About Us

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Daniel P.J. Miller

Partner

Email: dmiller@millercruz.com

Fax No.: (602) 870-5255

Daniel P.J. Miller is a civil litigation attorney who joined Tucker & Miller in 1988.  The firm is now Miller & Cruz. He is a partner in the firm and practices in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice. He has handled all types of personal injury cases including car and truck crashes, premises liability, automotive product liability and dog bite injuries. He has also handled numerous malpractice cases involving misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose cancer, failure to diagnose and treat heart problems and negligent surgery cases in cardiology, orthopedics, oncology and neurosurgery. Dan has recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients and received one of the largest wrongful death awards in Arizona history.  Mr. Miller passionately advocates for his clients. Many times in his career, Dan looked at potential cases other lawyers had turned down and proceeded to obtain substantial settlements and verdicts. These include a $1.7 million case for a near drowning, $500,000 for a car-bicycle accident and $8,000,000 for an automotive product liability case, $9.5 million for neurosurgery malpractice and many others.

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Areas of Practice

  • Personal Injury

  • Car and Truck Crashes
  • Motorcycle Crashes
  • Dog Bites
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • Premises Liability (Trip and Fall)
  • Burn Injuries
  • Rollovers
  • Gas Tank Explosions/Fires
  • Construction Accidents
  • Medical Malpractice

  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Brain Injuries
  • Surgical Error
  • Neurosurgery
  • Cardiology
  • Insurance Bad Faith

  • First Party
  • Third Party
  • Construction Accidents

  • Falls
  • Negligent Construction
  • Education

  • Arizona State University, B.S. 1979
  • University of Arizona, J.D., 1984
  • Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • Memberships

  • Maricopa County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Arizona
  • Volunteer Work

  • Crossroad, Inc.-Board of Directors 6 years
  • St. Joseph the Worker-Board of Directors 6 years
  • Volunteer Lawyers Program
  • Community Legal Services
  • ASU Legal Clinic For the Unhoused at Central Arizona Shelter Service
  • Recognitions

  • Super Lawyer
  • Volunteer Lawyer Program Top 50 Attorney Award
  • VLP Attorney of the Month
  • Martindale Hubbell - "AV" Rated
  • Hobbies

  • Skiing, Hiking, Swimming

Christina Cruz—Paralegal

Email: ccruz@millercruz.com

Christina Cruz has over 35 years of experience as a paralegal. For 18 years Christina worked as the paralegal and office manager for the Law Offices of Thomas Aranda, Jr (Ambassador Aranda). During that time, she handled matters both in and out of litigation including corporate, commercial, domestic relations, probate, worker’s compensation and personal injury. She worked for Tucker & Miller for 14 years handling matters both in and out of litigation including personal injury cases, medical malpractice cases and probate. Christina is fluent in English and Spanish. Her knowledge of customs and traditions has made her popular with our Spanish-speaking clients.

Certifications

Arizona Notary Public
Certified Scuba Diver

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Christina Cruz— Family Focused

In her personal life, Christina has been married to Sam for 37 years and they reside in Mesa. Their son, Sam III, is a graduate of St. Mary’s High School (2007) and a graduate of the University of Arizona (U of A). Their son is married and has two beautiful daughters. Christina enjoys spending time with her granddaughters and traveling with them on family outings and vacations.

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