Daniel P. Barer
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Born Walla Walla , Washington , 1965.
Admitted to bar, 1990, California , United States Supreme Court, 2nd U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California .
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 Committee; 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. Mr. Barer has trial experience.
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
Publications:
Mr. Barer is co-author with Girard Fisher of California Government Tort Liability Practice (C.E.B. 2009).
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).
Practice:Since 2005, Mr. Barer has been listed as a "Super Lawyer" in appellate law by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine .