Experience

Daniel Allender is a trial attorney and trusted advisor who excels at solving hard problems, both inside and outside the courtroom. He specializes in complex litigation, with a focus on real estate, technology, and intellectual property disputes. Daniel regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in courthouses across the United States.

In 2020, the state bar Board of Trustees appointed Daniel to the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE). In that role, Daniel and his fellow commissioners assist the Governor select and appoint new judges in California by providing a fair and independent evaluation of candidates for both trial and appellate courts.

Daniel has also received significant recognition for his advocacy on behalf of clients. In 2014, he received the Pro Bono Award from Public Counsel, the largest public interest law firm in the world. For the last three years in a row, his peers rated him a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers magazine.

Daniel serves on advisory boards for both Public Counsel and Equality California.  He is also a Los Angeles board member of StartOUT, a national nonprofit that fosters and mentors entrepreneurship in the LGBT community. He also works on the state bar Committee on the Administration of Justice.

Before beginning his practice, Daniel clerked for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Originally from Arkansas, he graduated from Duke University School of Law magna cum laude in 2009.