Practice Areas

The following is a sampling of the types of cases that Daniel handles: 

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 Phases Insurance Defense Program - Southern California Los Angeles; Orange; San Bernardino; and Ventura Counties Auto and Truck; Premises Liability (slip, trip, security, security guard, drowning, etc...); Products Liability; Employment (wage/hour, hostile work environment, sexual harassment); Construction Defect (General or any Sub-contractor trade (home, apartment, building); Mold; Toxic Torts; Product Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Unfair Business Practices; Declaratory Relief; Claim Investigation and Examination Under Oath (EUO). 

Catastrophic injury and Death: Defending and prosecuting claims for catastrophic bodily injury and death claims.

Professional malpractice: Defense of Doctors, Lawyers, CPA's and other professionals.

Insurance Disputes: Defense and prosecution of all types of insurance disputes, with experience on behalf of and against most major insurance companies for claims related to bodily injury, property damage, intellectual property, negligent construction, and related insurance issues.

Collections: Aggressive litigation to recover unreturned, defrauded, and various debts owed.

Employment: Defending and prosecuting discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation and other employment law claims; 

Toxics and Mold: Defending environmental litigation alleging "toxic tort" and property damage claims; 

Business Torts: Defending and prosecuting unfair competition claims (17200) to protect confidential, proprietary and trade secret information; 

Real Property: Defending and prosecuting land use claims; 

Real Estate: Representing developers, lenders, investors and joint venturers in disputes arising from real property acquisition, financing, property development, management, and disposition, including complex judicial foreclosures, easement (including prescriptive) cases and commercial landlord/tenant matters; 

Construction: Representing owners and contractors in construction defect, contractor performance cases, including bid and change order disputes, delay claims, insurance coverage claims, as well as bonding and lien disputes; 

Corporate: Representing corporate management or shareholders in disputes over control of the corporation as well disgruntled partners, principals, and members in disputes arising from operation of partnerships and LLCs.

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Fees:  Daniel has a variety of fee arrangements available to fit his clients' particular situations. Based on a client's particular case and needs, billing for his services may be on a hourly rate, flat fee or contingent fee basis (i.e. "no recovery- no fee"). Hourly rates are subject to change and will usually require a retainer. Flat fees are ordinarily payable in full in advance of services being rendered. In all cases, regular monthly billings are made detailing attorney time expended (if applicable) and costs incurred. By California law, clients are responsible for all out-of-pocket expenses including court costs and filing fees, expert witness fees, etc., and clients’ are advised in advance of any costs of any kind.

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Education:

• University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A. 1991
  

• Southwestern University School of Law, J.D. 1994

Admitted:

• State Bar of California
  

• United States District Court, Central District of California

Business and Professional Associations:

• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

• Los Angeles County Bar Association

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  
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What is a Trial Lawyer?

It's a fairly common notion that lawyers love showing off in the courtroom. There are three more things to know:

The litigator (civil trial lawyer) is actually a subspecies. Many lawyers never go to court and don't want to.

There's no common mold to a litigator. Most are visibly arrogant.

There's no certainty of how he'll act in the courtroom.
Litigators are the most dynamic and abrasive subspecies in the legal trade. This isn't like dealing with a tax lawyer, where you have to get him to stop saying, "Well, that's a gray area."
Their drive is usually an asset. Generally, you want to know what they're doing and why they're doing it (once in the courtroom it will be too late). Some customers recommend a choke collar.
The abrasiveness is often useful when dealing with underlings (that includes most bureaucrats). It can become a liability if they pointlessly abrade the wrong people. So keep an eye on them.

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