Areas of Practice

"complex and high-profile legal cases, with a national reputation for work in product liability, personal injury, and litigation." -- Google AI 2025

Taschner has widely recognized expertise in handling complex claims that present challenging procedural and legal issues. More than a dozen cases undertaken by Dana have involved proceedings before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, and he has appeared before numerous governmental bodies and international organizations. Admitted to practice in over a dozen jurisdictions, Taschner has served as counsel in matters with proceedings or parties in over two dozen countries. Areas of practice include mass tort, product liability, environmental law, consumer protection, intellectual property, Internet, technology, business, privacy, and entertainment.

Complex Personal Injury 

Product Liability (Vehicles, Medical Devices, Prescription Drugs)

For more than three decades, Taschner has been significantly involved in representing individuals or pursuing nationwide consumer claims in significant product liability and medical cases, including medical device recalls, pharmaceutical drug recalls, unsafe vehicles and automotive technology, Birth Control Device Litigation, Diet Drug (Fen-Phen) Litigation, diabetes drug Rezulin Litigation, Sulzer Hip device litigation, Depuy Hip Device Litigation, and Transvaginal Mesh Medical Device Litigation, and Hernia Mesh Medical Device Litigation. Taschner is often quoted in national news about product safety, consumer privacy and online security.

Environmental Litigation

Taschner has been engaged in significant and complex environmental litigation, including claims related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in US history with millions of gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico and causing catastrophic damages to Gulf residents and the environment.  Previous legal engagements involved pipelines transiting California State Lands and San Francisco Bay tideland areas.

Intellectual Property & Media

Taschner has been engaged in technology litigation, E-commerce, Internet, media, and entertainment matters. Dana has represented individuals, inventors, and businesses in matters and disputes throughout North America and before the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Dana has also represented actors, directors, producers, writers, recording artists, production and distribution companies in a wide variety of disputes in the United States, Canada and Europe. Taschner served as lead counsel in cases concerning E-commerce, trademark, copyright, patent, trade secrets, license rights, entertainment distribution, DVD and movie rights, net profits, privacy, Internet domain disputes, brand infringement and dilution, entertainment and film properties, music libraries and profits, software disputes, Internet security and hacker liability, and other intellectual property or Internet related disputes.  

Business Litigation & Commercial Liability (Company Responsibility)  

Taschner has been engaged in business litigation and commercial liability (company responsibility) in a variety of disputes in the United States and abroad. Taschner has represented individuals and business enterprises in a variety of settings and industries including real estate, development, investment, technology, media, film, music, airlines, beverage, textiles, shipping, hotels, mining, and others. A defining case concerning international service of process on foreign nationals under the Hague Convention was successfully argued by Taschner and reported in Federal Rules Decisions. The case has been cited by the United States Courts of Appeal, the Hawaii Supreme Court, and the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology .  International arbitration, parties, and/or proceedings in North America, Asia, Europe, Caribbean, Middle East, and Africa.

Taschner served as counsel in civil and criminal cases involving allegations of financial fraud and conspiracy, with proceedings in the United States and abroad. Taschner was appointed counsel in the criminal case the federal task force called "Operation Ice" involving charges of manufacturing and distribution of crystal methamphetamine, coordinated by federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuted by senior United States Attorneys affiliated with the Government's Drug Task Force.  Taschner served as appointed counsel in several federal criminal matters before the District Courts, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court.

Constitutional Claims

Dana has pursued compelling constitutional claims on behalf of individuals, groups, and survivors. Dana has prosecuted claims before the United States trial and appellate courts, involving claims brought under the United States Constitution and various civil rights acts.

"One of Dana Taschner's most significant civil rights victories involved a case related to the underenforcement of domestic violence laws.  The victory gained national attention and contributed to legal and policy reforms." From Google AI 2025.

"A Landmark Case on Domestic Violence" 

The Case: Taschner represented the family of a young woman who was brutally murdered by her ex-husband, employed by the Los Angeles Police Department despite her repeatedly seeking help from the LAPD. Taschner filed a civil rights claim against government agencies, alleging that their deliberate indifference and failure to protect the victim amounted to a violation of her civil rights. 

The Outcome: Taschner's efforts secured a substantial settlement for the family, but the case's impact extended beyond compensation.  It drew national scrutiny to the systemic failings in how law enforcement handled domestic violence cases.

National Attention and Legal Reform: The publicity and outcome of the case helped shed light on a pattern of neglect and helped spur legislative changes aimed at holding law enforcement accountable for failing to enforce domestic violence protection orders. 

Impact: Former California Governor Gray Davis recognized Taschner's work with a "Lawyer of the Year" Award for providing "the voice of justice in protecting the basic human rights of your clients."   The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, often called the "Lautenberg Amendment" ("Gun Ban for Individuals Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence", was enacted by the 104th United States Congress, and bans access to firearms for life by people convicted of crimes of domestic violence.  The act was proposed following the landmark decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the lawsuit brought by Taschner under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Bill Clinton signed the law as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1997. 

Complex Proceedings, International Disputes

Certain matters undertaken by Taschner involve complex domestic or international proceedings and/or involved millions of individuals.  Certain matters have been best suited for class action or coordinated prosecution. Taschner has been involved in class actions and complex legal proceedings involving the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Toyota Recall Litigation, pharmaceutical liability, medical device litigation, asbestos litigation, automotive recalls, technology and Internet litigation, electronic banking, financial or investment matters, and racial profiling, with parties or proceedings in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Washington, and Washington D.C., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Austria, Germany, Japan, Korea, China, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Philippines, England, Ireland, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Portugal, Italy, France, French Polynesia, Kiribati (Not admitted in all jurisdictions).  Taschner has been involved in multiple international proceedings and arbitration matters in the United States and Abroad.