Kaiya Daniels

Associate

Sanders Roberts | Kaiya Daniels
Kaiya Daniels is a Law Clerk at Sanders Roberts LLP’s Los Angeles office, where she assists with employment, business litigation, and general liability litigation.
 

Kaiya earned her J.D. from UC Irvine School of Law in 2025 where she received the Pro Bono High Honors award for completing over 200 hours of pro bono work. During law school, she served as an Executive Editor of the UCI Law Review, student leader of the Community Legal Aid SoCal – Clean Slate Expungement Project, and certified law student in the Intellectual Property, Arts, & Technology Clinic. Kaiya also served as an extern for the California Appellate Project in Los Angeles and in the United States District Court, Central District of California for the Honorable Fred W. Slaughter.

 

Kaiya graduated cum laude from California State University, Long Beach in 2017.

Education
  • B.A., California State University, Long Beach
  • J.D. from UC Irvine School of Law
Admissions
  • California
Publications
  • Co-author, “Bench Trials,” in California Trial Practice: Civil Procedure During Trial, 3rd ed., ed. Linda Compton et al., (Berkeley, CA: CEB, 1994)
  • Co-author, Recent Developments in Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Disputes, National Employment Law Council, 1998
Published Opinions
  • PUBLISHED OPINIONS HUD v. Rucker, 535 U.S. 125 (2002)
  • Ingram v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 690 Fed.Appx. 527 (9th Cir. 2017)
  • Veloz v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 655 Fed.Appx. 537 (9th Cir. 2016)
  • Gregory v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 611 Fed.Appx. 410 (9th Cir. 2015)
  • Goos v. Shell Oil Co., 451 Fed.Appx. 700 (9th Cir. 2011)
  • Embury v. King, 179 Fed.Appx. 409 (9th Cir. 2006)
  • Embury v. King, 361 F.3d 562 (9th Cir. 2004)
  • Lifescan, Inc. v. Premier Diabetic Services, Inc., 363 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 2004)
  • U.S. ex rel. Honeywell, Inc. v. San Francisco Housing Authority, 83 Fed.Appx. 181 (9th Cir. 2003)
  • Rucker v. Davis, 304 F.3d 904 (9th Cir. 2002)
  • Rucker v. Davis, 237 F.3d 1113 (9th Cir. 2001)
Speaking Engagements
  • “Vore, vire, vua- what the …?? Figuring out Voir Dire,” National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference, March 2024
  • “Electronic Evidence Issues In The Modern Era: Laying A Foundation For Trial,” National Employment Law Council Annual Conference, May 2023
  • “Off the Record: The Real Experience of POC Attorneys,” California Minority Counsel Program Business Conference, October 2022
  • “Inclusive Sourcing: Insights from Minority and Women-Owned Legal Firms and the In-House Teams That Hire Them,” National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms Annual Meeting, September 2022
  • “Labor Issues in the Biden Administration,” Elevating Black Excellence Regional Summit (Midwest, Virtual), June 2021
  • “Labor Issues in the Biden Administration,” Elevating Black Excellence Summit (Virtual), April 2021
Education
  • B.A., Dartmouth College
  • J.D., University of California at Berkeley, School of Law
Admissions
  • California