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Daniel Dell'Osso 
San Francisco, California
phone 415-989-1800
fax 415-989-1801
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Dan is a native of Oakland, California and a graduate of Bishop O'Dowd High School. Dan attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating with honors in 1975 and was selected as a Rhodes Scholar nominee from the state of Virginia. After graduating from VMI, Dan was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the United States Marine Corps where he was selected for flight school. Dan spent six years on active duty as a fighter pilot and continued to serve as a pilot with the Marine Corps Reserve. Dan rose to the rank of Lt. Col. and was the commanding officer in the Marine A-4 squadron in Alameda, California before retiring with 22 years of service.

Dan received his law degree from Golden Gate University in 1984 and entered practice with the Walkup law firm in San Francisco eventually focusing his practice in the areas of aviation and product liability with special emphasis in the area of automobile crashworthiness. Dan left his partnership at the Walkup Firm in 2000 in order to limit his practice entirely to automobile crashworthiness and joined the firm of Coben and Associates in Arizona, where he worked until his return to the Bay Area, joining the Brandi Firm in 2005.

Dan is licensed to practice law in California, Nevada, and Arizona, and currently represents families in auto defect cases in all three jurisdictions. In addition he is a graduate of the Naval Post Graduate School's Aviation Accident Investigation and Safety school, which coupled with his over twenty years of flying experience, provides significant insight in representing people in aviation accidents.

Dan has been involved in the preparation and/or trial of automobile crashworthiness cases against most of the major automobile manufacturers including Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda, KIA, Nissan, General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Volvo and Mazda. He has tried automobile defect and crashworthiness cases in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania and participated in crashworthiness cases in New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, Hawaii and Maine. Dan's cases include defects in rollovers, vehicle stability, defective tires, seat failures, seat belt failures, airbag systems, child restraints, occupant restraint failures, roof crush, defective roofs, door latch failures, and side structures.

Dan was elected by his peers to the Arizona chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, (ABOTA). He is a past chair of the American Association for Justice (now AAJ) products liability section. Dan is also a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association for Justice, (aviation and Product liability sections). Dan serves on the board of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.

He is widely published in the area of auto defects including a book chapter on the topic of automobile crashworthiness and numerous articles in a number of legal periodicals dealing with a variety of legal and engineering issues in the areas of aviation and automobile products.

Dan and his wife live in the East Bay where Dan pursues his avocation of distance running, having completed numerous marathons including seven successful entries in the Boston Marathon.
Recent Firm News
  • In 2008, Tom Brandi was named as one of the Top 500 lawyers in America by Lawdragon.
  • In late spring of 2007, the nation of Slovenia appointed Tom Brandi to serve as its honorary general counsel in California. Tom was selected by the government of Slovenia and his nomination was accepted by the US Government. He is currently serving in that part time post. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaimed June 25, 2007 as Slovenian Heritage Day. 
  • Brian J. Malloy and Casey Kaufman were both recently admitted to the Nevada and Arizona bars, joining Dan Dell'Osso and giving our firm three licensed attorneys to meet our growing case demands in each state. In Arizona, the top five finishers of the Bar exam are published. Brian Malloy was listed as the top finisher overall.
  • Thomas J. Brandi has been voted as one of the top 100 Super Lawyers in Northern California in all specialties of law since 2004, and was named to the Top 10 in 2006. Super Lawyers names Northern California's top lawyers as chosen by approximately 47,000 of their peers and through independent research. Only the top 5% of Northern California attorneys in more than 80 practice areas are selected. Tom was selected in the area of personal injury, products liability, and class action/mass torts.
  • On October 5, 2007 California Chief Justice Ronald George reappointed Thomas J. Brandi to a new three-year term on the California Judicial Council's Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee. Brandi joins 18 Judges and other attorneys in assisting the Courts in identifying concerns confronting the judiciary in the areas of civil procedure, practice, and case management, and suggests appropriate solutions and responses. Brandi was previously appointed by the Chief Justice in 2004 and this will be his second term.
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Four Guiding Principles
  1. Strong advocacy for individuals against large insurance companies and state and local governments.
  2. Examination, investigation, and litigation of all components and aspects of our cases, including the roles of human beings, machines, and the environment in which they operate.
  3. Dedication to being leaders in the field and to working hard for change and prevention of injuries and wrongful death as well as being strong advocates for the injured.
  4. Commitment to providing steadfast guidance, meaningful advice, aggressive advocacy, and a superior level of personal attention and service to every client.