RPWB welcomes a new member
Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman is proud to announce that Aaron Dias has been named the firm’s newest member.
Dias has spent the entirety of his legal career with RPWB, beginning as a clerk during law school. In 2005, he became an associate attorney at the firm. His practice focuses primarily on pharmaceutical and other product liability lawsuits. He also has significant experience working on natural resources damage cases and other toxic torts.
He came to the firm with a strong scientific background that he puts to use on behalf of his clients throughout the United States. Prior to law school, Dias was a chemist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for eight years.
Outside of work, Dias is an avid tennis fan and player.
For more on Dias, please click here.
RPWB has 30 attorneys, including 18 members, who represent clients nationally from six offices in South Carolina and Illinois. U.S. News & World Report has designated RPWB as a 2019 Best Law Firm for work on mass torts and class actions, product liability, securities, healthcare law, medical malpractice and personal injury lawsuits. With 16 lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list, RPWB is the top-listed plaintiff law firm in the country for work on mass torts and class actions, and was the top-listed plaintiff law firm in South Carolina for mass torts, personal injury and product liability. Additionally, many RPWB attorneys are featured by Super Lawyers for being among the best in their respective practice areas.
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