Dawn L. Hassell

Dawn is the Managing Attorney of The Hassell Law Group and one of the very top San Francisco Personal Injury attorneys. She has won a significant number of 7-figure results for clients including settlements and judgments. She is a highly skilled litigator, strategist, and negotiator. She has an undefeated record in trial and arbitration for her clients. She is also a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

In recent years, Dawn has obtained many case results that were ranked by Top Verdict as some of the very highest in the State of California. These include case results in the Top 10 Settlements and Top 20 Settlements in all of California in her practice area. She has had numerous other case results rank in the Top 50 and Top 100 Settlements in California in given years. Some of Dawn's substantial settlements and court judgments include: a $12.5 Million+ confidential settlement with co-counsel for a woman who was seriously injured in a head on collision caused by a commercial truck driver, a $5M settlement for an injured woman in her 70’s and her husband who was killed in a head on collision caused by a negligent driver, $4.9M settlement in Contra Costa County in 2022 for a driver seriously injured in a car accident with a cement truck; $4.67M court judgment in San Mateo County for a client seriously injured in a motorcycle accident; $4.6M settlement for a pain management physician who sustained an impalement injury in a trip and fall accident; $4.5M for a woman in her 60's struck by a vehicle in a San Francisco crosswalk who sustained a brain bleed that required hospitalization and surgery; $2.525M for two pedestrians struck by an agricultural vehicle; $1.75M for a driver who required back surgery after being rear-ended by a commercial truck; $1.5M for a driver who sustained a surgical clavicle injury and concussion in a car accident; $1.5M for a pedestrian in his late 70’s who was struck by a car while in a crosswalk sustaining head and knee injuries.

Dawn represents seriously injured clients in a wide range of cases including:

• Pedestrian Accidents
• Car Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Uber & Lyft Accidents
• Bicycle Accidents
• Slip or Trip and Fall Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Wrongful Death
• Dog Bites/Animal Attacks
• Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Uninsured Motorist Accidents
• Hit & Run Accidents

Dawn received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, and was admitted to practice law in California in 1998. She received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Binghamton where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and in the top 1% of her class. Dawn served as a Distinguished Member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association from 2002-2012.