30+ years of litigation experience. $50 million+ recovered.
Former prosecutor and defense attorney — now fighting for people.
Insurance companies and corporate defendants are built to outlast you. They stall, delay, and lowball — betting you’ll settle cheap rather than endure years of litigation.
Dan’s practice eliminates that advantage. He takes fewer cases and works them personally, so he’s never under pressure to settle fast or move inventory.
When the defense bets you’ll fold, they’re wrong.
Years defending corporations taught Dan exactly how insurers fight serious injury claims — which arguments they’ll raise, which evidence they’ll try to exclude, and where they’re vulnerable.
In trial, Dan routinely uses defense-side evidentiary rules to block prejudicial tactics and control what juries are allowed to see — advantages that come only from having practiced on the other side.
That’s not luck. That’s knowing which pressure points break defense strategies before they gain traction.
Dan has been a guest lecturer at DePaul Law School and has presented seminars on legal topics to fellow attorneys.
Architect fatally injured in elevator fall
Medical negligence resulting in 22 year-old client to suffer amputation of his leg
Medical malpractice causing death of a new mother
In state and federal courts
Recovered for injury victims and their families
Serious injury cases rarely settle quickly. Defendants stall, test your patience, and pressure you to accept less.
Dan knows their tricks. His independence means no quotas, no settlement pressure, no firm partners demanding he close cases and move on.
He fights as long as justice demands.
— Cody Patenaude
