About Joe O'Hanlon

Joe O'Hanlon is an attorney at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP and focuses his practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases in California. Mr. O'Hanlon earned his J.D. from Southwestern Law School, where he served as Chair of the Board of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program, as a staff writer for the Journal of International Law, and as a teaching assistant to Professor Hila Keren. Mr. O'Hanlon received numerous distinctions during law school including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award, the Bluebook Award, and semi-finalist honors in his first-year intramural trial advocacy competition. Mr. O'Hanlon began his career at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP as a summer clerk. He also clerked in the White Collar Crime Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and externed for the Honorable Michelle C. Kim at the Los Angeles County Superior Court during his studies.

Mr. O'Hanlon is a member of the State Bar of California, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Association for Justice, and the Irish American Bar Association. He also currently serves on the board of the Nickel Club, Southwestern Law School's alumni association for recent graduates. Originally from Davis, California, Mr. O'Hanlon holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP

These results are credited to Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$1.2 billionVerdictTop 20 in California · #6

A Los Angeles jury ordered General Motors to pay $4.9 billion after a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu's rear-mounted fuel tank ruptured and burned six occupants in a rear-end crash, the largest US personal-injury verdict at the time.

Los Angeles, CA (LA County Superior Court) · 1999Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Kevin Boyle of the firm served as one of three plaintiffs' co-lead counsel in the $800 million settlement with MGM Resorts for victims of the 2017 Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting at Mandalay Bay.

Las Vegas, NV (Clark County District Court) · 2020Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

A Los Angeles County jury ordered Rebecca Grossman and former Major League pitcher Scott Erickson to pay $198.17 million for the deaths of two brothers, ages 11 and 8, struck in a marked crosswalk near their home.

Los Angeles, CA (Van Nuys, LA County Superior Court) · 2026Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

A Las Vegas jury awarded hedge fund manager David Moradi $160.5 million after Cosmopolitan security personnel beat him at the Marquee nightclub and left him with a traumatic brain injury, and a confidential settlement followed during deliberations on punitive damages.

Las Vegas, NV (Clark County District Court) · 2017Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$121.5 millionVerdictTop 20 in California · #14

A Riverside County jury found Moreno Valley Unified School District 90 percent at fault for keeping teacher Thomas Lee West in the classroom for two decades despite molestation complaints, awarding $135 million to two former students he abused.

Riverside County, CA (Superior Court) · 2023Sexual AbuseRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Southwestern Law School
J.D.
University of Oregon
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.