Daniel Miller

Shareholder
925.941.3219

Biography

Dan Miller is a litigation shareholder in Miller Starr Regalia's Walnut Creek office. Dan has experience in multiple areas, including leasing and other business contract disputes, partnership disputes, construction law, product liability and insurance coverage, and bad faith litigation. During his tenure with the firm, Dan has tried cases, both jury and non-jury, in federal and state courts. He has also handled a significant number of arbitrations and mediations and has represented clients in the federal and state Courts of Appeal. He has represented Fortune 500 companies and other large businesses on issues of local and national concern.

Education

J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (1986)

B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, Economics, English and Political Science (1983)

  • Phi Beta Kappa

Associations

Construction Lawyers Society of America – Fellow (2017)

Contra Costa County Bar Association 

Awards & Recognition

Martindale-Hubbell–AV Preeminent Rating (2005–2022) 

Super Lawyers Northern California (2006–2010)

Best Lawyers®–Construction Law (2013–2023)

American Lawyer Media– “San Francisco Top Rated Lawyer” (2014)

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August 18, 2022

MSR’s Hans Lapping Receives Two Best Lawyers in America© Designations, Named “Lawyer of the Year” – Real Estate Law (Oakland), Nine Other MSR Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers Recognition

Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 50 years, is pleased to announce that Hans A. Lapping, an AV-rated transactional shareholder, has received two designations in the Best Lawyers in America 2023© edition: he is included in the Real Estate Law list and was selected as the “Lawyer of the Year” in Oakland Real Estate Law. Additionally, nine other MSR attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© -- seven of which have been recognized for at least 10 years. Yalda Vahdani was named 2023 “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” in Real Estate Law in San Francisco.

August 19, 2021

Miller Starr Regalia’s Wilson Wendt Named “Lawyer Of The Year” – Real Estate Law (Oakland) By Best Lawyers In America © Wendt And Nine Other MSR Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers Recognition

Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 50 years, is pleased to announce that Wilson Wendt, a land use shareholder, has been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Oakland Real Estate Law in The Best Lawyers in America 2022©.  In addition, Wendt and nine other MSR attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Six MSR attorneys have been recognized for at least 10 years.

August 20, 2020

Bryan Wenter At Miller Starr Regalia Named “Lawyer Of The Year” – Land Use and Zoning Law (Oakland) By Best Lawyers In America ©; Wenter And Nine Other MSR Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers Recognition

Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 50 years, is pleased to announce that Bryan W. Wenter, a land use shareholder and principal author of the Land Use Developments blog, has been selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” in Oakland Land Use and Zoning Law in The Best Lawyers in America 2021©.  In addition, Wenter and nine other MSR attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

August 15, 2019

Miller Starr Regalia’s Eugene Miller Named a Best Lawyers In America © 2020 Oakland Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year”; Eight Other MSR Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers Recognition

Miller Starr Regalia is pleased to announce that Eugene H. Miller, chairman emeritus, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2020© and has been honored for the third time as the Best Lawyers’ 2020 Oakland Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year”. In addition, eight other MSR attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© directory.