Attorney David L. Milligan

Background

David L. Milligan has practiced California civil trial law for over 25 years, focusing on catastrophic personal injury, institutional accountability, and environmental/toxic exposure cases. The firm represents injured individuals against companies, government entities, and the people responsible for harm.

Attorney Milligan is one of a small number of California attorneys who hold both Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy certification with the State Bar of California and Board Certified Civil Trial credentials from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a Ranked Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a Master Advocate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

The firm operates as a selective civil trial practice. Cases are accepted only after careful review for facts, conflicts, and fit with the firm's trial-ready capabilities. Many of the firm's most substantial matters are subject to confidentiality agreements and cannot be discussed publicly.

Education and Bar Admissions

Military Service

United States Navy, 1985 to 1993 — eight years of active service. The discipline, duty, and integrity learned during military service continue to shape the firm's approach to its clients and to the courtroom.

Approach

The firm's approach is straightforward: take the time to understand what happened, develop the facts thoroughly, and pursue cases to verdict when needed. The firm pursues both individual defendants and the institutions whose failures created the conditions for harm. That dual focus — individual and institutional — is what allows survivors and injured plaintiffs to reach the resources actually responsible for their harm and what makes meaningful accountability possible.