Dan is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who focuses on personal injury and medical malpractice law. Trying cases is Dan’s passion, and he has tried over 20 cases in his career. Dan is unafraid to go to trial when an insurance company will not pay a fair settlement, as proven by his track record of trial success.
Recently Dan served as lead counsel or co-counsel on cases that involved recoveries of $2,400,000 on behalf of a man struck by a motor vehicle, $1,425,000 on behalf of a man injured due to an unsafe work condition, and $900,000 on behalf of a woman injured due to a defective condition at a hospital.
Prior to joining our firm, Dan most recently worked for a well-known Stamford law firm and previously served as a Trial Attorney and Senior Counsel in the Tort Division of the New York City Law Department. He spent over five years representing the City of New York, its agencies, and employees in a variety of matters including complex civil rights claims and municipal liability claims. Dan conducted numerous jury trials in the Bronx on behalf of the City of New York.
Finally, before working in the Bronx, Dan handled the Manhattan Borough Unit’s highest exposure negligence and intentional tort cases against the City. During his tenure representing the City, Dan took and defended over 150 depositions, won multiple jury trials, negotiated favorable settlements, and received the New York City Law Department’s Division Chief Award.
Dan is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Fairfield County Bar Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is the co-chair of the Fairfield County Bar Association Committee on Law Practice Management. Dan has authored numerous articles on CTLA’s Forum magazine on the issues of jury selection, closing argument, and evidence selection.
Dan is admitted to practice law in the States of Connecticut and New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and his law degree from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Prior to joining our firm, Dan most recently worked for a well-known Stamford law firm and previously served as a Trial Attorney and Senior Counsel in the Tort Division of the New York City Law Department. He spent over five years representing the City of New York, its agencies, and employees in a variety of matters including complex civil rights claims and municipal liability claims. Dan conducted numerous jury trials in the Bronx on behalf of the City of New York.
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