Practice Areas
- Catastrophic Damages Trials and Mitigation
- Damages Mitigation
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Premises Liability
Since 1991, Dan has specialized in the defense of high damages lawsuits, primarily medical malpractice lawsuits and claims. He has represented defendants in more than 135 jury trials. He has defended and successfully tried cases for every specialty of medicine and numerous hospitals throughout Georgia. In the past five years Dan has tried more than 40 medical malpractice cases in Georgia and outside of Georgia and is recognized as a "go-to" trial lawyer for Defendants in difficult cases. In 2024 Dan was recognized by Best Lawyers in America as the Lawyer of the Year for Medical Malpractice Defense.
Because of Dan’s trial record and reputation with plaintiffs' attorneys, he is able to obtain the best possible outcomes for physicians and hospitals whether the case is tried or resolved.
In addition to representing defendants, Dan is a regular contributor to legal and medical publications and seminars. Dan and his firm are proud to donate their time and resources to help several local charities and provide pro bono legal representation to indigent clients.
In 2018, Dan became a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship. Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. There are currently approximately 5,800 members in the United States.
- Defense Verdict in Birth Injury Case (Fulton County, Georgia).
- Damages Mitigation Verdict in Wrongful Death Case (Gwinnett County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Quadruple Amputee Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy Case (Dekalb County, Georgia)
- Dense Verdict in Ambulance Wrongful Death Case (Dekalb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Anesthesia Case (Hall County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy Case (Henry County Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Quadriplegia Radiology Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Quadriplegia Neurosurgery Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Vascular Surgery Case (DeKalb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Retained Surgical Instrument case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in General Surgery case (Newton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Anesthesia Brain Injury case (Dekalb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death, Kidney Cancer case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Pain Medication Overdose Brain Injury case (Dekalb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Cardiology Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Decubitus Ulcer Case (Bibb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Surgery Case (Gwinnett County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Cancer Pathology Case (Dekalb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Teenager Wrongful Death Radiology Case (Cobb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Radiology Case (Gwinnett County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Internal Medicine and Neurology Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Neurological Injury Anesthesia Case (Dekalb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Vascular Surgery Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Premises Liability Burn Case (Cobb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Colon and Rectal Surgery Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Myomectomy Surgery Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Radiology Case (Dekalb County Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Severe Radiation Burn Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Breast Cancer Case (Chatham County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Emergency Room Case (Dekalb County, Georgia)
- Hung Jury twice in Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy Case (Cobb County, Georgia)
- Defense Verdict in Infant ER Wrongful Death Case (Fulton County, Georgia)
- Multiple Defense Verdicts in Hospital Negligence Cases
- Multiple Defense Verdicts in Laparoscopic Surgery Cases and Gynecological Surgery Cases
- Fellow, The American College of Trial Lawyers
- 2024 Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year, Georgia Medical Malpractice Defense
- Repeatedly recognized by his peers as a Georgia SuperLawyer
- SuperLawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, Multiple Years
- Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Georgia Chapter
- Martindale Hubbell, AV Peer Rating
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- B.S., Business Administration and Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1988)
- J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law (1991)
- State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- CMLA Basketball Coach
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
- Closing Argument for the Defense, Annual Trial Practice Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, March, 2015
- The Trial of an Obstetrical Malpractice Case, Defense Perspective, Georgia Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting, April, 2014
- Electronic Medical Records, Georgia Society of OB/GYNs Annual Meeting, August, 2014.
- The Hospital Employee as a Witness, Georgia Society of Healthcare Risk Managers Gazette, October 2013
- Evaluating and Defending the L&D Case, Georgia Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, Fall Meeting, September 2013
- Hospitalist Liability, Presented to Large Hospitalist Practice, October 2013
- Documentation of the Bad Outcome, Medical Association of Georgia Journal, November 2012
- Neonatal Ethical Dilemmas, Presented to two Hospital NICU staffs, 2012
- Medical Staff Rules and CMS, MAG Journal, May 2012
- The Future of Medical Malpractice, ICLE in Georgia, November 2011
- EMR – WTF? (Why the Fuss?), Georgia Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, September 2011
- Lessons From Lawsuits, Presented to Numerous Physician Groups, March – October 2011
- Physician Websites, MAG Journal, February 2011
- New Rules on the Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Medical Cases, ICLE in Georgia, October 2010
- The Joint Tortfeasor Maze, ICLE in Georgia, September 2009 and ICLE in Georgia, November 2008
- Epidural Hematoma – Can They Be Defended? MMIC Defense Attorney Seminar, September 2008