Daniel S. Robinson

Bar / Professional Activity

• Member, American Bar Association
• Executive Committee, Public Law Center, 2024
• Biomet Magnum Litigation Groups, National Co-Chair
• Member‚ Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Member‚ Orange County Celtic Bar Association
• Board of Governors‚ Consumer Attorneys of California
• New York
• American Association of Justice, National Co-Chair
• Member‚ American Association for Justice
• Parliamentarian‚ Consumer Attorneys of California, 2024
• Committee Member‚ Higher Education Mentoring Program
• Past President‚ Orange County Bar Foundation, 2017
• Member‚ Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Judicial Extern‚ Honorable David O. Carter‚ U.S. District Court‚ Central District of California
• Board of Directors‚ Federal Bar Association - Orange County
• Past President (2022)‚ Orange County Bar Association
• Past President (2023), OCBA Charitable Fund, 2023
• Pennsylvania

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Biomet M2a Magnum MDL, Plaintiffs' Executive Committee by the Hon. Robert L. Miller, December 2012
• Kozy Trial - One of the largest verdicts in California for a spine injury victim was awarded October 27, 2022, in a civil jury trial case for $5.2 million due a car collision. The trial took three years to complete due to Covid delays, and the plaintiff was represented by Daniel S. Robinson of Robinson Calcagnie and co-counsel Eric V. Traut. The $5.2 Million Verdict was for the plaintiff (Lisa Kozy) against the defendant (County of Orange) in the Orange County Superior Court. As the result of a 2019 car collision, the jury awarded client, Lisa Kozy, one of the largest verdicts in California for a spine injury victim (Case No: 30-2019-01062012-CU-PA). The trial lasted six days, after nearly three years of litigation and delays due to Covid. Ms. Kozy endured three neck surgeries, from which she is still recuperating, and was awarded this significant but fair sum to cover her past and future medical expenses and for the pain and effects the pain has had on her life. The last settlement offer by the County of Orange was only $150,000., 2022
• Gough Trial - A $3 million unanimous verdict was returned April 29, 2019, in a personal injury matter represented by Daniel Robinson, of Robinson Calcagnie, and cocounsel on behalf of a retail employee who sustained serious injuries to his neck and carotid artery. After five days of trial and three hours of deliberation, the plaintiff was awarded medical expenses, lost income, and more than $2 million for past and future pain and suffering. The injuries required fusion of his spine after the plaintiff was struck by an aluminum 8-foot piece of trim by the defendant customer who was driving an electric cart in a retail store. The trial was presided over by Hon. John Gastelum in Orange County Superior Court., 2019
• Contaminated Heparin Litigation, MDL 1953, Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee by the Honorable James G. Carr, Chief Judge of the Northern District of Ohio, 2009
• Risperdal® and Invega® Product Liability Cases, JCCP No. 4775, by the Hon. William F. Highberger, Co-Lead Counsel, July 25, 2014
• In re Fosamax/Alendronate Sodium Drug Cases, JCCP No. 4644, Fosamax Femur Fracture coordinated proceeding, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
• 17-day trial where a Los Angeles jury returned a verdict of $14‚548‚350.76 for a plaintiff who became a paraplegic when defendant’s SUV ran a stop sign, 2010
• In re Actos Product Liability Cases coordinated proceeding, JCCP No. 4696, by the Hon. Kenneth R. Freeman, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, 2012
• In Blue Cross of California Website Security Cases‚ Lead Counsel in JCCP 4647, March 14‚ 2011

Representative Clients

• Represented Orange County cities in helping them achieve their shares of landmark $12.5 billion PFAS settlements, 2024

Pro bono / Community Service

• Executive Committee, Public Law Center Board of Directors, Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund Board of Directors, Project Youth Board of Directors, Loyola Law School Board of Directors, Collaborative Courts Foundation Parliamentarian, Consumer Attorneys of California  , 2024

Educational Background

• Williams College, Williamstown‚ B.A., 1998
• Loyola Law School, J.D., 2000-2003

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• “DePuy ASR and Pinnacle Litigation Update‚” American Association of Justice‚ July 2012
• “Using Technology in Modern Litigation‚” Consumer Attorneys of California‚ 2012 Winter Convention
• “Use of Internet Investigation Methods in Modern Litigation‚” American Association of Justice‚ 2012 Winter Convention
• “Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) Litigation Update‚” Consumer Attorneys of California‚ 2011 Annual Convention‚ November 2011
• “Developments and Devices in Upcoming Hip Litigation‚” HB Litigation Conference‚ January 2011
• “Surviving Summary Judgment‚” Consumer Attorneys of California‚ 2010 Annual Seminar‚ November 2010
• “Toyota Uncontrolled Acceleration Litigation‚” 360 Advocacy Institute‚ March 2010
• “Facebook and Other Social Networking – What They’ll Find Out About Your Client‚” American Association of Justice‚ January 2010
• “Using Private Investigators Under California Law‚” Orange County Association of Business Trial Lawyers‚ April 2008

Honors

• OCTLA Young Gun Award, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2011
• Daily Journal's Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2022
• Daily Journal's Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2022
• Daily Journal's Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2019
• Daily Journal's Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2016
• 2024 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 - Civil Plaintiff, National Trial Lawyers Top 100 - Civil Plaintiff, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
• Dan Robinson in 2023 was selected as one of the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California , 2023 Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal publication, 2023
• Wiedemann & Wysocki Award, American Association of Justice, July 2014
• Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2013
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Hon. William M. Byrne, Loyola Law School
• Above and Beyond Award, American Association for Justice
• National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 40 (Lawyers) Under 40, 2012
• The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers magazine, 2014
• Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2012
• 2001 William W. Daniel Mock Trial National Championship, 2002 Byrne Trial Advocacy Competition and 2003 National Trial Competition Regional Championship, Loyola Law School
• Top 20 Attorneys Under 40 in California, Daily Journal, 2015
• Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011
• Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2014
• American Jurisprudence and First Honors Award, Loyola Law School
• Top 25 Plaintiffs Lawyers in California, Daily Jounral, 2016

“Superb mass tort lawyer--able to persuade in the most contentious of circumstances.”

“Daniel is a superb attorney. He practices with dedication to his clients and his craft.”