This is an accepted version of this page Daniel Aaron Horowitz (born December 14, 1954) is an American defense attorney who has represented several high-profile clients including talk show host Michael Savage and is a frequent commentator in the media on criminal cases in the news.
[14][15] In 1999, Horowitz represented Sean Twomey, in what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms claimed was running the "nation's largest black-market weapons trafficking case.
[17] In December 2007, Horowitz filed suit in federal district court on behalf of radio talk show host Michael Savage against the Council on American-Islamic Relations, alleging copyright infringement and a violation of federal racketeering laws for using excerpts of Savage's radio program to criticize him and the content of his show.
[24] Horowitz also represented Dr. Wilmer Origel, a chiropractor who was accused of 11 felony charges, of practicing anesthesiology without a medical license, money laundering, and insurance and workers' compensation fraud totaling $5 million.
[25][26] The case became controversial because Horowitz's legal fees were paid by local taxpayers once his client ran out of money to pay for his own representation.
Many felt Horowitz's bill would rapidly deplete county funds that were "used to pay local attorneys who represent criminal defendants too poor to hire lawyers themselves.
[29] The same issue arose in 2019 when Horowitz sought appointment to represent a physical therapist against fraud charges and he asked for $750 per hour in fees.
[30] Martin Garbus and Horowitz had mixed results on a case involving author Terry McMillan ("How Stella Got Her Groove Back") who sued her ex-husband for $40 million.
[32] Horowitz and Garbus represented the authors of the book, "The Muslim Mafia" in a federal lawsuit filed against the authors by the target of the book, the organization called "CAIR" In 2016, Horowitz represented former Pittsburg, California, police officer, Wade Derby who exposed how the department falsified crime statistics by systematically reporting criminal conduct as suspicious circumstances.
[33] On July 6, 2016, a New York Times article followed the current status of Horowitz' client, Pavel Lazarenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine.
[34] The article described how Horowitz and a team of lawyers were fighting the United States government over millions of dollars that were seized as part of the criminal prosecution of Lazarenko more than 15 years ago.
Phillips read Elie Wiesel's book Night about Wieisel's Holocaust experiences, and he was so moved that he renounced his swastika tattoos and ordered his group members to stop using that symbol.
[36] In March 2017, police were called when radio show host, Michael Savage was thrown to the ground outside of a Marin County restaurant.
[39] Two weeks later all criminal charges were dismissed by the district attorney who said "“Our decision was made after a careful and thorough review of submitted evidence, including body worn camera video and police reports,” Becton said.
“The complete breadth of evidence revealed that we could not in good faith proceed with the criminal prosecution against these men.” (Diane Becton, District Attorney)[40] On January 13, 2022 Horowitz sued John Muir Health, a hospital that the New York Times cited as having the highest reimbursement rates in the country.
[41][42] On April 6, 2022 Horowitz sued John Muir Health on behalf of Tom and Truc-Co Jong whose 2 year old daughter Ailee died when she was having complex liver surgery at the hospital.
The lawsuit says that John Muir Health had been warned by doctors in its own system that the facility was not qualified to handle this type of surgery and that the child was in serious danger.
"[48][49] A local 16-year-old boy, Scott Dyleski, was arrested within days; he was convicted of killing Pamela Vitale and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 2006.