Attorney Profiles

Dan serves as the Chair of the Environmental Toxic Tort Practice Group in the Philadelphia office of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. In this capacity Dan is responsible for the oversight of a select group of attorneys who focus on toxic tort litigation. He also supervises the representation of many defendants in asbestos litigation throughout Pennsylvania. Dan also concentrates a portion of his practice to defending insurers in bad faith litigation.
 
In addition to almost 30 years of trial experience in toxic tort litigation on behalf of asbestos manufacturers, Dan has also developed an extensive involvement in lead paint litigation on behalf of building owners and has also tried auto, premises, exercise equipment, and various other product liability claims, representing manufacturers and insurers. As an alternative to litigating matters, Dan has extensive participation in various types of mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

Adding to his law practice, Dan has given lectures and seminars concerning the defense in mass tort litigation with particular emphasis on alternative, cost effective ways for processing large volumes of cases. He has also lectured on the defense of bad faith cases for the insurance society of Philadelphia's Continuing Legal Education program as well as to the staffs of insurers.

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