Dan’s practice involves federal and state court litigation as well as regulatory compliance counseling.  Emphasizing proactive client engagement to develop early assessments that minimize risk exposure, Dan draws upon his courtroom experience and diverse industry background to craft workable solutions to the unique legal issues presented in each case. In addition to his general civil litigation experience, Dan has handled a variety of cases across diverse industry sectors, including maritime, trade, and transportation matters, as well as insurance and reinsurance disputes, construction, government contracting, employment and premises liability suits. Additionally, Dan has defended institutional clients in suits arising under various federal and state consumer protection statutes. Dan’s courtroom experience includes state and federal court trials and appeals, in addition to participating in numerous mediation and arbitration proceedings.

Dan has represented corporate and maritime clients, including vessel owners, marine terminal operators, and other shore-side commercial entities, in a variety of matters. He has served as Club Correspondent to several International Protection & Indemnity Clubs (P&I) in the Port of Virginia, and elsewhere in the United States, providing 24-hour marine incident response services. Dan’s representation also includes vessel owners and operators in casualty investigations and adversarial proceedings involving the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and U.S. Coast Guard. Dan has also advised foreign passenger vessel operators on regulatory matters involving compliance with international treaties and federal maritime laws, as well as state-specific licensing requirements impacting cruise operations in U.S. ports. Dan has further counseled clients in connection with government contracting matters involving Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR), issues arising under the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA), compliance with state and federal contract regulations, including claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), Bid Protests, Contract Appeals, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA), Federal Mentor-Protégé Programs, and 8(a) Program Compliance.

Additionally, Dan has experience representing financial institutions, debt buyers, debt collectors (including law firms), national and community banks, mortgage lending institutions, loan servicers, auto-finance companies, credit card issuers, and other first-party creditors and consumer reporting agencies in litigation in federal and state courts throughout the country. He has defended litigation initiated in jurisdictions throughout the country and provided guidance on regulatory issues concerning compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and others. Dan has also assisted clients implement risk management and mitigation strategies in response to challenges by federal agencies and state attorneys general, as well as industry safety alerts, warning letters, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.