DANIEL E. WILCOXEN received his JD, cum laude, from U.O.P. McGeorge School of Law in 1972, and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1972. Mr. Wilcoxen practiced with the defense firm of Rust & Armenis for the first 7 years of his law career before leaving to open his own practice in 1979 where he began his emphasis in representing injured plaintiffs. He is the founding and senior partner in the law firm of Wilcoxen Callaham, LLP. The firm handles a variety of cases: all types of personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, business, discrimination, and wrongful termination employment cases. Mr. Wilcoxen also handles the day-to-day management of the firm’s 11 lawyers and 15 staff members. Over the years, Mr. Wilcoxen has obtained in excess of 100 multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.
Mr. Wilcoxen has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 1993 and currently holds the rank of Advocate. He was President of the Sacramento Valley Chapter in 2008, was the ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2010, and is also currently a member of the National Board of Directors of ABOTA. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) and was named a Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a founding member and is a certified diplomat in Medical Malpractice, of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and is a member of Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). He was the 1989 President of the McGeorge School of Law Alumni Association. He is a past President and current Board of Directors member of the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association (CCTLA) where he was recognized as Advocate of the Year in both 1996 and 2002. Mr. Wilcoxen was also the recipient of the Joe Ramsey Civility Award in 2014, the Morton L. Friedman Humanitarian Award for service to Sacramento in 2023, and the Alumnus of Honor and Diligence in Law Serving the Community in 2024.
Mr. Wilcoxen is a pioneer in the area of medical lien law and has had much success in having liens waived and reduced. He spends many hours teaching attorneys how to deal with medical insurance providers, Medi-Cal, Medicare, and ERISA liens. He has spoken at numerous seminars for the CAOC, CCTLA and ABOTA. He has also successfully handled an ERISA lien case before the U.S. Supreme Court, three lien cases before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal, and three lien cases before the Third District Court of Appeal.
Mr. Wilcoxen has been a long-time instructor for the University of California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB). As a faculty member of the University of San Francisco Law School in their intensive advocacy program, he instructs at many seminars and lectures for CAOC and CCTLA, and other Trial Lawyer Associations, including San Francisco, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and San Joaquin. He has also participated as an instructor in the ABOTA Masters in Trial Program for varied programs. He serves as an arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem in Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado Superior Courts. He is an experienced mediator and is a member of the American Arbitration Association, and the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Association of Attorney-Mediators.
Mr. Wilcoxen is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and his firm is listed among the preeminent lawyers in the country. He has been named as a “Super Lawyer” for the past 18 years, one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California for the past 5 years, and one of the top 25 attorneys in Sacramento.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Catastrophic Loss
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Lien Law
- Business Torts
- Burn Injuries
- Public Entity Conduct
CERTIFIED LEGAL SPECIALTIES
- Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist, American Board of Professional
- Liability Attorneys
BAR ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Central District
- U.S. District Court Eastern District
- U.S. District Court Southern District
- U.S. District Court Northern District
- U.S. District Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- California State Bar
CLASSES/SEMINARS
- ABOTA Masters In Trial, 1995-Present
- Instructor, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1984 – Present
- Instructor, Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), 1980 – Present
- Instructor, University of California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 1980 – Present
- Faculty Member, University of San Francisco Law School, 1986
HONORS AND AWARDS
Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2016 Sacramento Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2015 Sacramento Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2014 Sacramento Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2013 Sacramento Super Lawyers
America’s Top 100 Attorneys – Lifetime Achievement Award
- The National Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers – 2018
- American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys – 10 Best Attorneys 2017-2018
Award
- Best Lawyers in America – U.S. News & World Report Recognized since 2008
- Northern California Best Lawyers – 2018
- Top 25 – Products Liability Trial Attorneys, 2017
- Best Law Firms in California – U.S. News & World Report, 2016
- Largest Litigation Law Firms – Sacramento Business Journal, 2015
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys – Certified Medical
- Malpractice Specialist for 30 Years
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers of California for 5 Years – American Trial Lawyers
Association
- 2024 Alumnus of Honor of University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
- 2018 Appointed to McGeorge School of Law Dean’s Cabinet
- Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year – U.S. News & World Report, 2014
- Joe Ramsey Professionalism Award – Capital City Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- Morton L. Friedman Humanitarian Award – Capital City Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
- AV Preeminent rated for over 30 years, Martindale-Hubbell, 2015
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, ABOTA Sacramento Valley Chapter, 2010
- Advocate of the Year, CCTLA, 1996 and 2002
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Founding Member
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) local and national, Advocate
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Board Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) local, Chapter President, 2008
- Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association (CCTLA), Board Member since 1986
- Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association (CCTLA), President, 1990
- Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Member, 1979 – Present
- American Arbitration Association, Panel Member
- Association of Attorney Mediators, Sacramento Valley Chapter, Panel Member
- McGeorge School of Law, Alumni Association, President, 1989
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
- Rust & Armenis, Defense Attorney
PRO BONO ACTIVITIES
- Sacramento Superior Court, Arbiter and judge pro tem
- Placer Superior Court, Arbiter and judge pro tem
- El Dorado Superior Court, Arbiter and judge pro tem