Daniel P. Barer
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Born Walla Walla , Washington , 1965.
Admitted to bar, 1990, California. Admitted to the United States Supreme Court; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California. Mr. Barer has trial experience.
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1987); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990).
Member:
State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Section; Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers. The California Board of Specialization of the State Bar of California has certified him as a Specialist in Appellate Law. Fewer than 300 attorneys in the State of California currently are certified by the bar as specialists in appellate work.
Published Appeals:
Mr. Barer's primary practice is appellate law in the defense of public entities. Published decisions in appellate cases he has handled include:
- Garcia v. Superior Court ( County of Los Angeles ) (1996) 42 Cal.App. 4th 177
- Martin v. County of Los Angeles (1996) 52 Cal.App.4th 274
- Kobzoff v. Harbor/UCLA Medical Center (1998) 19 Cal.4th 851
- DeGrassi v. City of Glendora (9th Cir. 2000) 207 F.3d 636
- LeVine v. Weis (Levine II) (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 201
- Galland v. City of Clovis (2001) 24 Cal.4th 1003 (amicus curiae)
- Truck Ins. Exchange v. County of Los Angeles (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 13
- Zelig v. County of Los Angeles (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1112 (amici curae)
- Degrassi v. Cook (2002) 29 Cal.4th 333
- Mercado v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2003) 340 F.3d 824
- Quintana v. Gibson (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 89
- Eastburn v. Regional Fire Protection Authority (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1175 (amici curae)
- Morgan v. City of Chino (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 1152
- Authority for Calif. Cities Excess Liability v. City of Los Altos (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 1207
- Gillan v. City of San Marino (2007) 147 Cal.App. 4th 1033
- Paniagua v. Orange County Fire Authority (2007) 149 Cal.App. 4th 83
- Sprint v. City of Palos Verdes Estates (9th Cir. 2007) 487 F.3d 694
- Lockhart v. County of Los Angeles (2007) 155 Cal.App.4th 289
- Ovando v. County of Los Angeles (2008) 159 Cal.App.4th 42
- Olsen v. Reid (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 200
- Luna v. Vela (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 102
- Silverbrand v. County of Los Angeles (2009) 46 Cal.4th 106
- Roberts v. County of Los Angeles (2009) Cal.App.4th, 96 Cal.Rptr.3d 60
- Sprint PCS Assets, L.L.C. v. City of Palos Verdes Estates (9th Cir. 2009) 583 F.3d 716.
- Sanchez v. Brooke (2012) _ Cal.App.4th_.
Publications:
Mr. Barer is co-author with Girard Fisher of California Government Tort Liability Practice (C.E.B. 2012).
His published articles include:
"Handle With Care: Preserving the Public Entity's Right to Challenge a Late Claim," Claims People , Vol. 8, No. 2 (1998)
"Contractual Indemnification Claims Against Public Entities: When Are They Time-Barred?"Public Law Journal , Vol. 21, No. 5 (Winter 1998)
"California Courts Differ on Liability for Negligent Handling of Emergency Calls," Los Angeles Daily Journal , September 11, 2002
"Say it With Feeling: Aim for the Heart, or Go for the Gut,"Certworthy , Winter 2006
"The Collateral Conundrum: Olsen v. Reid Frames the Hanif/Nishihama Controversy - and Suggests How It Will Turn Out," California Litigation , Vol. 21, No. 3 (2008)
"Consequences of Wireless Case Are Not So Dire" (letter to the editor), Los Angeles Daily Journal , November 17, 2009
Mr. Barer was a Practitioner Contributor to the Ninth Edition of Black's Law Dictionary (West 2009).
Distinction:Since 2005, Mr. Barer has been listed as a "Super Lawyer" in appellate law by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine .