Dana Marie Grimes

Law School
University of San Diego School of Law

Major Cases  
Dana M. Grimes has tried jury trials in both state and federal court, with cases including conspiracy to import a controlled substance, conspiracy to commit foreign exchange fraud, murder, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, among others. In addition, Grimes has made hundreds of additional court appearances on various felony and misdemeanor cases, in the San Diego Superior Court Central Division, North County, East County and South Bay divisions, and the U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of California.

Professional Background
Grimes graduated from University of San Diego School of Law in 2007, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004. While at UCLA, she analyzed hate crimes at the Los Angeles Police Department as a research assistant.  During law school, Grimes was an intern for the San Diego County District Attorney’s office. She has been working at Grimes & Warwick since 2007.
From 2012 through 2014, Grimes was named to the Criminal Justice Act panel for felony appointments in Federal Court, and was recently reappointed to the panel for 2014 through 2016. 

Professional Affiliations
*San Diego County Bar Association
*Trial Bar News, editor-in-chief, criminal law editor
*Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (Committees: Education, Long-Range Planning, Events, Membership), Board of Directors, Treasurer – 2010-15
*Lawyers Club of San Diego
*Criminal Defense Bar Association
*Criminal Defense Lawyers Club
*William B. Enright Chapter, American Inns of Court