Dana John McCune is a founding partner at McCune & Harber, focusing on the defense of school districts and municipalities. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA and Loyola Law School, he specialized in the defense of public entities, serving as a personal injury, civil rights, and employment lawyer for over 100 cities and school districts. He has successfully defended over 100 jury trials involving school district sexual abuse, catastrophic injuries, constitutional and educational issues, and sexual harassment, and racial discrimination claims. Mr. McCune has been voted by his peers as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” every year since the inception of the award (2004) and is a Diplomat (highest level) of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). 
 

​​Illustrative Professional Experience ​

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• Named Southern California “Super Lawyer” (2004-2024)

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• Trial counsel in over 100 major and catastrophic personal injury cases and employment cases representing cities, school districts, and counties throughout the State of California

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• Defense verdicts received in over 25 consecutive employment and personal injury cases in trial involving employment and personal injury matters

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• Extensive trial and general experience in molestation, sexual assault, and dangerous condition cases involving both school districts and municipalities

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• Litigation and trial expertise in major traffic engineering and road design litigation and trial

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Education 

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University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) (1975)

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   Phi Beta Kappa scholastic honor

   Phi Gamma Mu scholastic honor

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Loyola Law School, Juris Doctor Degree (1978)

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   Recipient, Loyola Honorary Scholarship for Excellence in The Study of Law

 

Admissions

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State Bar of California

U.S. District Court, Southern, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California

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​Languages

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Spanish

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