Four attorneys.
Selectively engaged.
The firm maintains a deliberately small bench. Each partner is actively involved in every matter.
Daniel J. Halloran, Esq.
Daniel founded the firm after fifteen years of trial work in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has tried thirty-two cases to verdict, holds the AAJ’s Trial Lawyer of the Year nomination (2019), and serves as adjunct faculty at the UCLA School of Law trial advocacy program. He prefers fountain pens and morning depositions.
- J.D., Boalt Hall, U.C. Berkeley
- B.A., Classics, Stanford
- California (Active)
- Nevada (Active)
- U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.
- Ninth Circuit
Maya R. Okafor, Esq.
Maya leads the firm’s trucking and federal motor-carrier practice. Her appellate work in In re Sandoval clarified ELD spoliation duties under California law. Maya speaks fluent French and conducts depositions in three languages.
- J.D., NYU School of Law
- B.A., Government, Wesleyan
- California (Active)
- New York (Active)
- U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
Andrés Mireles, Esq.
Andrés directs catastrophic injury matters with attention to life-care planning. A former chemical engineer (Caltech, ‘05), he is unusually persuasive on causation in product-defect litigation. He bicycles to court when weather permits.
- J.D., USC Gould School of Law
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Caltech
- California (Active)
- U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.
Elena Vance, Esq.
Elena was a journalist before law school. She represents surviving families with discretion, often at homes rather than offices in the early weeks of representation. She has secured eight verdicts over $5M in the past five years.
- J.D., Stanford Law School
- M.S., Journalism, Columbia
- B.A., English, Yale
- California (Active)
- Washington (Active)
Counsel works alongside a permanent staff of four paralegals, two in-house investigators, and a forensic-records team. Engagement is by appointment.