Dawn is a highly skilled litigator and top San Francisco personal injury attorney. She has an undefeated record in trial and arbitration for her clients and a special talent for obtaining exceptional results for the injured.

Dawn works closely with some of the foremost experts in the nation to build clear and compelling personal injury cases on behalf of the firm’s clients.

Dawn has obtained substantial judgments and settlements for her clients. Some of these include:

$4.9 Million for a farm worker in his 50’s who was seriously injured in a car accident case

$4.6 Million for a physician who sustained an impalement injury in a trip and fall accident

$4.67 Million court judgment for a seriously injured motorcyclist hit by a wrong way driver

$4.5 Million for a woman in her 60’s hit by a vehicle while crossing in the crosswalk who sustained a surgical brain injury

$2.525 Million for two pedestrians struck by a trailer being pulled by an agricultural vehicle which came loose

$1.75 Million for a middle age man rear-ended by a commercial truck sustaining spinal injuries that required back surgery

$1.5 Million for rideshare driver in a head on collision caused by a reckless driver going twice the posted speed limit. Our client required collarbone surgery

$825,000 for a middle aged administrator who sustained a surgical ankle injury on a dangerous sidewalk

Awards and Honors include:

• Dawn has been selected as a Super Lawyer® for 10 years in a row. Super Lawyer is a rating bestowed on the top 5% of outstanding lawyers in their practice area.
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 An invitation-only organization composed of premier trial lawyers from each state. Membership is held by some of the best and finest trial lawyers in America.
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum: The Top Trial Lawyers in America, is one of the most highly prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the country. Membership is limited exclusively to lawyers with court judgments and case results exceeding $2 Million. This esteemed distinction is held by less than 1% of attorneys in the entire United States.
• Dawn’s case results have ranked among the highest in California by national lawsuit results ranking company Top Verdict:

• Top 10 Premises Liability Settlements in California (2020)
• Top 10 Motor Vehicle Settlements in California (2022)
• Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California (2020)
• Top 20 Personal Injury Settlement in California (2022)
• Top 20 Pedestrian Accident Settlements in California (2020)
• Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California (2020)
• Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California (2022)
• Top 50 Wrongful Death Settlements in California (2020)
• Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California (2021)

• Expertise.com named Dawn as one of The Best Personal Injury Attorneys in San Francisco and also as one of The Best Car Accident Attorneys in San Francisco
• Attorney and Practice  Magazine has named Dawn a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney. Less than 1% of attorneys nationwide receive an invitation for membership.
• San Francisco Magazine has ranked Dawn for 10 years in a row on their annual published list of the “Top Women Attorneys in Northern California” (2014-2023).
• Dawn served as a Distinguished Member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association from 2002-2012.

Dawn’s high-caliber legal skills, tenacity, and exceptional negotiation skills have won her extremely high praise and gratitude over the years from the firm’s many clients. She has a superb “10” rating on the legal website Avvo, and countless 5-star ratings on review sites Yelp and Google Reviews.

Dawn received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, and was admitted to practice law in California in 1998. She is in her 25th year of practicing law. Dawn received her undergraduate degree from Binghamton University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and in the top 1% of her class.

Dawn is committed to making our streets safer. She is a member of WalkSF (a pedestrian advocacy organization for safer streets for pedestrians), and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (an advocacy organization for the safety of bicyclists on our streets).

In her spare time, Dawn enjoys spending time with her family and adorable dog Emmett, a miniature poodle-terrier mix.