This week we spotlight the nation’s plaintiffs bar, singling out firms that scored at least one significant win between Feb. 1, 2014, and Jan. 31, 2015—meaning that they prevailed in a bench or jury trial in which a lot of money or a principle was on the line or the outcome set a benchmark. To be eligible, firms needed to devote at least 50 percent of their litigation resources to plaintiffs work. And we asked some of these litigators to share trial tips or lessons learned, or reflect on their role models.