Daniel S. Robinson - Newport Beach, CA
Attorney at Robinson Firm
Civil Litigation Lawyers in Newport Beach, CA
19 Corporate Plaza Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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22
Years
Experience
Newport Beach Civil Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 01/10/2023
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Consumer Rights
- Product Liability
- Environmental Contamination
Attorney Information
Overview
Daniel S. Robinson is a partner in the Newport Beach office of Robinson Firm‚ specializing in civil litigation. Mr. Robinson is admitted to practice law in New York‚ Pennsylvania and California. Mr. Robinson has conducted several trials to date‚ including a 17-day trial in 2010 where a Los Angeles jury Motorcycle Accident Top Verdict returned a verdict of $14‚548‚350.76 for a plaintiff who became a paraplegic when defendant's SUV ran a stop sign. In August 2015, Mr. Robinson was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 for the third year in a row. In June 2015, Mr. Robinson was selected by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 25 Plaintiffs Lawyers in California for 2015. In January 2015, he was named one of the Daily Journal's Top 20 Attorneys Under 40 in California for 2015. He was also named a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2015 and 2014, and a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013 and 2012. In 2014, Mr. Robinson received the 2014 American Association of Justice Wiedemann & Wysocki Award for demonstrating a "commitment to the profession and support for improving the civil justice system." In 2012‚ The National Trial Lawyers (NTL) named Mr. Robinson as one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 in the United States. In 2011, Mr. Robinson was awarded the 2011 OCTLA Young Gun Award by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA) for "exceptional trial skills‚ ideals of legal ethics, and dedication to the principal of preserving access to a justice system for every person."
Mr. Robinson has been appointed to several leadership roles, including Co-Lead counsel in the Risperdal® and Invega® Product Liability Cases, JCCP No. 4775; Co-Lead Counsel for In Re Experian Data Breach Litigation (SACV 15-1592 AG CD CAL); Co-Lead Counsel in the St. Joseph Health System Medical Information Cases, JCCP No. 4716; Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the Biomet M2a Magnum MDL; Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the In re Actos Product Liability Cases, JCCP No. 4696; Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in In re Fosamax/Alendronate Sodium Drug Cases, JCCP No. 4644; Plaintiffs' Executive Committee for the Contaminated Heparin Litigation, MDL 1953.
Background
Before working at Robinson Firm Mr. Robinson was a civil litigator at a large‚ national defense law firm where he handled matters of general business litigation. Prior to that‚ Mr. Robinson served as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office under the Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau. As a New York City prosecutor, Mr. Robinson conducted numerous criminal trials, investigations and grand jury proceedings in the Trial Bureau Division as well as the Domestic Violence, Public Assistance Fraud, Counterfeit Trafficking, and Identity Theft Units. Mr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Williams College in Williamstown‚ MA and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles‚ CA‚ where he was awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Hon. William M. Byrne‚ Sr. graduation awards. Mr. Robinson competed for Loyola's nationally-ranked Byrne Trial Advocacy Team where he and co-counsel took first place in the 2003 National Trial Competition Regional Championship‚ the 2002 Byrne Trial Advocacy Competition and the 2001 William W. Daniel Mock Trial National Championship.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Awarded the 2011 OCTLA Young Gun Award by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA)
- Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013 and 2012
- One of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 in the United States, The National Trial Lawyers (NTL), 2012
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 for the third year in a row
- Selected by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 25 Plaintiffs Lawyers in California for 2015
- Named one of the Daily Journal’s Top 20 Attorneys Under 40 in California for 2015
- Named a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2015 and 2014
- Received the 2014 American Association of Justice Wiedemann & Wysocki Award
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer, 2022
- California Lawyer Attorney of the Year, Daily Journal, 2021
- Top 30 Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Daily Journal
- Lawyer of the Year in the area of product liability litigation, Best Lawyers, 2022
- Top 50 lawyers in Orange County, Super Lawyers
- Wiedemann & Wysocki Award, American Association of Justice
- Above and Beyond Award, American Association of Justice
Other Sources of Feedback About Daniel S. Robinson
Included on the 2027 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
Juris Doctor
Honors: Awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Honors: Hon. William M. Byrne‚ Sr. graduation award
Honors: Competed for Loyola’s nationally–ranked Byrne Trial Advocacy Team where he and co–counsel took first place in the 2003 National Trial Competition Regional Championship‚ the 2002 Byrne Trial Advocacy Competition and the 2001 William W. Daniel Mock Trial National Championship
Non Legal Education
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Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: English
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- New York County District Attorney’s Office under the Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau, Assistant District Attorney
Pro Bono Activities
- President-Elect, Orange County Bar Foundation
- Project Youth Orange County Bar Foundation, Past President and Board Member
- Society of Fellows, Past President
- Public Law Center’s 2017 & 2018 Volunteers for Justice, Co-Chair
- Public Law Center, Board Member
- Loyola Law School, Board Member
- National Trial Lawyers’ MTTLA, Board Member
Representative Cases
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Co-Lead counsel in the Risperdal® and Invega® Product Liability Cases, JCCP No. 4775; Co-Lead Counsel for In Re Experian Data Breach Litigation (SACV 15-1592 AG CD CAL)
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Co-Lead Counsel in the St. Joseph Health System Medical Information Cases, JCCP No. 4716
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Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Biomet M2a Magnum MDL
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Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the In re Actos Product Liability Cases, JCCP No. 4696
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Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in In re Fosamax/Alendronate Sodium Drug Cases, JCCP No. 4644
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Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Contaminated Heparin Litigation, MDL 1953
Bar Admissions
- California
- New York
- Pennsylvania
Other Affiliations
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Board Member and Member)
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Governors (Member)
- Orange County Celtic Bar Association (Member)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member)
- Orange County Bar Association (Board Member and Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Higher Education Mentoring Program (Committee Member)
- The National Trial Lawyers’ Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association (Executive Committee Member)
- Orange County Asian American Bar Association (Member)
- Orange County Hispanic Bar Association (Member)
- Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
- Federal Bar Association of Orange County (Board Member)
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Contact
19 Corporate Plaza Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone Number: (800) 240-4354
Fax Number: (949) 720-1292
Email: Send a message
Website: http://robinsonfirm.com/
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