AttorneyDale K. Galipo
Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo
21800 Burbank Blvd, Suite 310, Woodland Hills, California, 91367
Champion of Civil Rights Victims
Dale K. Galipo is one of the most prominent and accomplished civil rights attorneys in the United States, with over three decades of experience representing victims of police brutality, excessive force, and government misconduct. Based in Woodland Hills, California, Galipo has built a national reputation for taking on the most challenging cases against law enforcement agencies and government entities, consistently achieving landmark verdicts and settlements that have reshaped accountability standards across the country.
The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo has handled hundreds of civil rights cases, many involving fatal officer-involved shootings, unlawful use of force, and systemic misconduct by police departments at the local, county, and state levels. Galipo is widely regarded as a trial lawyer of exceptional skill, having secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in cases that other attorneys declined to pursue. His courtroom record against law enforcement defendants is virtually unmatched in the field of civil rights litigation.
Galipo has represented families in some of the most high-profile police misconduct cases in California and beyond, earning recognition from legal peers and advocacy organizations alike. He has been repeatedly listed among the top civil rights litigators in the nation and has received numerous honors for his dedication to seeking justice for marginalized communities and victims of state violence. His work has contributed directly to policy reforms within law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.
Beyond individual cases, Dale Galipo's impact on civil rights law extends to the precedents set through his appellate victories and the national attention his verdicts have drawn to the issue of police accountability. His firm continues to accept cases from clients across the country, making it one of the few practices capable of challenging entrenched law enforcement institutions at every level of the judicial system.
Notable Results
- $45 million verdict in Hector Castaneda v. City of Los Angeles involving excessive force by LAPD officers
- $8.5 million settlement in a wrongful death case involving an officer-involved shooting in Southern California
- $7.5 million settlement for the family of a man shot and killed by police in the Inland Empire
- $6.5 million verdict against a California law enforcement agency in an excessive force case
- $4.9 million settlement in a federal civil rights case involving unlawful deadly force
- $4.5 million settlement for victims of police brutality in a high-profile Southern California case
- $3.85 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against a municipal police department
- Over $500 million secured for clients
Key Characteristics
- Has represented hundreds of families in wrongful death and excessive force cases against law enforcement agencies throughout California and across the United States.
- Achieved some of the largest civil rights verdicts in California history against police departments and government entities, demonstrating an exceptional trial record in federal and state courts.
- Recognized nationally as one of the foremost trial attorneys in the area of police misconduct and civil rights, with peer recognition from legal organizations and consistent Super Lawyers designations.
- Accepts civil rights and police misconduct cases on a nationwide basis, providing representation to victims and families regardless of jurisdiction.
- Has successfully litigated cases through the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and other federal appellate courts, establishing important legal precedents in the area of law enforcement use of force.
- Known for taking cases that other attorneys decline due to their complexity or the power of the opposing government defendants, and achieving successful outcomes through skilled trial advocacy.
- Committed to systemic change in addition to individual case outcomes, with verdicts and settlements that have prompted policy reforms within law enforcement agencies.