About Dana Alden Fox

Dana Fox is the Managing Partner of BD&J’s Pasadena office. Mr. Fox handles and tries high-profile and catastrophic injury , wrongful death , police use of force , premises liability , sexual assault , and product liability cases. While he spent years defending personal injury matters, he now brings his expertise to champion for plaintiffs in their pursuit of justice. Mr. Fox is committed to achieving the best results possible by fully leveraging his 40 years of trial experience.

Mr. Fox has a reputation as the go-to trial lawyer in high-exposure cases. His experience and skill secured him roles as lead counsel in many of California’s most high-profile and difficult cases. Mr. Fox consistently obtained favorable jury verdicts in hard-won trials. BD&J is committed to building a stellar trial platform, and Mr. Fox is now a key member of that trial team.

Mr. Fox is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, holds the elevated rank of Advocate with the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and is a Fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Fox was recognized as one of the Top 100 attorneys in California by The Los Angeles Daily Journal in 2014, 2020, and 2021, and has been recognized by Best Lawyers on their list of top attorneys in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants from 2024-2026. Mr. Fox has earned national and international renown through his work on several high stakes, widely reported cases.

Proven verdicts and settlements at BD&J, PC

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$8 millionVerdict

A jury awarded $8 million to the family of Giovani Pulido, a 15-year-old Encinal High School freshman who died of sudden cardiac arrest during spring football practice in May 2016, finding Alameda Unified School District negligent for failing to have an automated external defibrillator on campus.

Alameda County Superior Court · 2020Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$750,000Verdict

A Los Angeles County jury awarded $750,000 to Lulin Yan after a Bradford pear tree branch crashed down on him while he walked a public sidewalk in Diamond Bar, fracturing his spine and hospitalizing him for three days.

Pomona (Los Angeles County Superior Court) · 2024Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
J.D.
California State University at Los Angeles (CSULA)
Undergraduate

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.