About Us

Rogers, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman

National Asbestos, MDL, and Mass-Tort Trial Leadership

Rogers, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman LLC (RPWB) is a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ law firm focused on high-stakes litigation involving asbestos exposure, mass torts, multidistrict litigation, and complex trial work. For decades, RPWB attorneys have been trusted with leadership roles in some of the most consequential cases in the country, holding corporations accountable for conduct that caused widespread harm.

Our firm is highly selective in the matters it undertakes, and is built to litigate cases that require substantial resources, coordinated strategy, and the resolve to take claims through verdict when accountability demands it.

A National
Reputation

RPWB has earned a national reputation for handling complex, high-stakes litigation that demands trial readiness, multi-jurisdictional coordination, and the resources to confront large corporate defendants. That reputation has been built through decades of leadership in litigation that shapes industries, sets precedent, and delivers accountability on a national scale:

Trial Readiness: We prepare cases with the expectation they will be tried before a jury, a discipline that strengthens leverage, credibility, and outcomes in complex, high-exposure matters.
National Leadership: We pioneered asbestos litigation and have helped thousands of workers nationwide diagnosed with mesothelioma and other occupational lung diseases.
MDL Leadership Roles: Our attorneys are routinely appointed to leadership positions in multidistrict litigations and coordinated proceedings involving pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and widespread consumer harm.
Veterans’ Claims Integration: We represent injured veterans in civil litigation while accounting for the interaction between VA benefits and civil recovery, protecting long-term interests across both systems.

Our national reputation is built on how we litigate. We handle complex, multi-jurisdictional matters with a consistent trial-first approach, aligning discovery, expert development, and motion practice with how cases are presented and defended in court.

Asbestos and Public Health Litigation Legacy

RPWB’s role in asbestos litigation spans decades and traces back to the earliest efforts to hold manufacturers accountable for exposing workers to dangerous products. Long before asbestos claims became widely recognized, our attorneys were among those advancing product liability theories that reshaped how occupational disease cases were litigated nationwide.

MDLs, Mass Torts, and Complex Litigation Leadership

RPWB is frequently selected for leadership positions in multidistrict litigations and coordinated mass tort proceedings involving pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, and other products that cause widespread harm. These appointments reflect our experience managing complex dockets, developing unified legal strategies, and advancing cases efficiently on behalf of large groups of plaintiffs.

Veterans and Civil Justice

RPWB represents veterans harmed by defective products and corporate misconduct in civil litigation while carefully accounting for the impact of VA benefits and related claims. By coordinating both tracks with foresight and precision, we help ensure that pursuing civil accountability does not compromise existing or future benefits earned through military service, protecting veterans’ long-term interests at every stage.

Trial Resources and Litigation Infrastructure

RPWB maintains the infrastructure necessary to litigate high-stakes cases at scale. We employ advanced litigation technology, data management systems, and trial presentation tools to support complex discovery, expert analysis, and courtroom advocacy.

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Other Individual Cases

While RPWB is known for its work on national litigation, the firm also has a stellar reputation for helping many people in our home state of South Carolina with serious individual cases, including medical malpractice, personal injury, and car wreck litigation.

Each year, we help hundreds of individual clients navigate the most challenging times of their lives after being injured by someone else’s negligence. The firm offers personalized service and is proud of the results we have obtained for our clients.

Our History

RPWB was formed in 2002 by attorneys with established national reputations for principled, tenacious advocacy, including work on litigation arising from the tobacco public health crisis that culminated in the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Building on that foundation, we expanded our focus to asbestos litigation, pharmaceutical and medical device cases, mass torts, and other complex matters involving widespread harm.

Results With Broader Impact

RPWB’s work extends beyond individual recoveries. Our cases have contributed to industry-wide accountability, public health reforms, and legal precedents that influence how similar claims are handled nationwide.

By pursuing litigation that exposes misconduct and deters future harm, our work has lasting effects that reach beyond any single case or courtroom.

Complex, High-Stakes Litigation

RPWB handles litigation that requires scale, strategy, and trial readiness. We are selective in the matters we undertake and commit our full resources to cases where accountability, precedent, and meaningful outcomes are at stake.