William Anthony Daniels
Bill Daniels | Law Offices
Bill Daniels has successfully litigated numerous high-profile cases, including:
In 2003 obtained a $20.5 million punitive damage verdict against Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in a high profile sexual battery case.
In 2007 served as co-trial counsel in Zevada Enterprises v. Sasson, which resulted in a $3.5 million verdict in a commercial lease contest.
Insurance matters - obtained multiple seven and eight figure recoveries for a variety of clients including Northridge Earthquake victims, physicians and small businesses, including a $1.2 million punitive damage verdict in Decena v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Company.
Class actions - has served as a member of the litigation team in class actions resulting in recoveries in the hundreds of millions of dollars, including: Guttierez v. State Farm and Bednar v. Allstate.
Co-counsel on the first California appellate decision to find a right of privacy in a public place, Shulman v. Group W, Inc. (1998) 18 Cal.4th 200
In 2008 he was lead trial counsel in Decena v. Pacific Specialty Ins. Co., which resulted in a $1.2 million verdict in an insurance bad faith dispute, including $600,000 in punitive damages.
As counsel in insurance matters he has obtained multiple seven and eight figure recoveries for a variety of clients including Northridge Earthquake victims, physicians and small businesses. He has successfully prosecuted matters for individuals suffering serious personal injuries such as brain injury, spinal cord injury and wrongful death, including drug product liability, automobile and dependant adult abuse. He represents business owners in contract disputes including intellectual property and real estate matters.Ã
A graduate of Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, Bill Daniels is a former member of the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles Board of Governors and a founding member of the Civil Justice Program and the Advanced Trial Studies program at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He regularly lectures before various professional groups on class action, personal injury, insurance bad faith and legal ethics.
He publishes extensively on legal topics and is a co-author of "Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood" (Creative) Accounting Practices (Sillman-James Press, 2d Ed. 2006) and a contributing author to California Civil Discovery Practice, 4th Edition (CEB). In 2007, 2008 and 2009 he was voted southern California "Super Lawyer" by Los Angeles Magazine. He is a monthly columnist for the consumer attorney Advocate Magazine and blogs at www.billdanielslaw.com.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Serious Personal Injury
- California
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- Shareholder
- Bill Daniels | Law Offices
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- Primary Practice Areas: Serious Personal Injury, Employment Law, Insurance Bad Faith, Qui Tam
- President
- Encino Lawyers Association
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- Partner
- Schwartz, Daniels & Bradley
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- Associate
- Mazursky, Schwartz, Daniels & Bradleyc (formerly Mazursky, Schwartz & Angelo)
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- Associate
- Paul & Jonofsky (formerly Paul & Stuart)
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- Law Clerk
- Paul & Jonofsky (formerly Paul & Stuart)
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- Law Clerk
- Law Offices of Tyson Park
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- Sr.Vice President
- Near North National Group/Near North Insurance
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- Reporter, Business Writer
- Daily Variety
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- San Francisco State Unv
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Loyola Law School
- Law Degree
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- Southern California Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- A distinction reserved for the top 5% of Southern California Lawyers
- Southern California Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- A distinction reserved for the top 5% of Southern California Lawyers
- Southern California Super Lawyer
- Los Angeles Magazine
- A distinction reserved for the top 5% of Southern California Lawyers
- Southern California Super Lawyer
- Los Angeles Magazine
- A distinction reserved for the top 5% of Southern California Lawyers
- Southern California Super Lawyer
- Los Angeles Magazine
- A distinction reserved for the top 5% of Southern California Lawyers
- Encino Lawyers Association
- Founding Member
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- Loloya Law School Advanced Trial Skills Institute
- Founding Member
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- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, The Advocate Magazine
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- Loloya Law School Civil Justice Symposium
- Organizing Committee
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- Public Justice Foundation
- Member
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- Cowboy Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors
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- California State Bar # 172042
- Member
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- American Association for Justice
- Member
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- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member
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- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Member
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- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Board of Governors
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- Loloya Law School Civil Justice Symposium
- Committee Chair
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- Cowboy Lawyers Association
- President
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- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Editor-in-Chief, The Advocate Magazine
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- Using Daubert, Kumho Tire and Kelly To Your Advantage
- 27 Advocate 24
- Asking for Whom the Statute Tolls: Continuing Representation and the Statute of Limitations
- 29 Advocate 16
- A touch of Spring Fever at the Supreme Court
- 35 Advocate 28
- Getting Ahead of the Procrastination Curve
- 35 Advocate 28
- Admonition ins and outs
- 35 Advocate 22
- Website
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