Daniel Leathers
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Class Action & Mass Torts Attorney in New York, NY
Daniel is an associate in our New York office with a practice focused on personal injury and mass torts. Daniel has extensive experience in both pharmaceutical medical device mass tort litigation as well as complex catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. Daniel completed his J.D., cum laude, at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law.
After graduation from law school, Daniel clerked for the Honorable Carol Higbee, a New Jersey Superior Court Civil Division Presiding Judge (deceased), assisting Judge Higbee on numerous cases involving complex and unique issues in pharmaceutical and environmental mass torts.
About Daniel Leathers
Admitted: 2010, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.lieffcabraser.com/attorneys/daniel-leathers/
Honors/Awards
- “Rising Star for New Jersey in Class Action/Mass Torts,” Super Lawyers, 2019; “Rising Star for New York Metro Area in Class Action/Mass Torts,” Super Lawyers, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017; Federal Bar Association Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law, 2009; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Overall Trial Advocacy Excellence, 2009; CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Trial Tactics, 2009; Constitutional Law II, 2007
Bar/Professional Activity
- American Association of Justice; American Bar Association; New Jersey Association of Justice; New Jersey State Bar Association; New York State Bar Association , 2010; Pennsylvania State Bar Association, 2009
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- "Giving Bite to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Safe Harbor," 41 Case W. Res. J. Int'l L. 193, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2009
Industry Groups
- AAJ
Last Updated: 4/1/2021