Taschner is "one of the nations' top-rated attorneys" -- Google

Dana's first trials were as an associate at the world's largest law firm. In a career spanning four decades, Dana has been engaged in a range of significant cases, including complex injury claims, medical device recalls, nationwide pharmaceutical drug recalls, unsafe vehicles, catastrophic injury, intellectual property, and technology. For three decades, Dana has been “AV” rated, the highest professional rating for ability and ethics with "verified ratings for attorneys based not only on their legal ability and ethical standards as judged by their peers...and reviews from their clients."  Listed in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, withcases in diverse areas of the law and have included complex legal and procedural issues. Among the cases litigated by Dana over the last three decades are catastrophic vehicle accidents, national product liability litigation, civil rights litigation resulting in new law, Microsoft security litigation, unsafe vehicles and recalls, intellectual property, and governmental claims. 

 "Widely distinguished for handling high-profile, nationwide litigation." -- Google, 2026

Dana has represented clients from over a dozen countries in cases before courts in the United States and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Dana served two terms as an Attorney Settlement Officer for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Selected from over 200,000 lawyers, the American Bar Association named Dana the Solo Practitioner of the Year at the ABA Annual Meeting. The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. To visit The Congressional Record on The Library of Congress website and read Tribute to Dana Taschner presented before the United States Senate by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, click here.

"Counsel in some of the largest consumer safety and liability litigations in U.S. history." Google, 2026.

While most cases handled by Dana are individual cases on behalf of individual plaintiffs, some of the cases undertaken have involved nationwide product recalls, new global technology, or presentation of novel issues of law resulting in important legal decisions. Some of the cases have resulted in media coverage in the United States or abroad. Called a “legal luminary” by the Wall Street Journal and a “great plaintiff lawyer” by the Huffington Post, cases undertaken by Dana have been featured on CNN, 60 Minutes, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Fox, Headline, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, Al Jezeera, Swiss National TV, Canadian National Public Radio, Tech TV, and covered by New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Post, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Yomiuri Shimbun, Bild, Sun, USA Today, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Orange County Register, La Opinion, Times of India, Computer World, Wired, CNET, PC World, Computer Business Review, Computer Weekly, PC Security News, China Byte, E-Commerce Times, Computable News Amsterdam, ZD Germany, Northeast China News, Arizona Republic, Miami Herald, Newsweek, and others.

Dana has authored articles on important and emerging legal topics published by International Financial Law Review, Los Angeles Lawyer, San Diego Law Review, SMU Science and Technology Law Review, Arizona Law Journal, Hawaii Law Review, and authored Opinion Editorials published in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Daily News, USA Today, and other publications. Dana's recently published articles include, "Covid-19: Legal Framework for Vaccine Distributions and Mandate" in SMU Science and Technology Law Review, Volume 24 (with A. Atwood), “The Clash of International Arbitration and Sovereign Immunity” in International Litigation News published by the International Bar Association, and “Pliva Shields Big Pharma from Billions” in San Diego Law Review, Volume 50.

Dana is a sought-after speaker at regional, national, and international conferences, including American Bar Association conferences, Federal Bar Association conferences, and International Bar Association conferences. Dana's speaking engagements include the International Bar Association Annual Conference and the American Association for Justice. 

"Known for handling complex and high-profile legal cases across several decades. Highly decorated, he received the "Lawyer of the Year" and "Solo Practitioner of the Year" awards and has been recognized by the United States Senate." -- Google