California Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

8243 Greenback Lane, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Personal Injury Law

1438 Market Street, First Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102

Mr. Rencher started his practice of law defending health care professionals expanding into a wide range defense of licensed professionals and litigation. Thereafter, he broadened his practice to the defense of medical institutions, businesses, professionals from all fields, and individuals accused of crimes. He has since sharpened his skills as a Trial Lawyer trying cases including personal injury, elder abuse, wrongful death, real estate and general litigation. As prospective client of RLG you will benefit from his vast experience whether in the prosecution of and/or defense of your matter.

Personal Injury Law

1010 Fair Ave., Suite H, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Dan’s path to becoming a trial lawyer definitely didn’t take the “traditional” route. Originally from Rapid City, SD, with a love for soccer, he was the first person from his high school to be offered an opportunity to play at the Division 1 level. Unfortunately, an injury towards the middle of his freshman year knocked him down to a level he was not able to recover from, and 2 years later, he hung up his cleats. While things worked out for him in the long run, he has never forgotten what it was like to have hopes and dreams dashed due to injury. After college, he became a SCUBA Instructor, picked up his gear, and jumped on a boat to the Cayman Islands where he spent almost 4 years teaching diving and working his way up to earn his civilian United States Coast Guard 50 Ton Master Captain’s License. While in the Cayman Islands he also worked on a number of local conservation projects, which further instilled in him the idea of always finding time to give back to his community. Dan attended law school at Santa Clara University, where he not only served as President of the Student Bar Association, but also lead a group of 25 students to post-Katrina New Orleans, to help that community in the rebuilding process. He has taken his commitment to people and the community to the courtroom, where his results speak for themselves. He takes on the most challenging of cases, often times after other attorneys have stated these cases are “unwinnable.” He has achieved multiple six- and seven-figure results, including one of California’s largest slip/fall verdicts–$2.8 million—in 2016. This verdict was followed-up in 2017 with a $6.8 million verdict on behalf of an injured bicyclist. This is the largest reported personal injury verdict in the history of Santa Cruz County, and was the largest verdict in California in 2017 on behalf of an injured bicyclist. His results have continued into 2018 and 2019, where he consistently holds insurance companies accountable for full justice at trial, often to the tune of many, many times higher than the final pre-trial offers. Dan has been recognized by his peers, having been nominated by the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year each of the past 3 years. He has also been recognized by SuperLawyers as a Rising Star, and in 2018 as a SuperLawyer. In 2018 he was also selected as a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer. He travels the country with Nick and Courtney Rowley as an instructor with Trial By Human, always committed to helping other lawyers achieve complete justice for their clients. Dan is based out of CZR’s Northern California office, and when he isn’t in the courtroom, he enjoys traveling and photography with his beautiful wife, Monique and their daughter.

Personal Injury Law

501 W Civic Center Dr, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Personal Injury Law

11601 Wilshire Boulevard, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Area of Practice: Mass Torts A member of the firm since 1986, Daniel Whalen specializes in representing victims of wildfires, defective products and bad faith conduct by insurance companies. An experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Whalen is admitted to practice before the California State and Federal Courts, as well as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His significant published opinions include McDonald v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company regarding juror misconduct and Fogel v. Farmers Group, Inc., a Class Action involving inappropriate conduct by an insurer’s attorneys-in-fact, affecting millions of policyholders across the nation. In 2011, the Fogel case was described by The Reporter as the top settlement for that year. In 2014, Mr. Whalen and the firm recovered damages suffered by more than 200 victims from Southern California Edison in the largest loss of homes due to fire in Los Angeles history. He has, and continues to, successfully represent consumers in residential and business fire losses, insurance policyholders faced with bad faith conduct, and families who have suffered significant injuries or death due to defective vehicles and products. He has been selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2005, 2013 and 2014, with particular recognition in Los Angeles Magazine, The Recorder, Law Dragons, and the National Law Journal.