“Striking the balance between risk and practical workable outcomes is how I best serve my clients in a constantly changing business climate.”

Danielle A. Arteaga
Special Counsel

Attorneys Focused on California

Danielle A. Arteaga, Special Counsel

2033 North Main Street, Suite 800
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

T: 925.930.6600
F: 925.930.6620

As a member of the firm’s Appellate and Insurance Coverage practice groups, Danielle counsels and represents insurance carriers regarding claims handling and coverage issues under commercial general liability, homeowners, business owners, farm and automobile liability policies.

Focused on Counsel to the California Insurance Industry

Danielle's practice also includes representation of carriers in coverage disputes, in policyholder litigation, and in claims arising from agent/broker errors and omissions. She has successfully represented carriers in both federal and state trials and appeals. 

A Focus on Prevention Through Education    

Danielle frequently facilitates continuing education workshops and seminars designed to keep claims adjusters, underwriters and the professionals who serve them up-to-date on California insurance law and best practices.  As an adjunct professor of legal research and writing for the past twelve years with John F. Kennedy University and California State University, East Bay, Danielle has developed an effective model for delivering timely content to a diverse audience in an accessible format.   

Danielle Arteaga's representative matters include:

  • Tocher v. Sequoia Insurance Company (2011) 2011 WL 4090678, 2011 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 6963
  • Baca v. Matheson (2010) 2010 WL 3442146, 2010 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 7054
  • Great American Insurance Company v. North American Capacity Insurance Company (2010) 2010 WL 254944, 2010 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 480
  • Aggio v. Estate of Aggio (Sequoia Insurance Company) (2010) 368 Fed.Appx. 755, 2010 WL 675572, 2010 U.S.App.LEXIS 4126

Education

Education

  • John F. Kennedy University School of Law, J.D., 2000
  • San Francisco State University, B.A., 1995


Admission

Admissions

  • State Bar of California, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit


Memberships

Memberships

  • Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association