Daniel Torrens, Esq.
Daniel Torrens represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes, personal injury matters, and general civil litigation.
Dan Torrens is pleased to announce that he has joined the Scottsdale-Tucson law firm Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a partner.
Visit Dan Torrens at www.rrlaz.com.
During his career in private practice, which began in 1996, Dan Torrens has first-chair experience in 30 state and federal civil jury trials and over 250 arbitration hearings.
Dan also serves as a private mediator and arbitrator.
For the State Bar of Arizona, Dan serves as an arbitrator for the Fee Arbitration Program and on the Civil Jury Instructions Committee. In addition, he is co-chair of the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy.
A Pennsylvania native who moved to Arizona 1984, Dan graduated from Arizona State University in 1992 with a degree in political science and earned his law degree at the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1996.
Dan is an associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, has earned the AV-Preeminent® rating with Martindale-Hubbell®, and is a four-time Super Lawyers honoree.
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Mediation and Arbitration
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers, 2012-2015
AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®
Professional Memberships
American Board of Trial Advocates: Associate Member
State Bar of Arizona
Colorado Bar Association
Professional Memberships and Activities
American Board of Trial Advocates: Associate Member
State Bar of Arizona
Colorado Bar Association
Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court, 2006-present
Published Decisions
Bank of the West v. Leo, 231 F.R.D. 386 (2007)
Bar and Court Admissions
Arizona, 1996
Colorado, 1997
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1997
Representative Lectures
“Personal Injury: Calculating Damages,” National Business Institute, September 2020
“Winning your First (or Next) Civil Trial,” National Business Institute, May 2020
“Focused Deposition Taking,” State Bar of Arizona, June 2019
“Business Law: Start to Finish,” National Business Institute, May 2019
“Litigating the Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Claim,” National Business Institute, May 2019
“Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Doctor and Attorney Perspectives,” 2014
“Damages in Personal Injury,” 2013
“The Physics and Anatomy of Auto Collisions,” 2012
“Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims,” 2008
“Litigating the Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Claim,” 2007 and 2008
“Insurance Coverage Litigation,” 2007
Education
Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, 1999
J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law, 1996
B.A., Arizona State University, 1992