Dennis W. Daley

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462 Stevens Avenue
Suite 201
Solana Beach, CA 92075

T 858-755-5666
F 858-755-7870

Dennis W. Daley    ddaley@daley-heft.com

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Tort Litigation | Public Entity | Eminent Domain | Environmental

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1976
  • University of Washington, B.A., 1970

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of Washington
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Honors/Affiliations

  • American Board of Trial Advocates, rank of Advocate
  • Selected to San Diego Super Lawyer®
  • Member, International Right of Way Association
  • Member, San Diego County Bar Association
  • Member, North County Bar Association
  • Member, California Redevelopment Association
  • Judge Pro Tem, San Diego County Courts
  • Master, Oliver Wendell Holmes Inns of Court

Dennis W. Daley has more than thirty years of experience representing public and private sector clients in federal and state court jury trials and appeals. A significant portion of Daley’s practice involves the representation of public entities in eminent domain proceedings throughout the region. Daley also practices extensively in the areas of premises liability, insurance defense, and public entity defense.

Daley is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the San Diego chapter of the International Right of Way Association and the California Redevelopment Association. He has provided instruction for the San Diego Inns of Court Trial Tactics Seminar, and is a Master in the Oliver Wendell Holmes Inns of Court. Daley has also served as Judge Pro Tem for the San Diego County Courts.

While earning his law degree from the University of San Diego, Daley served as Research Editor for the San Diego Law Review. He is admitted to the practice of law in the states of Washington and California, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.

Representative Matters
Daley represented the City of San Diego in the eminent domain trials involving the acquisition of property for the construction of the downtown San Diego ballpark and adjacent development.

He was the lead counsel for the San Luis Rey River Flood Control Project which involved condemning property over the river’s 7.2 mile length within the City of Oceanside. The case included environmental, engineering, zoning, hydrology and landfill issues. Daley was also lead attorney in condemnation of about 50 parcels in the three phases of the State Route 76 Expressway Project.