About Michael Danko
Trial lawyer representing those harmed due to the wrongful conduct of others. Catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, aviation, and business torts.
The $14.9 million jury verdict we obtained for our client injured in a plane crash was one of the largest personal injury verdicts obtained in the state of California in 2008. The $20 million settlement we obtained for a client burned in a utility explosion was one of the largest personal injury settlements in the state for 2006.
Other representative results:
$2.6 million settlement for a policy holder whose insurance company wrongfully refused to pay $225,000 in medical bills;
$10 million court judgment against a large developer for the breach of a promise to deposit $400,000 into purchase escrow;
$9.8 million jury verdict against a snow resort for a woman injured in a snowboarding accident;
$2.9 million jury verdict against an overhaul facility for a pilot injured in helicopter crash;
$2.2 million court judgment against a state for a bicyclist who fell after hitting an obstruction in the road;
$1.55 million settlement for woman injured in a plane crash at Lake Tahoe;
$50 million court judgment against a candy manufacturer for the wrongful death of child;
$9.75 million settlement for a family injured in a Hawaiian tour helicopter crash on the island of Kauai.
Practice Areas
Aviation
Consumer Law
General Civil
Injury Law
Products Liability
Professional Experience
| Experience | Years |
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| Partner, The Danko Law Firm | Current |
| Specializing is Catastrophic Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Aviation, Products Liability, and Business Torts.
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Education
| School | Focus | Degree | Year |
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| University of Virginia School of Law - | | J.D. | 1983 |
| Dartmouth College | | B.A. (1980) | 1980 |
| Honors: Magna Cum Laude |