Michael A. K. Dan

Background

K. Dan, Michael A. was born on September 15, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Education

University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, with honors, 1966). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1969). Kings College, University of London, England (Master of Laws, International Law, 1970).

Career

Doering v. SAS; Harris v. Irish Truck Lincolnshire.Worked at Sherman, Dan & Portugal, A Professional Corporation (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in Plaintiff Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Obstetrical/Neonatal Malpractice, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Federal and State Complex/Mass Tort Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1970, California. Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor Advocate.

President, Senior Class, Kings College.

Author: Monthly Column, "From the Courthouse," Advocate. Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, University of California, Los Angeles Law Alumni Class Representative, Program Coordinator and Chairperson, University of California, Los Angeles Tort Litigation for Legal Secretaries.

Designated Arbitrator, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California. Voluntary Settlement Conference Panel for Los Angeles Superior Court(s).

Volunteer Arbitrator.

Mass Tort Litigation Responsibilities: Plaintiffs Committee, Karachi Hijacking, 1986. Plaintiffs Committee, L-Tryptophan, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Molecular Design Limited (National State Liaison, Discovery Committee). Felbatol (Steering Committee and Class Action Counsel).

Molecular Design Limited Sioux City Air Crash (Class Action Committee).

Breast Implant (Discovery Committee). MGL and Complex Litigation: Pago Pago Air Crash, Tahiti Air Crash, Paris Air Crash.

Bali Air Crash, Sioux City Air Crash, P.S.A. Air Crash, Tenerife Air Crash, Duarte Mid Air, SAS Crash (Santa Monica Bay), Bendectin, L-Tryptophan, Breast Implant, Norplant, Gammagard, Felbatol, Graduate Studies Diploma, Dalkon Shield, Birth Control Pills, Compazine, Thalidomide, Tigan, Tofranil, Telectronics, SOS Toxic Claims. Member: Beverly Hills, Malibu and Los Angeles County (Member, Committees on: Superior Courts.

Court Improvements; Joint Liaison Committee/Los Angeles County Medical Association) and American (Member, Committees on: Medicine and Law.

Aviation Subcommittee) Bar Association. Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors). California Trial Lawyers Association.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Treasurer, Tobacco Section).

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.

Achievements

• Michael A. K. Dan has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Beverly Hills, Malibu and Los Angeles County (Member, Committees on: Superior Courts. Court Improvements; Joint Liaison Committee/Los Angeles County Medical Association) and American (Member, Committees on: Medicine and Law. Aviation Subcommittee) Bar Association.

Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors).

California Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Treasurer, Tobacco Section).

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.