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Daniel Barela

Associate at Malman Law
Chicago, IL2 years experienceAdmitted 2023

About Daniel Barela

Daniel Barela is an Associate Attorney at Malman Law in Chicago, where he focuses on personal injury matters. A native of the Chicagoland area, Daniel joined the firm in 2024 after working as an associate at another Chicago personal injury and workers' compensation firm. He earned his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2021, where he participated in the Plaintiff's Employment Clinic and earned a J.D. Certificate in Labor and Employment Law from the Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace. Prior to law school he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Practice areas

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
JD, 2021
University of Illinois at Chicago
Undergraduate, 2016

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2023
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association

Awards & recognition

J.D. Certificate in Labor and Employment Law (Chicago-Kent Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace)

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$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
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$100 million · Willis Family Wrongful Death Settlement: $100 Million After Six Children Killed in I-94 Truck Crash
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$98.65 million · $98.65 Million Verdict for Family of Botham Jean, Shot in His Own Apartment by Off-Duty Dallas Officer