Daniel Martin Hodes
Daniel M. Hodes has been a partner with Lopez, Hodes, Milman & Skikos
for over 12 years. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from State University
of New York at Oswego in 1977 and his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University
School of Law in 1981 where he was president of the Student Bar Association. Dan
is admitted to practice before all of the state courts in California, and all
federal courts within the State of California.
One of the most successful plaintiff medical malpractice attorneys in California,
Dan was named Top Gun, Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2002
by the Orange County Trial Lawyer's Association. Dan's expertise in the area
of complex medical malpractice actions, and his extensive, successful trial
experience makes him one of the most sought after lawyers in California to represent
victims and families of victims of medical, hospital and HMO negligence. Dan
has successfully resolved (by way of settlement, arbitration, or trial) hundreds
of malpractice actions in the six and seven-figure range, including a 1997 landmark
verdict ($10.96 million) against an HMO for the wrongful death of a young wife
and mother, the largest medical malpractice wrongful death verdict in Orange
County history, all in a State that has a significant limit on the amount of
money damages that can be obtained in medical malpractice actions.
Dan is a past president of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (1998-1999).
In 1999 the Consumer Attorneys of California honored Dan as the Consumer Attorneys
Associations' President of the Year. He is also an active member of the Consumer
Attorneys of California (CAOC) where he has served as a Southern California
Board Member for over five years, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA),
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Western Trial Lawyers Association,
Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, Orange County Bar Association and Orange
County Barristers.
Dan also is a member of the Orange County Arbitration and Judge Pro Tem Panels
where he lends his expertise and volunteers his time acting as a court-appointed
arbitrator and temporary judge. He is also a frequent author and lecturer on
issues relating to medical malpractice.
