Daniel Kramer

Professor Daniel Kramer serves as Adjunct Faculty at Southwestern Law School since 2023. A practicing trial attorney, he specializes in high-stakes personal injury, wrongful death, and employment discrimination litigation with a proven record of multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements.

His academic credentials include a B.A. in Political Science and History (2004) and a J.D. from Southwestern Law School (2008).

Kramer's professional focus centers on civil trial advocacy, particularly catastrophic injury cases and employment retaliation lawsuits. His courtroom successes include five top-50 California verdicts (2016-2019), an $11 million jury award for a distracted driving victim (2022), and a $12.6 million verdict in a defective roof hatch case (2021). He teaches Jury Selection in Civil Cases, applying his extensive trial experience to legal education.

Professional recognition includes:

• Top Attorney honors by Pasadena Magazine for 7 consecutive years
• Super Lawyers Rising Star distinction (top 2.5% of California attorneys)
• CAALA Rising Star award finalist status
• Graduation from premier trial advocacy programs including Gerry Spence College

Professor Kramer actively shapes legal practice through leadership roles as Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Personal Injury Section, Board of Governors member for Consumer Attorneys of California, and former President of Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities. He co-founded both the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Personal Injury Section and Kramer Holcomb Sheik LLP, maintaining active courtroom engagement while contributing to legal education.