Personal Injury Attorney in San Diego
Donald D. Hiney, Esq.
Donald D. Hiney is a dedicated and focused personal injury lawyer in San Diego. Don was born in Roseburg, Oregon in 1951, and after moving to southern California, he attended San Diego State University graduating cum laude in 1975. He then attended California Western School of Law graduating in the top 25th percentile of his class in 1979.
Don is admitted to practice in several California courts:
- Supreme Court of California, 1981
- United States District Court — Southern District of California, 1982
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1987
- Supreme Court of the United States, 1999
His professional ambitions are guided by a genuine desire to see his clients compensated for injustices they have wrongly suffered. He is an injury attorney in San Diego willing to see each case through to righteous closure—even if it means fighting for justice in appellate or higher level courts.
San Diego Personal Injury Attorney— Career Highlights
Don is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). To gain membership in ABOTA, attorneys must have tried a minimum of twenty cases before a jury, and pass a rigorous character screening. Less than 1% of attorneys nationwide are members of ABOTA.
During his 27 years of practicing law, Don has represented hundreds of injured persons and, while doing so, has earned the respect of his clients, fellow members of the legal community, and judges who all agree he has maintained a very high level of legal ability and ethics.
Practice Areas
Don’s legal focus is largely as a San Diego injury attorney. He primarily represents accident victims who have been severely injured, but he has also handled and tried various types of other cases:
- Auto accidents
- Serious bodily injury
- Wrongful death
- Medical negligence
- Business negligence
He is always closely involved with each of his clients from the first interview through settlement or trial. With over 27 years of experience, Don has helped over 1,000 clients. Let Don help you with your personal injury in San Diego.

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