Frank N. Darras is the founder and managing partner of Darras Law, in Ontario, California. He is recognized by peers as one of the nation’s top insurance lawyers, handling bad faith insurance cases and disability cases. For more than 25 years, he has devoted his legal practice to helping the most vulnerable among us -- sick people, disabled people and the elderly -- mount heroic fights against big insurance.

Lawyer Frank Darras understands what it is like to suffer a serious, life-changing injury. While he was on a college football scholarship working for spending money, his fingers were mangled by a forklift chain, ending his dreams of football and inspiring him to turn to the law to help others who had been injured.

No case is too large or too small for this lawyer. Mr. Darras has effectively taken on some of the nation’s most complicated bad faith insurance cases. Lawyer Frank Darras’s client list includes professional athletes, doctors, lawyers, business professionals and television personalities. And he is tireless in his efforts to help the disabled and the disadvantaged who are otherwise unable to afford skilled representation.

Mr. Darras has recovered nearly a half billion dollars for his clients and built one the largest litigation practices in the nation for the disabled, reviewing 30,000 new referrals annually. He has been recognized for his legal work in the following ways:

• Annual inclusion in the Super Lawyers list
• Named an Outstanding Lawyer in America and in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Association of Justice
•  Membership in the coveted Ten Million Dollar Rainmaker circle, a distinction which recognizes attorneys who generate more than $10 million in annual legal fees
• Listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America
• Recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America; as one of the 500 Leading Litigators in America; and as one of the top 500 Plaintiff Lawyers in America.(from 2006 on)
•  AV-rated* by his peers as a preeminent lawyer in his legal area of practice

Mr. Darras regularly lectures on the topic of insurance law and disability issues, appearing as a national keynote speaker in his legal areas of practice. CBS, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and other national media outlets have recognized Mr. Darras for his tireless dedication to senior citizens and blue-collar workers.

(Superlawyers Link: http://www.darraslaw.com/)

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