Phoenix Attorney
Daniel Cracchiolo
Phone: 602.274.7611
Email: dcracchiolo@bcattorneys.com
Languages: English
Practice Areas
- Business & Corporate Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law
- Insurance Defense / Personal Injury Litigation
Education
- J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1952
- B.A., Prelaw, University of Arizona 1949
Phi Alpha Delta
Admissions
- Arizona
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Areas of Concentration
- Appellate
- Business Litigation
- Divorce Representation
- Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation
- Professional Liability Litigation
Honors & Awards
- Honorary degree of Doctorate of Humane Letters, University of Arizona
- Honored by University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law with Daniel Cracchiolo Law Library
- Hall of Fame recipient, Maricopa County Bar Association, 2010
- Selected, Best Lawyers in America 1995 -2011
- • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Selected, Southwest Super Lawyers 2007-2012
- Selected, Arizona’s Finest Lawyers 2011
- The National Trial Lawyers (Top 100)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Ranked AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5* by Martindale Hubbell
Representative Engagements
- Successfully defended high school in one of the first personal injury cases involving helmet failure
- Represented wife in property settlement issues of divorce, resulting in $16 million in tax free property
- Represented utilities in rate cases
- Early in career, successfully represented defendants in numerous high profile murder cases
Other Relevant Employment
- Deputy County Attorney, Maricopa County, 1952-1953
Professional Leadership
- Appointed to first-ever Disciplinary Board of State Bar of Arizona for 2 terms
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Judicature Society
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Arizona
- Maricopa County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Chairman and Former CEO, The Steele Foundation
- Regent, Brophy College Preparatory
- Past President, COMPAS (Combined Metropolitan Phoenix Arts and Sciences)
- Member, Advisory Board, Homebase Youth Services
- Member, Board of Directors, ChildHelp USA.
Attorney News & Announcements
- 11 Burch & Cracchiolo Attorneys Selected by Best Lawyers of America© 2015
- Twenty Attorneys at Burch & Cracchiolo Selected as Southwest Super Lawyers/Rising Stars
- Six Burch & Cracchiolo Shareholders Selected by Best Lawyers in America® 2014
- Twenty-two Attorneys at Burch & Cracchiolo Selected as Southwest Super Lawyers
- Eighteen Attorneys at Burch & Cracchiolo Named Among Top in Arizona by Southwest Super Lawyers