Danielle Waller Mitigation & Sentencing Services

“Dani Waller was my mitigation specialist on a California capital case from 2006-2008. My client was from St. Louis but faced sexual offenses and capital murder in California. Ms. Waller knows St. Louis like the back of her hand. She was dogged in her efforts to obtain school, social service, and prison records 20-30 years old. She tracked down numerous witnesses from these old records. One witness in particular had a brief but life-changing encounter with the client 20 years earlier. As we got close to an actual trial date, the witness declined to meet with us. Ms. Waller suggested we just show up on a Saturday morning with a bag of muffins and see what happened. The three of us ended up sitting around the witness’s dining table in tears talking about the dirty, starved young boy she found in a store parking lot in the dead of a St. Louis winter 20 years earlier. This is every capital defender’s dream for a mitigation witness. I whole heartedly recommend Ms. Waller. I only wish she would move to California so I could hire her on more cases.”

“I became involved in a murder case here in South Carolina that 'went capital' quickly. I needed somebody damn good as a mitigation specialist and I needed them fast. I was lucky enough to get Dani Waller. Dani is knowledgeable, compassionate and absolutely dedicated to her client's cause. She knows mitigation and where to find it. Even though she was based in another region of the country, she was able to gather the necessary documents; locate the witnesses in two states that I needed for trial and develop a coherent mitigation strategy. Also, she developed a great rapport with my client and his family. With Dani's help, our team was able to get a life plea and persuade the client to accept it.”