January 2024

Daniel Rodriguez Selected to 2024 Super Lawyers® List
Daniel Rodriguez, founder and president of Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers list. This is Daniel’s sixteenth year being listed as one of the top personal injury lawyers in Southern California. Read the full press release.

October 2023

Daniel Rodriguez Makes the Forbes List of Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Bakersfield
Daniel Rodriguez, founding president of Rodriguez & Associates, makes the 2023 Forbes Advisor list of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Bakersfield, CA. Read the full press release.

September 2023

Danay Gonzalez Becomes a Member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
Danay Gonzalez, partner at Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40. Read the full press release.

August 2023

Rodriguez & Associates’ Partners Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® “Ones To Watch”
Chantal Trujillo and Joseph Whittington, partners at Rodriguez & Associates, are recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for their work in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. Read the full press release.

July 2023

Rodriguez & Associates Recognized by TopVerdict™ for Obtaining the #1 Personal Injury Verdict in California in 2022
The Rodriguez & Associates trial team, Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal Trujillo and Danay Gonzalez, was recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining the number one personal injury verdict in California in 2022 for their work in Ruckman v. Big N Deep Ag Development Co. and others. Read the full press release.

June 2023

Rodriguez & Associates Trial Team Recognized for Kern County Record Personal Injury Verdict
Daniel Rodriguez, along with partners Chantal Trujillo and Danay Gonzalez, were recognized by the Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts list for obtaining the largest personal injury verdict in Kern County history in Ruckman et al. v. Big N Deep Ag Development Co. et al. Read the full press release.

April 2023

Victims of Police-Involved Bakersfield Auto Accident Represented by Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez, president and founder of Rodriguez & Associates, is representing the family of Mr. Mario Lares, who was killed after his car was struck by a Bakersfield Police Department patrol vehicle on his commute home from work. Mr. Rodriguez is also representing Mr. Lares’ passenger, Ana Hernandez, who suffered severe injuries as a result of the crash. Read the full press release.

March 2023

Danay Gonzalez Named Partner at Rodriguez & Associates
Rodriguez & Associates’ trial attorney Danay Gonzalez has been named the firm’s newest partner after serving the Bakersfield, CA community for five years. Read the full press release.

February 2023

Daniel Rodriguez Investigating Bakersfield Police-Involved Auto Accident
Daniel Rodriguez, president and founder of Rodriguez & Associates, is investigating the death of Mr. Mario Lares, who was killed after being struck by a Bakersfield Police Department patrol vehicle when he was driving home from work. Read the full press release.

February 2023

Daniel Rodriguez Representa A La Familia De Mario Lares, Víctima De Un Accidente Automovilístico Involucrado Con La Policía
Daniel Rodriguez está realizando una investigación privada sobre las circunstancias que provocaron este incidente y está buscando justicia para Mario Lares. Lea el comunicado de prensa aquí.

January 2023

Daniel Rodriguez Listed in Super Lawyers for 15 Years
Daniel Rodriguez, founder and president of Rodriguez & Associates, has been listed in Super Lawyers for 15 years as a top personal injury lawyer. Read the full press release.

January 2023

Danay Gonzalez Named Partner
Rodriguez & Associates is proud to announce Danay Gonzalez as our newest partner. Read the full press release.

December 2022

Rodriguez & Associates Secures $11 Million Wrongful Death Verdict
Daniel Rodriguez, and his team of trial attorneys including senior partners Joel Andreesen and Chantal Trujillo, and attorney Danay Gonzalez secured an $11 million verdict for a family in a wrongful death case. Read the full press release.

January 2022

Daniel Rodriguez Makes The 2022 California Super Lawyers List
Daniel Rodriguez, the founder and President of Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected to the 2022 California Super Lawyers list. Daniel has been part of this list every year since 2009. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Read the full press release.

January 2022

Named To Expertise.Com’s Best Personal Injury Lawyers In Bakersfield List
Expertise.com has named Rodriguez & Associates as one of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Bakersfield for 2022. Read the full press release.

January 2022

Named Best Car Accident Lawyers In Bakersfield By Expertise.Com
Rodriguez & Associates has been named by Expertise.com as one of the Best Car Accident Lawyers in Bakersfield for 2022.  Read the full press release.

August 2021

Rodriguez & Associates Obtains $5M Settlement After The 1st Phase Of Trial
Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal Trujillo, and Joseph Whittington worked tirelessly on behalf of their injured client and obtained a $5,000,000 settlement with the help of a wonderful and dedicated jury. Read the full press release.

July 2021

Daniel Rodriguez Named To AIOPIA’s 10 Best Attorneys In California
Founder and President Daniel Rodriguez of Rodriguez & Associates has been recognized by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys™ (AIOPIA) as one of the “10 Best Attorneys” in California for 2021.  Read the full press release.

April 2021

Rodriguez & Associates Named In 2021 Best Of Readers’ Choice Poll Results
Rodriguez & Associates has been named a favorite in the “Best Law Firm” category for The Bakersfield Californian’s “The Best of Bakersfield Readers’ Choice Poll” for 2021.  Read the full press release.

March 2021

Rodriguez & Associates Obtains $4 Million Dollar Verdict Against Medical Transport Company
Bakersfield personal injury lawyers Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal Trujillo, Blaine Mustoe & Danay Gonzalez obtained a $4 million verdict in Kern County Superior Court. The case was filed against Tri-County Medical Transport, Inc., on behalf of a 28-year-old woman for the wrongful death of her 71-year-old father. Read the full press release.

February 2021

Named Best Personal Injury Law Firm In Bakersfield For 2021
Rodriguez & Associates has earned a place in Expertise.com’s list: Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Bakersfield for 2021. Read the full press release.

January 2021

Daniel Rodriguez Makes The 2021 California Super Lawyers List
Attorney Daniel Rodriguez, Founder and President at Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected to the 2021 California Super Lawyers list. Daniel has been recognized for over ten years by Super Lawyers, for his outstanding legal achievements. Read the full press release.

June 2020

2020 Best Personal Injury Attorneys In Bakersfield
Rodriguez & Associates has been named to Expertise.com’s 2020 Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Bakersfield, CA list. Read the full press release.

May 2020

Rodriguez & Associates Obtains $70M Verdict
Personal injury attorney, Daniel Rodriguez, along with attorneys Chantal Trujillo and Danay Gonzalez, obtained a $70,578,289 verdict, the highest personal injury verdict in Kern County history. The case was filed on behalf of a mother and her two children, who were hit when a big rig ran a red light. Read the full press release.

February 2020

Daniel Rodriguez Makes The 2020 California Super Lawyers List
Attorney Daniel Rodriguez, Founder and President at Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected to the 2020 California Super Lawyers list. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Daniel has been part of this list every year since 2009. Read the full press release.

January 2020

Rodriguez & Associates Names Joseph Whittington As Partner
Joseph Whittington has been named Partner at Rodriguez & Associates. As an attorney at Rodriguez & Associates since 2015, Joseph has handled various personal injury cases involving car crashes, pedestrian vs. auto cases, and trucking accidents. Read the full press release.

December 2019

Rodriguez & Associates Obtains Record $70 Million Verdict on Behalf of a Family Injured in a Major Big Rig Accident
Rodriguez & Associates obtained a $70,578,289 verdict on behalf of a family injured in a major crash with a big rig in Bakersfield, California that happened in August of 2017. The verdict is the highest personal injury verdict in Kern County history. “This was a crash that was 100% preventable because the truck driver should never have been on the road in the first place because he was driving on a suspended driver’s license,” said Attorney Daniel Rodriguez. “And, the family is grateful and thankful to the Kern County jury for listening to their story.” Read the full press release.