Background
Otto, James Daniel was born on June 9, 1949 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Paul Daniel and Bethal Bertine Otto.
Otto, James Daniel was born on June 9, 1949 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Paul Daniel and Bethal Bertine Otto.
Son of Paul Daniel and Bethal Bertine (Hudspeth) O. Bachelor summa cum laude, San Diego State University, 1971;Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1974.
Worked at Cummins & White, Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Administrative, Appellate, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Condemnation and Land Use, Construction, Construction Defect, Entertainment, Environmental, Estates and Trusts, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, Maritime, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Railroad and Transportation, Real Estate, Regulatory Law and Securities. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California.
1981, United States.
District Court, Southern District of California. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1990, United States. District Court, District of Arizona.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Pi Sigma Alpha. Alpha Mu Gamma. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Defense Research Institute.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Legal Malpractice Committee.
Cummins & White, Limited Liability Partnership is a mid-sized firm that historically has been one of the leading litigation law firms in Southern California. The firm was founded in 1962 by Mr.
Louis M. Welsh and Mr.
Joseph H. Cummins. In 1965, Jim White joined the firm. Historically the firm was rooted in insurance and railroad litigation, but over the years it has expanded into more complex commercial litigation and transactional matters.
The firm prides itself on its philosophy of providing clients with quality services and innovative cost reduction options.
Active Big Brothers America, Los Angeles, 1975—1979. Member of Los Angeles County Bar Association, International Association Defense Counsel, Association Southern California Defense Counsel, American Bar Association, Alpha Mu Gamma, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi.