Callahan & Blaine

Callahan & Blaine is based in Santa Ana, California, with a practice featuring more than 25 attorneys and focused on virtually all areas of litigation, including business and corporate litigation as well as personal injury representation. Our lawyers have over 500 years of trial experience combined. The total verdicts and settlements we have won for our clients add up to more than $1.5 billion. Our clients are continually satisfied with our aggressive and efficient attorneys and the representation of their case.

We are proud to have attorneys in our firm such as Daniel J. Callahan, who is recognized as one of the top attorneys in the country by several organizations, including selection by The National Law Journal as one of the Top Ten trial attorneys in the United States, Best Lawyers in America* since 2005, and Lawdragon's Top 500 Attorneys in the United States. In addition, many of our attorneys have been designated with an AV rating** from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating it awards.

Civil litigation can be very expensive, and we understand our clients’ concerns regarding cost. We work hard to find ways to lower these costs for our clients whether it is through insurance coverage or other claims against third parties.

Our team of attorneys has won many landmark settlements and verdicts for our clients. One of our clients was awarded the largest personal injury settlement in the entire United States at $50 million. Our attorneys also brought down the largest jury verdict ever won in Orange County of $934 million. The largest employment class action ever recovered in Orange County was also won through our firm, at $38 million. Our experience and various awards speak for our firm, telling our clients we have the skills needed to favorably represent them.

*The Best Lawyers in America® 2010. Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC

**AV-Preeminent and BV-Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.