James D. Daily
James Daily, Esq. a founding partner in Daily & Knudson Law Group, LLP's Las Vegas and Irvine office, was born in America's heartland. He came to California in 1986 and established a highly successful litigation practice. At age 24 he was practicing law and by 31 had achieved a $34 million dollar settlement in dot.com litigation. Admitted to State Bar of California, 1990; State Bar of Wisconsin, 1991. He is 41 years old, has a wife, Christine, and two boys, Maxwell (4) and Rexford (1).
Areas of Practice
- Life Settlement Services
- Emerging Markets
- Civil Litigation
- Elder Abuse
- Trusts
- Estates
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1990
- Wisconsin, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1994
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1994
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1994
- U.S. Federal Court, 1990
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
- J.D. - December, 1989
- University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin
- B.S. - 1987
Representative Cases
Honors and Awards
- Personal Injury Attorney of the Year - Consumer Business Review, 1997
- Best Attorneys in the County - Orange Coast Magazine Issue, 1998
- Best Attorneys in the County - Orange Coast Magazine Issue, 2000
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2001
- Personal Injury Attorney of the Year - Consumer Business Review, 2000
- Attorney of the Year, Consumer Business Review, 1998
- Super Lawyer, Politics And Law Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, 2006 - 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of California, Member
- National Equipment & Service Corporation, Chief Corporate Counsel, 1995 - Present
- United States Congressman, Ed Royce, Campaign Treasurer, 1995 - Present
- Student Bar Association, Pepperdine University, Past President, 1988
- Orange County Sheriff/Coroner Department, Reserve Deputy Sheriff
- Harbor Patrol Newport Beach, September 11, 2001 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Advocate, 2001
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
- Wisconsin State Bar, Member
- Orange County Bar Association, Member
- National Directory of Who's Who, Member
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- Consumer Attorneys Association, Member
- Los Angeles County Consumer Attorneys Association, Member
- Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- The Lincoln Club, Member
- Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Member
- The Better Business Bureau, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Reinecke & Daily, Founder, 1995 - 2002
- Senior Survival Legal Plan, Inc., Founder and President
Fraternities/Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
