Danny Kraft

Originally from Youngstown, Ohio, Danny is the son of a steelworker/auto mechanic (Danny Sr.) and elementary school secretary (Cindy). Growing up in the “Steel Valley”, he quickly learned the value of an honest day’s work and that the world wasn’t just going to hand you success — you had to work tirelessly and FIGHT for it!  The first member of his immediate family to attend college, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame (The Fighting Irish) in 1996.  Realizing that the law would allow him to fight injustice, right the wrongs in our society, and give a voice to the voiceless, Danny decided to become a lawyer.  A golf fanatic, the warmer climate of Atlanta, GA drew him to the Emory University School of Law where he graduated in 2001.  Danny served as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, N.Y. from September 2001 until June 2008.  During his tenure in the Bronx, he prosecuted defendants accused of crimes ranging from theft to murder, all the while amassing an impressive record of convictions at trial. Danny lives in New York City and has a beautiful, intelligent, witty 15 year old daughter named Caitlyn. Caitlyn serves as Dan’s informal trial consultant (she constantly reminds him that he can’t lose because he represents the sick person), source of motivation, comic relief, and is a constant reminder of how precious life truly is! Danny has been representing and fighting for victims of asbestos related diseases since July 2008. Danny was recognized as a 2014 National Trial Lawyers’ “Top 40 Under 40” attorney and frequently puts his extensive courtroom experience to work for men and women who have been exposed to asbestos. His goal at trial is to argue your case in the most compelling way possible, in an effort to persuade a jury to deliver a favorable verdict — or, alternatively, to convince the defendants that they cannot possibly win and that their best hope rests in agreeing to a generous settlement. In 2011, Danny helped convince a jury to award $22 million in damages from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and Goodyear Canada to two clients who were smokers and developed lung cancer after exposure to asbestos.