Daniel J. Koes

Certified Appellate Law Specialist

The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
11377 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, California 90064
(310) 400-5898 ▪ (310) 400-5904-fax

Professional Experience

• Law Offices of Daniel J. Koes, Los Angeles, California
  Attorney specializing in civil appeals, writs and related matters, 2009 to present
• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
  Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, California Writs and Appeals, 2006 to 2008
• Dunn Koes LLP, Pasadena, California
  Attorney specializing in civil appeals, writs and related matters, 2003 to 2008
• Robie & Matthai, Los Angeles, California
  Attorney specializing in civil appeals, writs and related matters, 1997 to January 2003
• California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five, Los Angeles, California
  Judicial Extern to Justice Ramona Godoy Perez, June 1997 to September 1997
• Minnesota Court of Appeals, St. Paul, Minnesota
  Judicial Intern to Judge Jim Randall, January 1997 to June 1997
• Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
  Teaching Assistant, August 1996 to June 1997
• Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
  Adjunct Instructor, August 1995 to December 1995

Admissions

• State Bar of California
  
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  
• U.S. Supreme Court
  

Education

• Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN (J.D., 1997); GPA 3.2/4.0 (top 25th percentile)
  
  Honors: Wasie Scholarship; Early Acceptance Program (accelerated B.A./J.D. degree program)
  
  
• Hamline University, St. Paul, MN (B.A., 1995); GPA 3.8/4.0 (top 10th percentile)
  
  Honors: Hamline Presidential Fellowship Scholar (academic achievement)

Military Experience

• United States Marine Corps (Gulf War Veteran), May 1987 to June 1991

Professional Memberships

• State Bar of California
  
• American Bar Association
  
• Federal Bar Association
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  
• Pasadena Bar Association

Professional Activities

Committees/Activities:

• Appellate Courts Committee (Los Angeles County) (member)
  
• Second District California Court of Appeal, Appellate Court Experience (volunteer)
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Amicus Brief writer)
  
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Amicus Brief writer)
  
• Consumer Attorneys of California (Amicus Brief writer)
  
• Appellate Courts Committee (California State Bar) (former member)

Seminar/Panel Discussion:

• Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Don't Slip on Appeal," September 24, 1998

Assorted:

• Southern California Super Lawyers, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010; Rising Star, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Pasadena Magazine, Top Attorneys, 2010, 2011

Published Opinions

• Haworth v. Superior Court (2010) 50 Cal.4th 372
• Superior Dispatch, Inc. v. Insurance Corp. of New York (2010) 181 Cal.App.4th 175
• Silverbrand v. County of Los Angeles (2009) 46 Cal.4th 106
  
• Adajar v. RWR Homes, Inc. (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 563
• Bullock v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (2008) 159 Cal.App.4th 655
• In re Marriage of Harris (2007) 158 Cal.App.4th 430
• Forrest v. State of California Department of Corporations (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 183
• Safeco Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 874
• Tire Distributors v. Cobrae (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 538
• Solv-All v. Superior Court (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 1003
• Madrid v. Perot Systems Corp. (2005) 130 Cal.App.4th 440
  
• Roy v. Superior Court (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 337
  
• Cassim v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2004) 33 Cal.4th 780
  
• Oliveros v. County of Los Angeles (2004) 120 Cal. App.4th 1389
  
• Rojas v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (2004) 33 Cal.4th 407
  
• Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Century Surety Co. (2004) 118 Cal.App.4th 1156
  
• Polibrid Coatings, Inc. v. Superior Court (2003) 112 Cal.App.4th 920
  
• Rosen v. State Farm General Ins. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1070
  
• Eisendrath v. Superior Court (2003) 109 Cal.App.4th 351
  
• Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. (2003) 29 Cal.4th 1134
  
• Gallimore v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Ins. (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 1388
  
• Michael v. Aetna Life & Casualty Ins. Co. (2001) 88 Cal.App.4th 925
  
• Community Assisting Recovery, Inc. v. Aegis Security Ins. Co. (2001) 92 Cal.App.4th 886
  
• Foxgate Homeowners' Assn. v. Bramalea California, Inc. (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1
  
• Michael v. Aetna Life & Casualty Ins. Co. (2001) 88 Cal.App.4th 925
  
• Vu v. Prudential Property & Casualty Ins. Co. (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1142
• Cortez v. Purolator Air Filtration Products Co. (2000) 23 Cal.4th 163
  
• Kraus v. Trinity Management Services, Inc. (2000) 23 Cal.4th 116
  
• Tento International, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (9th Cir. 2000) 222 F.3d 660
  
• Lamden v. La Jolla Shores (1999) 21 Cal.4th 249

Publications

• 9th Circuit Extends Attorney-Client Privilege to Internet Communications, Mealeys Litigation Report, Discovery, Nov. 2005, Vol. 3, Issue 2, p. 25
• New Show "Jumps the Shark" by Letting Lawyer Abuse Judge, Daily Journal, Aug. 12, 2005
• Plaintiff Who Wins at Trial Mustn't Be Punished for Success, Daily Journal, Sept. 2005
• The Lessons Learned from Korea Supply, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) Report, Summer 2003, Vol. XXV, No. 3

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