About David R. Olan

Tributes: The Firm has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell; Best Lawyers of America, 2011, 2012; Southern California Super Lawyers, 2006-2011. Author: "Construction Defect and Land Subsidence Litigation," California Supplement, Wiley Law Publications, 1989. Law School: Semi-finalist: Jessup International Moot Court; Levitt Law and Motion Moot Court. Recipient, Honors for Trial Advocacy, Lawyering Skills. International Law Society, University of San Diego, Treasurer, 1986-1987, and President, 1987-1988. Intern, California Coastal Commission.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Personal Injury 6
    • Boating Accidents
    • Dog Bites
    • Motorcycle Accidents
    • Sexual Abuse
    • Slip and Fall
    • Wrongful Death
  • Labor and Employment 2
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Wrongful Termination
  • Insurance 1
    • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Other 26
    • Accidents
    • Animal Attacks
    • Aquatic Injuries
    • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
    • Automobile Negligence
    • Bicycle Accidents
    • Bodily Injury
    • Brain Injury
    • Bus Accidents
    • Catastrophic Injury
    • Commercial Vehicle Liability
    • Cumulative Trauma
    • Electrical Injury
    • Head Injury
    • Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
    • Pedestrian Injuries
    • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
    • Power Line Contact Injury
    • Rental Vehicle Litigation
    • School Bus Accidents
    • Severe Burns
    • Spinal Injury
    • Employment Discrimination
    • Sexual Assault
    • Product Defects
    • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists

Practice Details

  • Languages
    German
    Spanish
  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Free initial consultation
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Olan Law
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Transactions
    $2.8 Million SETTLEMENT for personal injuries suffered in a construction accident; $2.4 Million SETTLEMENT for sexual abuse of child in a foster care facility; $1.6 Million SETTLEMENT in a product liability case (A 48-year-old man suffered second and third degree burns over a large portion of his body due to a defective hot water heater); $1.5 Million SETTLEMENT for serious personal injuries from a motorcycle accident (A motorcyclist and passenger were riding down a street in Ventura when the car in front of them made a U-turn. Both suffered serious personal injuries, including numerous fractures); $1.4 Million MEDIATION in the wrongful death of a Palm Desert woman whose injuries in a motor vehicle accident were so severe that she died from them; $1.25 Million JUDGMENT in a premises liability case due to negligent security at a paintball facility where a man was attacked and stabbed; $1.1 Million SETTLEMENT for serious personal injuries for a young girl who suffered a severe dog bite to the face; $1 Million VERDICT for a pedestrian who suffered serious personal injuries when hit by a car in a motor vehicle accident; $900,000 SETTLEMENT in San Bernardino County for a young man who was blinded when the motorcycle he was riding in the sand dunes fell into the sand rail and he was run over by an ATV; $640,000 ARBITRATION against Farmers Insurance in an uninsured motorist and bad faith insurance case for serious personal injuries and subsequent surgery arising out of a motor vehicle accident; $600,000 VERDICT for the wrongful death of a security guard at a shipyard; $585,000 ARBITRATION in a motor vehicle accident case for the serious personal injuries of a passenger in one of the cars; $545,000 SETTLEMENT in a product liability case against the manufacturer and supplier of an herbal diet supplement for the wrongful death of a woman who suffered liver failure due to the supplement; $505,000 SETTLEMENT for an ex-FBI agent who was rear-ended in a motor vehicle accident in which she suffered mild brain injuries; $500,000 + SETTLEMENT in an insurance bad faith case for the director of a company who was sued individually in a breach of promise suit that the company's insurance company refused to defend under the company's director and officers policy; $500,000 SETTLEMENT for a woman who sustained serious personal injuries in a truck accident when the truck ran her off the road; $450,000 SETTLEMENT when a motorcyclist sustained serious personal injuries in a motorcycle accident with a car; $405,000 SETTLEMENT in a premises liability case for the family of a little girl who drowned in a swimming pool; $400,000 SETTLEMENT against a major movie studio for the copyright theft of a motion picture screenplay; $385,000 SETTLEMENT in a premises liability case for a woman who sustained serious personal injuries after a trip and fall in an apartment complex; $350,000 SETTLEMENT for serious personal injuries in a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident (The passenger in a car was severely injured when the car she was in was rear-ended by a SUV while it was stopped at a red light. The car was hit so hard that it rotated and traveled across the intersection until it collided with the curb on the other side); $325,000 SETTLEMENT for a slip and fall on stairs causing serious personal injuries, including a fractured hip; $300,000 SETTLEMENT in a wrongful death case for premises liability. A couple attended a party in Pasadena advertised on the Internet (They were accosted by assailants and the husband was beaten to death while his wife was made to watch. $321,000 VERDICT in a premises liability case against a homeowners association for an elderly woman who suffered serious personal injuries when she was hit by a garage door); $300,000 SETTLEMENT in a premises liability case for the wrongful death of a 14-year-old who drowned in a pool; $300,000 SETTLEMENT in a wrongful termination case against a popular restaurant when she was fired because she was pregnant; $262,000 VERDICT for the serious personal injuries caused by injuries received in a motor vehicle accident; $115,000 SETTLEMENT in Santa Barbara when a woman suffered personal injuries in a slip and fall on a handicap ramp that was not built to code.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1989, California
    1990, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California
    Memberships
    State Bar of California
    Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Former Member, Board of Governors, 2007)
    American Board of Trial Advocates (Member, 2003—)
    American Association of Justice
    Western Trial Lawyers Association
    Santa Monica Bar Association (Board of Directors).
    Bar Fellowship
    Association of Surfing Lawyers (Founding Member).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of San Diego
    Class of 1989
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of California, at Los Angeles
    Class of 1985
    B.A.

    Salzburg Institute of International Studies, Austria
    Class of 1988
    taught by Justice A. Kennedy
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1962
    Hollywood, California, June 9, 1962
    Hobbies & Interests
    Surfing; skiing; karate Black Belt; environmentalist.

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Partner at Olan Law
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212 Marine Street, Suite 302Santa Monica, CA 90405U.S.A.

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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    David R. Olan was admitted in 1989 to the State of California.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    David R. Olan speaks German and Spanish.
  • Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?
    Yes, David R. Olan has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Olan Law has 4 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    David R. Olan attended University of San Diego.