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Callahan keeps bringing in record awards: $50M for a personal injury case; $42M for newspaper carriers in an employment dispute; and $934M for Beckman Coulter in a business dispute.



An uncompromising work ethic is the hallmark of this multimillion regular who’s now pursuing Blackwater Security over four contractors killed in Fallujah.


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Daniel J. Callahan
Founding Partner & One of America’s Top Litigators

E-mail: daniel@callahan-law.com

Mr. Callahan has repeatedly been recognized by his peers for his incredible accomplishments. He was the winner of the prestigious OCTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award twice in 2000 and 2004. Daniel Callahan has distinguished himself as one of the top trial attorneys in California. He has been named one of the Top 10 Attorneys in the United States by the National Law Journal. He was voted California Business Trial Lawyer of the Year by California Lawyer Magazine. In addition, he was also named one the Top 500 Lawyers in America by LAWDRAGON, featured in the Best Lawyers in America for five years straight, 2005 through 2009 and listed by Super Lawyers as One of The Top 50 Lawyers in Orange County from the inception of the publication to the present.

The reason for the accolades is simple: results. Since founding Callahan & Blaine, Mr. Callahan has won dozens of jury trials and obtained scores of seven, eight and nine figure settlements on behalf of his clients.

Notable verdicts include a $934 Million jury verdict obtained in 2003, after a three month jury trial in a complex business dispute entitled Beckman Coulter vs. Flextronics. This unanimous verdict was the largest in California in 2003 and the largest in Orange County history. Mr. Callahan went on to obtain a $50 Million settlement in a road design case against the City of Dana Point on behalf of two women who were rendered quadriplegic when they were struck by a motorist while jogging in a bike lane. Exclusive of large class actions, this is the largest personal injury settlement in United States history. Most recently, Mr. Callahan obtained a $42 Million settlement on behalf of a class of delivery drivers against The Orange County Register. This is the highest employment settlement in Orange County’s history.

Mr. Callahan grew up in Chicago, Illinois where he went on to receive his BA, magna cum laude, from Western Illinois University in 1976, and graduated with honors from the University of California School of Law at Davis in 1979, while serving as Editor of the Law Review. He began his career in Hawaii before relocating to Southern California and starting his own firm by opening the doors on St. Patrick’s Day, 1984.

Mr. Callahan has given nationwide seminars on litigation and published multiple articles on litigation strategy and practice. He has been a speaker at multiple continuing education seminars and regularly speaks at the State Bar of California’s annual convention on topics ranging from advanced trial skills to the use of technology in the courtroom. For the past several years, he also has given seminars on jury selection and opening statement at local, state and national conferences.

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News

• Dan Callahan just recognized as one of "The 2008 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America."
  
  
• Orange County Register Will Deliver $38 Million to Carriers
  
  
• Forbes Magazine, November 10, 2008, acknowledges C&B's accomplishments - Smashing Records in the Courtroom and at the Negotiating Table
  
  
• Civil lawsuit alleges the Register should pay carriers as regular employees
  
  
• Orange County Business Journal Special Report: Law Firms
  
  
• Daily Bulletin: City of Chino Faces Suit
  
  
• OC Register's Frank Mickadeit on the Class Action Lawsuit pending against them
  
  
• Whitepaper: Mortgage Lending Meltdown...Pending Litigation And Insurance Issues
  
  
• Judge OKs Class of 6,000 for Suit by Newspaper Carriers
  
  
• House Blackwater hearings more about lawsuit than reform.
  
  
• Orange County Register Judge stops Anaheim land auction.
  
  
• United Sttes House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Private Military Contractors in Itaq: An Examination of Blackwater's Actions in Fallujah
  
  
• USA TODAY - What exactly happened that day in Fallujah?
  
  
• TIME Magazine profiles Callahan & Blaine’s case and clients.
  
  
• Orange County Register George can't seem to stay out of court: More on the Cavallo vs. Haidl Case.
  
  
• Callahan & Blaine wins at the U.S. Supreme Court.
  
  
• Dan Callahan named One of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Southern California for 2007 by Law & Policies and the Los Angeles Magazine
  
  
• Deadly jobs of Iraq contractors examined in Congress - From CNN.com
  
  
• Blackwater USA Takes Congressional Hot-Seat as Landmark Hearing Probes Mercenary Firm’s Role in Iraq - From indybay.org
  
  
• Families of civilians killed in Fallujah complain to Congress - From news.yahoo.com
  
  
• The ADR Reporter
  
  
• Cavallo says Haidl still owes him
  
  
• From Whitewater to Blackwater.
  
  
• Los Angeles Times Injured Joggers Sue Dana Point
  
  
• Families Win Federal Appeal.
  
  
• OCWEEKLY, Only Pawns in Their Game
  
  
• Blood is Thicker Than Blackwater as reported by The Nation on May 8, 2006.
  
  
• Jury Awards $5 Million Dollars to San Diego Software Company
  
  
• GQ Magazine writes an incredibly powerful and compelling story about Callahan & Blaine's clients and their loved ones killed in Fallujah, Iraq
  
  
• Federal Court Rules in Favor of the Families of American Security Contractors Executed in Iraq
  
  
• PBS Frontline, June 21, 2005, Private Warriors.
  
  
• ABC News, April 7th 2005, Mothers Say Mistakes Led to Fallujah Tragedy
  
  
• Daily Journal, March 15th 2005, Suit Reveals Fallujah Failings
  
  
• Daily Journal, March 2nd 2005, Callahan & Blaine receives unanimous jury verdict on behalf of Ricoh Electronics
  
  
• Forum Magazine, Jan/ Feb 2005. How Potential Damages Can Maximize Plaintiffs' Punitive Damage Recoveries, By Daniel J. Callahan And Douglas M. Carasso
  
  
• Military.com, January 7th 2005, Families Sue Over Fallujah Ambush
  
  
• Daily Journal, January 6th, 2005, Kin of Workers Killed in Iraq Sue Employer
  
  
• Los Angeles Times, January 6th, 2005, Callahan & Blaine files suit on behalf of families of slain victims
  
  
• The National Law Journal, Daniel J. Callahan named Top 10 Litigator in the Nation
  
  
• The National Law Journal, December 2003, C&B Wins $30 Million Verdict
  
  
• The City Line, September/ October 2004, Raising the bar: Dan Callahan among top ten trial lawyers in the nation
  
  
• The Laguna Niguel News, October 15th 2004, Daniel Callahan named Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year after record jury award
  
  
• California Lawyer, September 2004, Using Themes to Succeed at Trial, By Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• The National Law Journal, July 26th 2004, Big Wins
  
  
• Lawyers Weekly, June 2004, States Grab Punitives: Tort Reform Or A Taking?
  
  
• Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 25th 2004, Law of Unintended Consequences May Rule Punitives Plan, By Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• The Gavel, Spring 2004, Obtaining Success at Trial, By Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• O.C. Metro Magazine, May 2004 Cover Story, Star of the Legal Wars- Dan Callahan has won more than $1 billion for his injured clients
  
  
• Daniel J. Callahan awarded California Lawyer attorney of the year for 2003
  
  
• Los angeles Magazine, Febuary 2004, Super Lawyers 2004
  
  
• Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 12th 2004, Honors Daniel J. Callahan for Obtaining States Largest Verdict in 2003
  
  
• Focus Magazine, January 4th 2004, Punitive Damages: How Much Is Too Much?, By Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• Orange County Lawyer, December 2003, Calculation of Punitive Damagaes, By Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• Of Counsel, December 2003, When Your Client Launches a Lawsuit, Call in a Callahan
  
  
• Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 25th 2003, Jury Awards Medical Firm $934 Million Dollars
  
  
• Bicyclist Hit Head-On by Newspaper Carrier's Car, Verdictsearch California Reporter
  
  
• Obtaining Punitive Damages in an Insurance Bad Faith Case - Avoiding the Pitfalls of Net Worth, Orange County Lawyer, May 1995, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• The Insured's Rights Following an Insurer's Unreasonable Refusal to Settle, December 10, 2001, Forum, Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• The Duty to Defend is Broader Than Most Attorneys Realize, Summer 2002, The Gavel, Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• Mold: The Unseen Dilemma, OC Lawyer, April 2002, Daniel J. Callahan
  
  
• Harmon et al. vs Cozby et al, Buyer and seller of business disputed payment terms.
  
  
• Jury Selection The Pathway to Success, Academy of Law Advanced Business/Trial Advocates, May 4-5, 2000, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• PRPs Can Avoid Some Pollution Exclusion Barriers, The National Law Journal, January 25, 1999, Daniel J. Callahan and Kathleen L. Dunham.
  
  
• Reducing the Costs and Risk of Litigation, Apartment News, June 1996, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• Arbitration and the Landlord, Apartment News, May 1996, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Overview for the Landlord, Apartment News, April 1996, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• Greater Judgments Through Alternative Means of Discovery, Orange County Lawyer, Vol. 38, #3; March 1996, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• Discovery Tactics That Can Change Water Into Wine, Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal, November 10, 1995, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• Protecting Your Trade Secrets, Mealey's Litigation Reports: Intellectual Property, Vol. 3, #18; June 19, 1995, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• Insurers' Real Net Worth Is Key to Damage Awards, The National Law Journal, May 22, 1995, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• It's the Law, Orange County Business Journal, Monthly Columns from January 1990 -December 1991, Daniel J. Callahan.
  
  
• Toxic Mold: An Insurance Company's Nightmare, OCTLA The Gavel, Daniel J. Callahan