edition of Best Law Firms, published by Best Lawyers and released on November 5, 2026, ranks Wilshire Law Firm in these categories:

• National Tier 3: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Los Angeles, Regional Tier 1: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Los Angeles, Regional Tier 2: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Los Angeles, Regional Tier 3: Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Los Angeles, Regional Tier 3: Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

The 2027 edition is the eighth year in a row that Wilshire Law Firm has been ranked in Best Law Firms. Compared with the 2026 edition, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs is a new ranking for the firm, and the other four rankings are at the same tiers.

Learn more about the firm’s California employment lawyers, personal injury lawyers, and product liability lawyers.

According to its published methodology, Best Law Firms combines evaluations from clients and professional references, peer review from lawyers, interviews with industry leaders, and information that firms submit. A firm can be ranked in a practice area and region only if at least one of its lawyers is recognized in that practice area and region in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Firms are placed in tiers instead of being ranked one by one, because, the methodology explains, firms are often separated by small differences in overall score. National rankings also take into account regional results, the number of offices a firm has, and the level of legal activity in each jurisdiction. Best Lawyers states that it accepts no fees for consideration or inclusion.

Five Wilshire Law Firm lawyers, all listed in Los Angeles, are recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in these practice areas:

• Bobby Saadian, first recognized in 2019: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (new in 2027) and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Colin Jones, first recognized in 2025: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• John G. Yslas, first recognized in 2025: Litigation – Labor and Employment and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (new in 2027)
• Ryan A. Casey, first recognized in 2018: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Christopher W. Goodroe, first recognized in 2021: Admiralty and Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (new in 2027)

The first-recognized years and the practice areas marked new in 2027 come from the first-award years in the firm’s 2027 Best Lawyers report.

Six Wilshire Law Firm lawyers in Los Angeles are recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

• Stephan Chichportich, first recognized in 2025: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Valen M. Hermiz, first recognized in 2026: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Cheryl A. Kenner, first recognized in 2025: Labor and Employment Law – Employee and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Gevik Yenoki, first recognized in 2026: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Kristopher Daams, first recognized in 2024: Municipal Law
• Nareh S. Terzian, first recognized in 2026: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

You can meet each of them, and the rest of the firm’s attorneys, on our legal team page.

Best Lawyers is an independent publisher, and its rankings reflect the feedback it collects through its own research process. A Best Lawyers listing is not a certification of specialization, and it does not predict the outcome of any particular case. Each case turns on its own facts and the law that applies to them.

If you are choosing a lawyer, a ranking is one piece of information. It also helps to ask who will handle your case, how they would approach it, and how fees and costs are handled.

• Wilshire Law Firm PLC on Best Law Firms (United States, 2027)
• Best Law Firms methodology, United States
• Best Lawyers’ 2027 edition reports for Wilshire Law Firm PLC (Best Law Firms, The Best Lawyers in America, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America), reviewed November 5, 2026

Wilshire Law Firm represents people in personal injury, employment, and class action cases from offices across California, including Los Angeles. Case reviews are free and available 24/7, and there are no fees unless you get paid.

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