Biography

Dale Gribow Attorney at Law’s “concierge/boutique” PI/DUI award winning firm, has protected the “Constitutional Rights” of the Seriously Injured & Criminally Accused, for over 35 years. The firm focuses on ACCIDENTS: Auto| Motorcycle| Pedestrian | Bicycle | Dog Bite| Truck | Uber| Scooter | Motor Vehicle | Tractor Trailer | Wrongful Death | Slip & Fall, causing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI doesn’t require hitting your head) | Broken Bones | Soft Tissue | Nerve Damage, as well as DRUNK DRIVING & Domestic Violence matters.

If you have been in an accident you may be entitled to a substantial recovery. However, there needs to be: An accident; Not your fault; Actual Injury; Medical treatment; and of course… Insurance Coverage. 

For the last 13 years, Gribow has straddled two professions, Trial Lawyer & weekly Legal Columnist (Dale Gribow On The Law), in addition to covering Society Events for The Desert Sun. Dale and his wife Patti, (the former Captain of Dean Martin’s Golddiggers, (who travel with Dean and Frank Sinatra for 15 years), have been honored, as one of the “5 Top Power Couples in the CV.”

Former service as Judge Pro Tem/Arbitrator, community involvement & hosting legal talk shows, together merited the Highest PI/DUI TOP LAWYER AWARDS:  Gribow advises his legal column readers that Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent is the most respected national rating awarded to only a select number of accomplished attorneys. It reflects the “Confidential Reviews” of Judges and Attorneys, familiar with the attorneys work, for his Legal Ability
and Very Ethical. Every lawyer advertises they are the best! See who Judges and Attorneys select…Dale Gribow 

Other Top Attorney Awards received: Avvo 10.0/5 (10.0 Attorneys rating and 5 Star (Client rating), Top Attorney Awards, 6x; Palm Springs Life (13 years), & Inland Empire Magazine; Attorney of the Year, TOP 100 LAWYERS (6/23)| Stellar Diamond Legacy Top Attorney 9/2023; 5 STAR Google, Justia and Expertise.com.

Gribow advises his reader, YOU MAY NOT NEED A LAWYER IF YOU’VE BEEN ARRESTED OR IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT YOU DO NEED AN EXPERT, NOT AN ESCORT. HOWEVER, BEFORE YOU TALK TO THE POLICE OR ADJUSTER, AND HIRE AN ATTORNEY OR SIGN AWAY FUTURE COMPENSATION DUE YOU, ASK FOR A “FREE STRATEGY ANALYSIS CONSULTATION.”  DALE WILL HONESTLY TELL YOU IF YOU NEED A LAWYER, AND IF NOT, HE WILL DIRECT YOU.

REMEMBER, SILENCE IS GOLDEN & HANDCUFFS ARE SILVER… SO, SHUT UP! DON’T TALK TO THE POLICE, OR INSURANCE COMPANY, WITHOUT YOUR LAWYER’S PERMISSION. IT’S NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU SAID, BUT “WHAT THEY THOUGHT
YOU SAID.”

Unfortunately, “The Police and Insurance Company, are “Not on Your Side”; “You are Not in Good Hands” and “Your Friendly Neighbor” Will Not Give You a Piece of the Rock.” After an accident, don’t let the insurance company run you over too! Don’t call some 1 800 No Name Non Local Attorney. You deserve Sound legal advice, not Soundbites! Gribow suggests you only hire a local AV rated PI Lawyer, who has also been an accident victim like Gribow. He has “walked in your shoes!' and understands what you are, and will be, going through.”

Drinking and texting BOTH CAUSE arrests & ACCIDENTS.

Being intexticated, is just as serious as being intoxicated. A driver must do everything possible to avoid an at fault accident.

THE BOTTOM LINE: DON’T DRINK, DRIVE OR TEXT. CALL A TAXI, UBER OR LYFT…THEY ARE A LOT CHEAPER THAN HAVING AN ACCIDENT OR BEING ARRESTED… AND THAN CALLING ME 

REMEMBER: YOUR DOG WON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DIDN’T COME HOME!

Gribow has taught “How to Write a Medical Legal Report” to the annual Beverly Hills Convention of “The International College of Orthopedic Surgeons”, yearly and legal lectures at local colleges. He was the first guest Society Reporter at Palm Spring’s The Desert Sun paper (12 years), and a legal analyst /commentator to whom media consults. Service as Judge Pro Tem complimented hosting legal talk shows and 4 different legal columns: “Accidentally Yours”| “Facts
of Life”| “You and the Law” and “Dale Gribow on the Law” for 13 years.

What Gribow Will Do: 

1.    Investigate your case

2.    Stop adjuster’s calls

3.    Get a body shop

4.    Help with lien medical treatment

5.    Get police report

6.    Deal with insurance company

7.    Pay costs

8.    Fight for a fair settlement

9.    Trial if necessary

10.  Guide you and your doctors: For instance, When describing your injuries, it’s best not to say “I can’t do…” Instead consider, “It Hurts when I try to…”; “I am not able to do it as well”.  The Medical Report arguably should read, there is a 50% chance, the patient will not make a full recovery, rather than a 50% chance of a full recovery.


Admission Details

  • 1970, California
  • 1970, California Supreme Court
  • 1970, U.S. Federal Courts
  • 1977, U.S. Supreme Court
  • 1983, U.S. Tax Court

Law School Attended

  • Loyola Law School, Class of 1968, J.D.
  • University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Post Graduate Studies
  • University of Southern California Law Center, Post Graduate Studies

University Attended

  • University of Southern California, Class of 1965, B.A.


Career Associations & Memberships

  • Desert Bar Association
  • State Bar of California
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Century City Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Riverside County Bar
  • Association Desert Bar Association
  • San Fernando Valley Bar Association
  • San Fernando Valley Criminal Courts Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Criminal Courts Bar Association
  • Criminal Law Associations: California Attorneys for Criminal Justice | National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers| National College for DUI Defense | California DUI Lawyers| American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys| Leading Lawyer’s Association| Who’s Who Top Attorneys of North America (President’s Circle)
  • PI Associations: Consumer Attorneys of California| Consumer Attorneys of LA| California Trial Lawyers Association| LA Trial Lawyers Association| Desert Bar Association| Riverside County Bar Association| CAOC Inland Empire Bar Association
  • California State Bar; American Bar Association

Professional Associations & Former/Past Memberships

  • Palm Desert Rotary Noon Club
  • Institute for Critical Care Medicine 911+: (President)
  • Children’s Discovery Museum/Discovery Partners: (President)
  • Local Bank: Board of Advisors
  • Consumer Attorneys of the Inland Empire
  • Consumer Attorney of California; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
  • Republican State Central Committee
  • Chain des Rotisseurs: Baillage Du Beverly Hills Charge de Missions
  • PD Civic Fine Arts Commission
  • PD Police Advisory Board

Professional Awards

  • Top Lawyer - California’s Prestige Magazine, Palm Springs Life (PI/DUI)
  • Top Lawyer - Inland Empire Magazine
  • Perfect 10.0/5 Star Top Attorney Awards: Avvo; Google, Martindale
    Hubbell (Preeminent); Justia; Expertise.com; Stellar Diamond Legacy Top Attorney; Attorney of the Year Ca.-Top 100 Lawyers
  • AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell –The most respected national legal rating publication (along with Avvo), reflecting the “Confidential Opinions” of Judges and Attorneys for Legal Ability and Very Ethical
  • 5 STAR RATING AVVO 
  • Clients Choice Award by AVVO - Awarded 9/10/22
  • Avvo 10.0/5 Star Top Attorney Awards for: 1) Clients Choice Award 2) Personal Injury 3) DUI 4) Criminal Defense 5) 10.0 Superb 6) All 5 Star Reviews
  • Rue’s
  • Best Attorneys of America (Limited to Top 100 Attorneys/state)
  • 10 Best Attorneys for California
  • 5.0 GOOGLE, Justia & Expertise.com
  • 4x Dale Gribow Day & 7x Man of the Year

Recognitions

  • Nominated Acquisition International's Acclaimed Legal Awards
  • DUI LAW '10 BEST ATTORNEY' (CA)
  • Selected by Continental Who's Who of Top Attorney (Aligned with Forbes) as the Principal Professional of the Year
  • LAWYERS OF DISTINCTION
  • A FEW GOOD MEN - Selected by Ronald McDonald House (declined)
  • Best High Verdict and Settlement Winners' for California
  • TOP ATTORNEYS NORTH AMERICA
  • Professional Who's Who in American Law
  • Selected one of the '10 BEST ATTORNEYS' for California by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award: selected
  • Honored as one of CV Weekly's Top 5 Power Couples
  • Business Person of the Year, California Senate
  • Graduate/Valedictorian Speaker LCV Leadership
  • Selected to National Association of Distinguished Counsel (Nations Top 1%) Joining CA Attorneys: Robert Shapiro, John Gomez & Lisa Bloom
  • Invited to be a guest speaker at Consumer Attorneys of California's annual convention
  • Honored by Banning Police Department with a Badge as Executive Council Attorney
  • Selected Top Lawyer by PS Life every year as well as Inland Empire Magazine
  • Named Superb AVVO Legal Peer rating by fellow attorneys
  • Recognized with the City of Hope Fellowship Award

Languages

  • Spanish