Trial Lawyer – Mass Tort & Catastrophic Injury

How to Apply 

To be considered, call 866-996-6549 and follow the step-by-step instructions from our Co-Founder and Managing Partner. Then complete your online application.  Applicants will be evaluated based on their ability to follow directions and their demonstrated commitment to courtroom excellence. 

About Chaffin Luhana 

Chaffin Luhana LLP is a national plaintiff trial firm built on one simple belief: 
real change happens in the courtroom. 

For more than fifteen years, our lawyers have led high-stakes jury trials and national litigations involving defective products, catastrophic injuries, rideshare sexual assaults, pharmaceutical harms, and other mass torts. We are known for our relentless preparation, emotional storytelling, and results that create both justice and accountability. 

We’re expanding our National Trial Team—the group that goes into the courtroom, tells the story, and wins verdicts that move the needle for clients and communities nationwide. We are looking for a partner or senior associate to join our trial team as a lead trial lawyer. 

About the Role 

This is not a paper-pushing litigation position. This is for a trial lawyer—someone who thrives in the courtroom, connects with juries, and leads from the front. 

You will try cases across the country in both state and federal court—cases involving product-defects, catastrophic trucking crashes, sexual assaults, and other headline-making matters. You’ll conduct voir dire, cross experts, deliver opening statements, and tell human stories that drive verdicts. You have a thirst for learning and perfecting your trial skills, and are committed to workshopping and focusing cases to deliver the best results at trial. 

You’ll collaborate directly with our current lead trial lawyers, psychodrama coaches, and storytelling consultants to frame safety rules, build themes, and craft narratives that win. You’ll have the backing of a national infrastructure—investigators, jury consultants, social workers, and visual designers—to let you focus on what you do best: trying cases. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead or co-lead jury trials from voir dire through verdict. 

• Develop safety rules, themes, and story structure with trial teams and consultants. 

• Conduct focus groups and mock trials to refine narratives and frame issues. 

• Cross-examine corporate representatives and expert witnesses. 

• Take and defend high-value depositions with precision and purpose. 

• Oversee trial-day operations: witness prep, exhibit management, jury monitoring. 

• Mentor rising litigators and trial lawyers on the art and science of persuasion in trial depositions and in front of juries. 

• Contribute to case strategy and national MDL bellwether development. 

Qualifications 

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership. 

• Minimum six years of litigation experience with multiple jury trials tried to verdict. 

• Exceptional storytelling and advocacy skills—authentic, fearless, and persuasive. 

• Significant experience in product-liability, mass-tort, catastrophic-injury, or similar plaintiff work strongly preferred but more limited plaintiff experience combined with experience in trying cases as a prosecutor or public defender considered. 

• Ability to manage teams under pressure and perform in high-stakes settings. 

• Strong alignment with Chaffin Luhana’s Core Values: 
  Results Driven | Excellence Without Paralysis | Compassionate and Authentic | In It Together | Innovative Growth. 

Why Join Our National Trial Team 

• Try real cases. You’ll be in the courtroom or taking trial depositions regularly—crossing experts, arguing motions, and connecting with juries. 

• Elite support. Dedicated paralegals, medical analysts, social workers and data researchers power your preparation. 

• Culture of purpose. We win not for headlines but for human stories—and every verdict helps change how corporations behave. 

• Growth and mentorship. Work directly with nationally recognized trial lawyers, learn advanced psychodrama and storytelling methods, and develop into one of the best in the country. 

Benefits: 

Financial Benefits 

• 401k Contributions: The firm offers a discretionary match up to 5%. This includes a 100% match on the first 3% of contributions and a 50% match on the next 2%, based on annual compensation. 

• Charitable Donations: The Chaffin Luhana Foundation makes an annual donation to a charity of each team member’s choice.  

Healthcare Benefits 

• Medical Insurance: $503 toward monthly health premiums for team members or their families. Team members pay just $1. 

• Dental Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.  

• Vision Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.  

• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): Team members receive a $1,000 contribution from the firm in their HRA account if enrolled in the PPO health plan. 

• Family / Dependent Care (DCR): Team members can contribute up to $5,000 pre-tax for dependent care.  

• Flex Spending Account (FSA): Team members can contribute up to $1,000 pre-tax for medical expenses. 

Commuter Benefits 

• Tax-free Transit Commute (TRN): Team members can contribute up to $325 per month pre-tax toward transit tickets.  

• Discounted Parking (PKG): Team members can contribute up to $325 per month pre-tax toward parking. 

Time Off to Recharge & Renew 

• Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 PTO days per year, increasing to 20 days after 3 years with the firm.  

• Sick Days: 3 paid sick days per year.  

• Celebrate the Holidays: Office is closed for 10 public holidays. 

• Office Closure: Office is typically closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day. 

Culture & Development of Team 

• Casual Dress: Enjoy our business casual dress code.  

• Enhance Your Skills: Up to $500 annually for continued education or training.  

• Learn How You’re Wired: Take a Kolbe Assessment to learn your instinctive method of operation.  

• Time Management: Time management luncheons with senior leadership to elevate team and organizational success. 

• Free Workouts: Free access to GreenTree SportsPlex for Pittsburgh office. 

Recognition at the Firm 

• Value Team Members: Bonusly points for peer-to-peer recognition, redeemable for gift cards, trips, dinners, and more.  

• Eat, Drink & Be Merry: Free team lunches and happy hours.  

• Annual Bonus: Year-end discretionary bonus.  

• Firm Outing: Annual firm outing for all team members to meet up and have fun. 

Note: 

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions an employee in this position may be asked to perform.  Duties, responsibilities, and requirements can be added, changed, or reduced by management to meet the business needs of the company. 

Chaffin Luhana LLP does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities. 

Location Remote with travel for trials, focus groups, and firm events. 

How to Apply 

To be considered, call 866-996-6549 and follow the step-by-step instructions from our Co-Founder and Managing Partner. Then complete your online application. Applicants will be evaluated based on their ability to follow directions and their demonstrated commitment to courtroom excellence. 

Chaffin Luhana LLP is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, authenticity, and the pursuit of justice in every form.