Dan is a senior litigation associate and a member of the firm’s Financial Industry Group. Dan handles complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. Dan’s practice includes the defense of class actions, shareholder disputes, breach of contract actions, business torts, disputes involving real estate development, intellectual property litigation, and a range of other commercial disputes. A significant portion of Dan’s practice involves issues facing financial institutions.
Dan’s in-court experience includes jury and bench trials, arguments on dispositive motions, and evidentiary hearings on class certification. He also has experience seeking and defending against requests for time-sensitive relief, including preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders.
In addition to his civil litigation practice, Dan maintains an active pro bono practice. He has represented a Marine who was unlawfully separated from active duty service in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Dan also represented an individual in resentencing proceedings who, as a juvenile, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life-without-parole. He served as a volunteer director of a legal-aid organization serving rural counties in Western Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Dan was a litigation associate at a regional law firm and a term law clerk for Judge Kim R. Gibson, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
