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Daniel’s practice focuses on the trial of complex civil matters (and, by the way, we call him “Danny”). His creative and insightful approach to the presentation of evidence at trial provides invaluable assistance to clients facing litigation. Danny is a sought-after speaker and frequent lecturer on topics common to civil trials including the presentation of expert testimony, trial advocacy, and advanced evidence related topics. Danny’s breadth of trial experience developed over a period of two decades representing clients at trial, handling hundreds of evidentiary hearings in California courts. Danny was principal trial counsel in two matters involving significant changes of law in our appellate courts, and his devotion to innovative trial work continues to greatly benefit our clients.
Danny’s long association with Scranton Law Firm began in 1990, when he began working as an investigator for the Firm. Danny obtained his Private Investigator’s license and worked closely with some of the best attorneys in California, investigating the claims of people whose lives had been touched by catastrophic injuries. Through his active involvement in the work up of several major cases in the area of personal injury, including roadway construction and employment discrimination cases, Danny developed a singular passion for the practice of law, and he decided to devote the entirety of his education and professional career to helping people. Danny worked his way through school here at our Firm, and during those years, it was not uncommon to see Danny sitting in a conference room at the Firm studying in the evening after spending the mornings at University, and the afternoons assisting firm clients. Thirty years later, Danny brings that same level of passion and commitment to helping Firm clients.
A “never was” musician with a love for composition and literature, Danny appears to enjoy spending most of his free time trout fishing, hiking, hunting, and sleeping outdoors in the middle of nowhere, often accompanied by the sounds of Ellington, Zeppelin, Yo Yo Ma, or Drum Corps blaring through his ear pods.
Danny maintains membership in multiple bar related professional organizations, frequently lectures on multiple aspects of trial practice, has served as a Judge Pro Tempore in the Solano County Superior Court, and as a Special Master.
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2450 Stanwell Drive, Concord, CA, 94520
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Posted by Atul | January 02, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Best of the Best Attorney
Attorney Daniel Cantrell represented me in a extremely complicated divorce case, which involved custody of my daughter, Alimony, child support etc. and on top of that my ex had obtained a Domestic violence restraining order preventing me from seeing my 8 month old child. At the beginning of my case...
Posted by anonymous | November 13, 2013 | Divorce & Separation
HIre this person if you want to win, period.
I have been working with Daniel now for 2 years. He is excellent. He's got a lot of cases because he is very good, but you have to be patient. You have to pay Dan just like you would any other lawyer, only with Dan you get one of the best trial lawyers in the Bay Area. You can't get anything done...
Posted by Ron | November 01, 2013 | Family
One of the best Family Law Attorneys
Daniel is very talented and knowledgeable in family law. He has a very good attention to detail and can cite cases and code section off the top of his head. He understands his clients and has great empathy for them. He can't always respond right away as I became aware he is on of the best attorneys a...
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2010
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013 - Present
Senior Associate, Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2004 - 2013
CEO, Daniel W. Cantrell, APC
2000 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
Member
Member
Secretary
Judge Pro Tem
Special Master, Family Law Proceedings
1999
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
BA - Bachelor of Arts
English
Spanish