Daniel R. Ortega, Jr. Roush, McCracken, Guerrero, Miller & Ortega, Phoenix Daniel R. Ortega, Jr. is a 1974 graduate of Arizona State University, B.A. in Political Science and received his juris doctorate degree in 1977 from Arizona State University College of Law. He has been licensed to practice law in Arizona since 1977 and practices in the area of plaintiff’s personal injury litigation primarily concentrated on serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. Among several other major settlements and verdicts, in 1990 Mr. Ortega was the primary litigator and co-counsel in a trucking accident case in which a federal court jury awarded $10.7 million to the seriously injured victims. Mr. Ortega is a partner with the law offices of Roush, McCracken, Guerrero, Miller & Ortega. He is a member of the Arizona State Bar, American Association of Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association), American Bar Association, Maricopa County Bar Association and Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association.Mr. Ortega is also a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars. His presentations have concentrated in the areas of litigation, personal injury and wrongful death cases; trucking accident cases; representing the Spanish speaking client; ethics; trial practice, and federal court practice.Mr. Ortega has a strong record of service to his profession. He has served on the Disciplinary Commission of the Arizona Supreme Court, Maricopa County Commission on Trial Court Appointments, Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court Master, Supreme Court Commission on Minorities in the Judiciary, and the Board of Directors of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.