First Admitted: 1975, California

Professional Webpage: https://stanfordandassociates.com/

Bar/Professional Activity:

San Diego County Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Commissioner for the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
California Lawyers Association
Federal Bar Association
California, 1975
California Bar Association
Co-Chairman of Orientation Committee, Student Bar Association, 1973
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, July, 1976
U.S Supreme Court, May, 1979
Member, Superior Court Committee, San Diego County Bar Association
Member, Executive Council, Student Bar Association
State Bar of California, December, 1975
U.S. District Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, May, 1979
Member, Federal Court Committee, San Diego County Bar Association
Supreme Court of California, 1979
Chairman of Finance Committee, Student Bar Association
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, November, 1977
Member, Legal Ethics and Unlawful Practices Committee, San Diego County Bar Association
Mayor Pete Wilson, San Diego City Council, San Diego City Historical Sites Board

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified by the California State Bar as a legal specialist in the area of Legal Malpractice

Pro bono/Community Service:

President, Republican Business, 1982
Chula Vista Police Foundation, Board of Directors
Former Chairman, March of Dimes National Telethon Committee
President, Republican Associates and Professional Club, 1981
Member, Board of Directors of San Diego/Imperial Counties March of Dimes
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Francis Parker School
Member, San Diego County and State Republican Central Committees
Founding Member, Board of Directors for the National Injury Prevention Foundation

Honors/Awards:

Recognized as The Outstanding Trial Lawyer by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 2017
Top 25 Lawyers in San Diego since 2012
Featured among the Best Lawyers in America since 2012
Top Plaintiff’s Legal Malpractice Attorney in State of CA, 2002
Super Lawyers’ Top 100 Lawyers in California since 2007
Recognized in San Diego Magazine as the Top legal Malpractice firm in San Diego
Featured in San Diego Magazine as one of San Diego’s Top Lawyers 2020
Best Lawyers in America, 2003 - 2014
Rank in Class Upper 10-15 Percent, University of Southern California School Of Law, June 1975
Invitation to Participate, Moot Court Honors Round, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
President, Men's Dorm II, United States International University
Student Activities Council, United States International University
Dean's Honor List (4 years), United States International University
Outstanding Young Citizen of San Diego County. One of Five Outstanding Young Californians, 1982
Who's Who in California
Named by California Lawyers one of the state's leading lawyers, 2002
Best Lawyers in America in the area of Legal Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs, 2010 – Present
Academic Scholarship Recipient (3 years), University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Note and Articles Editor, Southern California Law Review, 1974 -1975
Vice President, Circle K Club, United States International University
Chairman, Homecoming Committee, United States International University
Amico Club Scholarship (1 year), United States International University
America's Outstanding Young Men, 1983
Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbell National Rating Service
Top 25 Lawyers in San Diego, 2012 – Present
Outstanding Trial Lawyers Award from Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 2017
Achievements Member, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 1973 - 1974
Achievements Member, Executive Committee of All-College Council, United States International University
Associated Student Body President's Assistant, United States International University
Intramural Football, Basketball and Baseball, United States International University
Academic Scholarship Recipient (4 years), United States International University
San Diego Legal Secretaries Association as the 1982 Boss of the Year

Educational Background:

United States International University, California Western Campus, San Diego, B.A., Business Administration, Sociology, Honors: Cum Laude, GPA: 3.5, 1972

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Numerous Articles and Seminar Materials on Legal Malpractice and Professional Responsibilities
Legal Ethics and Legal Malpractice
Author, Foreign Limited Partnerships: A Proposed Amendment to the Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 47 So.Cal.L.Rev. 1174, 1974

Dan L. Stanford