LippSmith LLP

MaryBeth is a wordsmith who celebrates clear, concise writing as an artform. She delights in tackling a complex case and distilling its essence into easily digestible language. She’s the resident scrutinizer, anticipating potential weaknesses in an argument and bullet-proofing briefs accordingly. MaryBeth brings to LippSmith LLP more than a decade of experience serving federal judges in both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In her appellate practice, MaryBeth primarily focused on personal injury matters and plaintiff-side class actions. She has merged her appellate practice into the firm.

Representative Successes*

• In Re: Champlain Towers South Collapse Litigation, Class Counsel & Steering Committee: $1,188,549,000 Class Action Settlement 
• Green-Cooper, et al. v. Brinker International, Inc. (11th Cir 2023), Appellate Counsel: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed class certification
• Salholta v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., et al. (9th Cir. 2023): Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed denial of class certification, Appellate Counsel
• Obtained certification of Class and Subclass, and serving as Class and Subclass Counsel, for thousands of Homeowners who own homes throughout Hawai‘i that were built and sold with foundation holdowns and sill tracks that are severely corroding
• Obtained certification of Class, and serving as Class Counsel, for thousands Homeowners who own homes throughout Hawai‘i that were built with metal foundation components that are severely corroding. 
• Obtained certification of Class, and serving as Class Counsel, for thousands of Ocean Pointe Homeowners who own homes built and sold with shot pins that are severely corroding

*Disclaimer: The verdicts and settlements listed here provide examples of some of the successes lawyers at LippSmith LLP have obtained. These results do not indicate or guarantee future results. The success of each case depends on its specific facts, circumstances, and merit.