Mike Danko
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA 94065
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (40%),
- Aviation and Aerospace (30%),
- Business Litigation (20%),
- Utilities (10%)
Mike Danko represents clients in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley areas in a broad range of personal injury cases. Mr. Danko advocates for individuals who have been injured or lost a loved one in cases of wrongful death, catastrophic injuries and serious accidents, and he has obtained multiple eight-figure verdicts on their behalf. He won a $20 million settlement for a bystander who was wounded in a utility explosion, and he also obtained a $50 million award for the family of a child who died after ingesting candy containing a hazardous ingredient.
As an avid pilot who has logged more than 3,500 flight hours in airpplanes, helicopters, and jets, Mr. Danko brings nuanced insight to the niche practice area of aviation law as well. He obtained a $15 million jury verdict for one client injured in the crash of a single-engine Beechcraft, and a $10 million verdict for the widow of a pilot who died in helicopter crash. He most recently won a $13 million verdict for the family of pilot who died in a Cessna plane crash. The $13 million dollar result was a record verdict for the death of a 69-year old.
After graduating magna cum laude from Dartmouth College, Mr. Danko went on to complete his law degree at the University of Virginia School of Law. He began his law career representing large Wall Street firms in complex litigation proceedings but found greater rewards in representing individuals seriously harmed due to the carelessness or wrongful conduct of others.
The Consumer Attorneys of California has recognized Mr. Danko with the distinction of a Trial Lawyer of the Year nomination, as has the Santa Clara Country Trial Lawyers Association. He has been named Trial Attorney of the Year by the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Assocation. He belongs to the American Association for Justice and has served on the board of governors for the Consumer Attorneys of California. Because of the respect he has earned in the field, he has been been asked to speak on a number of radio and television shows, and is frequently featured in National and local publications, such as Forbes, Bloomberg News and the Wall Street.Journal
Personal Injury - General (40%): Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury
Aviation and Aerospace (30%): Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff
Business Litigation (20%)
Utilities (10%)
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff
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About Mike Danko
Admitted: 1983, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.dankolaw.com/Mike_Danko.html
Honors/Awards:
- Presented with the "George Corey Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" by the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
- Honored by the California Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, The Consumer Attorneys of California
- Named one of the Best Lawyers in America by US News and World Reports, Best Lawyers in America, 2018
- Selected as one of the 100 Top Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Licensed Airplane, Helicopter, and Jet Pilot, 2018
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California
- Member, San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
- Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Speaker, Hiding in Plain Sight - The Crosswalk Case, Western Trial Lawyers Association, 2018
Verdicts/Settlements:
- $10 million jury verdict for the window of a pilot killed in a helicopter crash
- $9.75 million settlement for a family injured in a Hawaiian tour helicopter crash on the island of Kauai
- $9.5 million jury verdict for dangerous crosswalk design
- $14.9 million jury verdict against an aircraft engine manufacturer for injuries a passenger sustained in the crash landing of a single-engine aircraft
- $2.6 million settlement for a policy holder whose insurance company wrongfully refused to pay $225,000 in medical bills
- $2.2 million court judgment against a state for a bicyclist who fell after hitting an obstruction in the road
- $50 million court judgment against a candy manufacturer for the wrongful death of child
- $11 million settlement for insurance bad faith
- $20 million settlement for a pedestrian injured by a utility explosion
- $2.9 million jury verdict against an overhaul facility for a pilot injured in helicopter crash
- $1.55 million settlement for woman injured in a plane crash at Lake Tahoe
- $13.4 million jury verdict for family of pilot killed in light plane crash
- $33.5 million settlement - foreign airline disaster
- $10 million court judgment against a large developer for the breach of a promise to deposit $400,000 into purchase escrow
- $9.8 million jury verdict against a snow resort for a woman injured in a snowboarding accident
Representative Clients:
- Goble v. Estate of Pike ($10 million)
- Dunn v. State ($2.2 million)
- Vine v. Bear Valley ($9.8 million)
- Insurance Bad Faith ($2.6 million)
- Denevi v. Swenson ($10 million)
- Young v. Standard Aero ($2.9 million)
- Utility explosion ($20 million)
- Chandler v. State of California ($9.5 million)
- Burdett v. Teledyne Continental Motors ($14.9 million)
- Jing-Li v. Sheng ($50 million)
- Helicopter accident ($9.75 million)
- Gottlieb v. Khalaf ($13.4 million)
Videos:
- California Trial Attorney of the Year Nomination - Burdett v. Teledyne Continental Motors, California Trial Attorney of the Year Finalist, Consumer Attorneys Of California, 2009
Educational Background:
- Dartmouth College, Magna Cum Laude, A.B., 1980
- Boeing 737: It’s all about avoiding the training https://t.co/Y3gZe7OKBf
- @annkillion Channeling Yogi Berra.
- PG&E's Pledge to Compensate Fire Victims Not to be Trusted | California Personal Injury Law Case Notes https://t.co/shBCUSxxz9
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- NorCalFireLawyers explain why PG&E is not to be trusted https://t.co/L6569xqqfU
- @annkillion Channeling Yogi Berra.
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Last Updated: 2/11/2019