Dan is a nationally recognized expert regarding directors' and officers' responsibilities, liabilities, indemnification, insurance, and loss prevention.  As Chair of Bailey Cavalieri's Directors & Officers Liability Practice Group, he represents and consults with directors and officers, corporations, insurance companies, and law firms across the country.  In addition to advising Boards and drafting most of the D&O insurance policies in the market, he has represented clients or served as an expert witness in many of the largest D&O claims for more than 25 years.  He is co-author of Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors, a leading treatise on the topic, has published dozens of articles and speaks at more than 20 seminars a year on the subject.

Education

Ohio State University (J.D., 1978) with honors

Bowling Green State University (B.S. in B.A., 1975) cum laude

Practice Areas

Directors & Officers Liability and Insurance

Professional Liability and Insurance

Corporate, Securities and General Business

Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Fiduciary Liability Insurance

Bar Admissions

Ohio

Noteworthy Matters/Cases

D&O Insurance and Litigation (all aspects)

Drafting insurance policies

Insurance underwriting consultation

Coverage counsel

Directors & Officers representation

National consultant and expert witness on D&O indemnification, insurance and liability issues

D&O training programs

Representations in connection with D&O claims involving:

Adelphia Communications Corp.

AOL

Drexel Burnham Lambert

Dynegy

Enron Corp.

General Electric

HealthSouth

Lucent

Motorola

Oracle

Philip Morris

Procter & Gamble

Prudential Securities

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

Solomon Brothers

Texaco-Pennzoil litigation

3Com

TXU

U.S. West

Waste Management

Westinghouse

WorldCom, Inc.

Xerox

Co-author of two-volume treatise, Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors (Seventh Edition, LexisNexisO Matthew Bender Publishing) 2002, and annual supplements

Contributing author:     Handbook for Corporate Directors (McGraw-Hill 1985)

Executive Liability Insurance Guide (International Risk Management Institute, Inc.)

Author of numerous articles on D&O liability and insurance.

Author of the following booklets printed by Chubb Group of Insurance Companies:

Directors and Officers Securities Litigation Loss Prevention

Directors and Officers Liability Loss Prevention

Directors and Officers Liability Loss Prevention for Nonprofit Organizations

Directors and Officers Liability for Financial Institutions

ERISA Fiduciary Liability Loss Prevention

Independent Directors Liability Loss Prevention

Author of the following booklets printed by ­National Union Fire Insurance Co.:

An Analysis of Directors and Officers ­Liability Exposure for Mid-Sized Corporations

An Analysis of Directors and Officers ­Liability Exposure for Nonprofit Organizations

The Year 2000 Crisis as a Management Liability Issue:  A Practical Guide For Directors
and Officers

Speaks nationally on corporate officers' and directors' liability and insurance

Memberships and Community Involvement

Director:      Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio

Concord Counseling, Inc.

Member:     Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations

Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS)

Honors/Awards

Phi Kappa Phi

Beta Gamma Sigma