Dan Hodes spoke at the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Annual Convention in San Francisco, bringing his decades of trial experience to a statewide audience of over 800 attorneys. For nearly 40 years, Dan has been at the forefront of complex medical...
In October 2025, Dan Hodes, Founding and Managing Partner of Hodes Milman, was honored with the prestigious Joseph D. McNeil Civility Award by the Orange County chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). This distinguished award recognizes...
The days surrounding your baby's birth should feel full of relief and connection. Instead, you may have heard an unfamiliar term: marginal cord insertion. The words may have come during an ultrasound, or perhaps only once your newborn was in the nursery and doctors...
Dan Hodes recently traveled to Buenos Aires to speak at the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) International Conference, joining trial lawyers and judges from around the world to discuss medical malpractice litigation and arbitration. ABOTA, founded...
When cancer is caught early, treatment can sometimes stop it before it spreads. When it’s missed, every month without the proper diagnosis makes the disease harder to treat and the prognosis worse. Families living through a misdiagnosis carry two questions: Why didn’t...
Most parents picture the moment their baby arrives: the first cries, the relief, the joy. But when a delivery takes a sudden and unexpected turn, it’s terrifying. If your child was injured during birth because their shoulder became stuck, a condition called shoulder...
Hodes Milman proudly supported Operation Helping Hands (OHH) as a Pillar of Kindness Sponsor for their inaugural 1920s Hollywood Glam Gala. This special event celebrated OHH’s mission to provide essential resources and support to unhoused and...
Errors and omissions by doctors, nurses, or hospitals can easily lead to misdiagnoses, delays in diagnosis, or entirely new injuries not related to the underlying reason the patient sought medical assistance. In turn, these can lead to prolonged illness, permanent...
Heart attacks are serious medical emergencies that can cause lasting damage or even be fatal. When it comes to heart attacks, doctors and medical professionals need to be incredibly vigilant. Catching the signs early can mean the difference between life and...
The incision closes, the stitches dissolve, and the doctors say everything looks fine. But your body disagrees. The pain won’t disappear, the swelling worsens, and something feels off. Every follow-up visit ends with the same dismissive reassurances—“It’s just part of...