Daniel A. Cribbs

Since his admission to the Bar, Mr. Cribbs has represented clients on both the plaintiff and defense side of the bar. His past experience includes representing families and victims of general and commercial aviation accidents. Mr. Cribbs emphasizes and specializes in representing developers and general contractors in complex, multi-party, commercial, public works and residential construction defect litigation.

His experience in commercial projects includes a $60 Million dewatering claim, University of California residential hall water intrusion claim, claimed defects involving a hospital, freeway expansion matters involving construction issues ranging from drilling and shoring, to sound walls, and inverse condemnation claims, as well as subterranean parking structures.

His experience in residential matters ranges from single-family tract homes to museum-quality homes for A-List celebrities with values well in excess of $100 Million each.

In addition to his experience with construction defect matters, Mr. Cribbs has experience with bodily injury, environmental, toxic and hazardous substance litigation, commercial and business litigation and product defects.

In addition to being admitted to the State Bar of California, Mr. Cribbs has been admitted to all of the Federal District Courts within the State of California. He is also a member of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and has served as a speaker at the annual West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar.

Mr. Cribbs has published articles on a variety of topics. His articles include Preventing and Defending Scaffold Accident Lawsuits; The Prudent Prosecution (and Dismissal) of Actions, regarding the impact of the decision of Zamos v. Stroud to claims of malicious prosecution; The Light at the End of Roberti’s Tunnel, regarding the admissibility of mold-related testing at trial; and Cover Me, regarding the impact of additional insured endorsements and indemnity provisions to priority-of-coverage disputes.

Mr. Cribbs was born in Palm Springs, California, and graduated from the University of California, Irvine, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Ecology, including a double emphasis in Criminology, Psychology & Social Behavior. Mr. Cribbs earned his juris doctorate from Whittier College School of Law in 1994.

Mr. Cribbs has trial, arbitration, and mediation experience.