Daniel S. Robinson

Bar / Professional Activity

• California
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• American Bar Association, Member
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Member
• Orange County Celtic Bar Association, Member
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Board Member
• American Association of Justice, National Co-Chair
• National Trial Lawyers' MTTLA, Board Member 
• American Association for Justice, Member
• Biomet Magnum Litigation Groups, National Co-Chair
• Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Parliamentarian, 2024
• Federal Bar Association of Orange County, Board Member
• Orange County Bar Association, Member
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
• Federal Bar Association, Member
• Orange County Bar Association, Past President, 2022
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section, Executive Committee 

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Biomet M2a Magnum MDL, Plaintiffs' Executive Committee by the Hon. Robert L. Miller, December 2012
• $5.3 million verdict in an automobile accident case 
• $40 million verdict for two women who developed ovarian cancer from using Johnson's Baby Powder
• 2021 Huntington Beach Oil Spill litigation resulting in a $5.25 million settlement 
• 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 to 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 in 2022.
• In Blue Cross of California Website Security Cases, Lead Counsel in JCCP 4647, March 14, 2011
• In re Actos Product Liability Cases coordinated proceeding, JCCP No. 4696, by the Hon. Kenneth R. Freeman, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, 2012
• 17-day trial where a Los Angeles jury returned a verdict of $14,548,350.76 for a plaintiff who became a paraplegic when the defendant's SUV ran a stop sign, 2010
• In re Fosamax/Alendronate Sodium Drug Cases, JCCP No. 4644, Fosamax Femur Fracture coordinated proceeding, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
• Risperdal® and Invega® Product Liability Cases, JCCP No. 4775, by the Hon. William F. Highberger, Co-Lead Counsel, July 25, 2014
• Contaminated Heparin Litigation, MDL 1953, Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee by the Honorable James G. Carr, Chief Judge of the Northern District of Ohio, 2009
• 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 co-counsel 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.

Representative Clients

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

Pro bono / Community Service

• Public Law Center, Executive Committee, 2024
• Project Youth OCBF, Board Member
• Project Youth, Board of Directors
• OCBA Charitable Fund, Past President, 2023  
• Orange County Bar Foundation, Past President, 2017  
• Committee Member, Higher Education Mentoring Program  
• Loyola Law School, Board of Directors
• Collaborative Courts Foundation, Board of Directors

Educational Background

• Williams College, Williamstown, B.A., 1998

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

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

Honors

• Super Lawyers Top 50 Lawyers in Orange County, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2016
• Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation, Orange County, 2022
• Daily Journal California Lawyer Attorney of the Year, 2021
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2022-2026
• Daily Journal's Top Plaintiff Lawyers (2025, 2024, 2018, 2015)
• Top 25 Plaintiffs Lawyers in California, Daily Journal, 2016
• 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
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 - Civil Plaintiff, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
• 2023 Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal publication
• 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

“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.”