Daniel Sternberg

Danny is a staff attorney at Consumer Watchdog, where he works on healthcare access issues and consumer protection impact litigation, as well as enforcement of Proposition 103 which protects California insurance policyholders against discriminatory practices and overcharges.

Prior to joining Consumer Watchdog, Danny was an Excelsior Service Fellow at New York State Homes and Community Renewal, where he focused on affordable housing policy related to civil rights and housing discrimination. Danny was also an associate at Bantle & Levy LLP, where he litigated cases of employment discrimination and non-payment of wages.

During law school, he represented clients in Section 1983 actions in federal court with the Cardozo Civil Rights Clinic, helped secure unpaid wages for low-income workers with the Regional Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor, and served as the managing editor of the Cardozo Public Law, Policy, and Ethics Journal.

Danny graduated from the University of Arizona and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a Public Service Scholar and a New York State Pro Bono Scholar.

Danny is a member of the Disability Rights Bar Association and admitted to practice in New York and California, the U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California, the Southern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Danny Sternberg

On World AIDS Day, an HIV+ Man Sues Doctor and Medical Group for Discrimination After Refusing to Provide Treatment

Los Angeles, CA -- An HIV positive man filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court to coincide with World AIDS Day against a surgeon...

Commissioner Lara Should Reject Farmers’ Auto Insurance Rate Hikes and Stop Surcharges Aimed At COVID-19 First Responders and Emergency Workers, Says Consumer Watchdog

Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject Farmers Insurance Group’s proposed 6.5–6.9% auto insurance rate increases and its 3-tiered rating system...

Proposed Rule Moves Department of Insurance Closer to Banning Illegal Price Discrimination Against Low-Income Drivers and Communities of Color

In comments submitted on proposed regulations Consumer Watchdog said rule could ban discrimination based on drivers’ occupation and education level; called for key amendments...

Pacific Specialty Insurance Company To Cut California Homeowners And Renters Insurance Rates By Over $800,000

Consumer Watchdog’s Challenge Using Prop 103’s Consumer Participation Process Leads To An Overall 3.1% Rate Decrease Los Angeles, CA -- As a result of Consumer...

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