Robert D Daniels

Partner

Education

  • State University of New York, Binghamton (B.A., 1976)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1979)

Bar admissions

  • California, 1979
  • U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts, 1979-1980

Robert D. Daniels joined the law firm in 1979, and has been a partner at the firm since 1985.

Mr. Daniels’ practice areas for the firm include consumer and commercial litigation, commercial law, secured transactions, bankruptcy law, real estate law, and automotive dealer law. He supervises the firm’s litigation department, and his litigation practice includes a wide variety of clients both inside and outside of the automobile industry. His substantial trial practice over the years includes both the California Superior Courts and Federal Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Daniels also has wide experience in transactional matters, including real estate loans, personal property secured loans, and commercial contracts.

Mr. Daniels is a major contributor to the California New Car Dealers Association Dealer Management Guide and to its F&I Manual. He has also written for various legal newsletters on topics related to the automobile industry, and has delivered seminars to automobile dealers and to attorneys throughout California on F&I practices and litigation pertaining to the automobile industry.

Mr. Daniels is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC). He has a son and daughter and resides in the San Fernando Valley, where he is an avid cyclist, book collector and participant in local volunteer activities.