Susan Dana-Kobey

Susan Dana-Kobey

Shareholder
Joined Burch & Cracchiolo in 2005
sdana-kobey@bcattorneys.com
(P)602-234-8784 (F)602-850-9784

Susan Dana-Kobey practices in all areas of Construction-related and General Liability litigation in Arizona and California and serves as the firm's CD-GL Practice Group Chair for California claims.  She has served as lead counsel for construction industry clients in multi-million dollar residential and commercial litigation matters for clients including numerous developers, general contractors and subcontractors in complex litigation matters.

Susan principally focuses her practice in civil litigation of first and third party insurance defense matters involving construction defect and personal injury matters. Her practice area also includes insurance coverage matters. Prior to joining Burch & Cracchiolo, she practiced law in Southern California where she focused on insurance coverage litigation.

Susan is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has also worked as a Spanish translator in the telecommunications industry. Her proficiency in Spanish led Susan to volunteer by assisting Spanish speaking individuals at the Family Court Facilitator’s Office in Orange County, California. While in law school, she clerked for the Hon. David Weinberg in the Orange County Superior Court, Lamoreaux Justice Center, Family Law Division.

Susan is currently participating as one of  24 attorneys in a year-long inaugural program sponsored by the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel entitled “Ladder Down” through the AADC’s Women’s Initiative to promote Leadership Empowerment, Business Development, Marketing and Mentoring for emerging leaders among women attorneys in our community.
 

Representative Engagements

• Lead counsel for construction industry clients in multi-million dollar residential and commercial litigation matters.
• Clients include numerous developers, general contractors and subcontractors in complex litigation matters in both AZ and CA.
• Successfully mediated hundreds of cases to conclusion.

Other Relevant Employment

Law Clerk, Hon. David Weinberg, Orange County Superior Court, Lamoreaux Justice Center, Family Law Division, 1999

Professional Affiliations

State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of California
American Bar Association

Community Involvement

2013 AADC "Ladder Down" program participant

Languages Spoken

Spanish
Portuguese

Assistant

Tamara McCann
tmccann@bcattorneys.com
602-234-8716
Susan Dana-Kobey

Education

J.D., Western State University College of Law, 1999
 
B.A., International Business, California State University at Fullerton, 1994 

Admitted In

Arizona
California
U.S. District Court, Central and Southern California