About D.L. Rencher

D.L. Rencher serves as California affiliate counsel for Michael Hill Trial Law and is the founder and managing attorney of Rencher Law Group, P.C., based in San Francisco. Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rencher enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after high school, serving as an Aircraft Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician and receiving the National Service Defense Medal and a commendation for Outstanding Military Service during Operation Desert Storm.

He completed his undergraduate studies with honors at UCLA and earned his Juris Doctor from UC College of the Law, San Francisco, where he served on the Trial Team and received the Moot Court Award for Best Oral Advocate. He began his legal career in healthcare defense, representing medical facilities, before transitioning to plaintiff work focused on nursing home neglect, abuse, and wrongful death cases across California. Rencher has been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 list for five consecutive years and is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Michael Hill Trial Law

These results are credited to Michael Hill Trial Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$26 millionVerdictTop 20 in Ohio · #17

A Trumbull County jury awarded $26 million to the estate of Stephen Tate, a blind, brain-injured resident of Signature HealthCARE of Warren who aspirated while eating lunch unsupervised and died after staff waited about 42 minutes to call an ambulance. The award, reported as the largest nursing home verdict in Ohio history, was won by Michael A. Hill, then of Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers and now of Michael Hill Trial Law.

Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio · 2023Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

UC College of the Law, San Francisco
JD, 2002
University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate, 1999

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Cleveland firms

Nurenberg Paris Heller & McCarthy
Nurenberg Paris Heller & McCarthy
Confidential (aggregate >$300 million total litigation) · Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Confidential Settlements for 18 Families in $300 Million-Plus Litigation
Spangenberg Shibley & Liber
Spangenberg Shibley & Liber
$650 million · Lake and Trumbull Counties Win $650 Million Opioid Abatement Against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart
The Becker Law Firm
The Becker Law Firm
$60.7 Million Settlement for Child Left with Brain Injury After Touching Downed FirstEnergy Power Line
Friedman Domiano & Smith
Friedman Domiano & Smith
$3.5 Million Verdict for Chemical Plant Worker Burned by Formic Acid
The Law Offices of Tim Misny
The Law Offices of Tim Misny
Semi Jackknife on Black Ice Kills Ronald Alleman; Misny Wins Settlement Including Trucking Safety Changes

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