Dan’s practice is devoted entirely to civil litigation, primarily defense and subrogation interests. The majority of Dan’s work is in the areas of construction law, products liability, and personal injury. Dan has successfully defended and prosecuted civil cases through motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, and trial.

Areas of Practice

Construction Law
Products Liability
Personal Injury

Education:

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2005, cum laude
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, B.S., 2002, summa cum laude

Bar Admissions:

Minnesota
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota

Professional Associations:

Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
Hennepin County Bar Association, Member

Notable Cases:

• Buscher v. Montag Dev., Inc., 770 N.W.2d 199 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009), review denied (Minn. Oct. 29, 2009). Represented the targeted defendant subcontractor as second-chair attorney in construction defect matter with damages alleged in excess of $3 million. Won summary judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court and the Supreme Court denied the plaintiff’s petition for review.

• Wall Drug Store, Inc. v. Ansul Incorporated (Pennington County, South Dakota District Court, 2008). Represented defendant fire suppression system inspection company as third-chair attorney in fire loss negligence matter with damages alleged in excess of $1 million. Jury found no negligence on client, and court awarded costs.

• Louris v. Hunter Fan Company (Hennepin County District Court, 2008). Represented the homeowner and subrogated carrier as first-chair attorney in products liability jury trial. Case resolved mid-trial.

• Transcontinental Insurance Company v. Knutson Construction Services (U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2007). Represented defendant limestone fabricator as second-chair attorney in declaratory judgment matter. Won partial summary judgment resulting in dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims.

• Boegeman v. Juergens Construction, Inc. (Scott County District Court, 2006). Represented the defendant general contractor as second-chair attorney in construction defect jury trial. Won defense verdict.

Professional History:

• MSBA High School Mock Trial Program, Mock Judge, 2008-2009
• University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Constitutional Law lecturer, 2007
• The New York Times’ American Democracy Project: “The Roberts Court,” speaker, 2007
• Kurzman Grant, law clerk, 2004
• Hon. Margaret Daly, 4th District, extern, 2004
• The Web of Democracy: An Introduction to American Politics (Michael C. Gizzi et al. eds.), article author, 2002

Publications and Presentations:

• Minnesota State District Court Civil Practice Deskbook, Chapter 15: Rule 68 Offers, co-author and presenter,
Minnesota CLE, 2009

• Bad Bikers: The Law of Contributory Negligence as it Applies to Bicyclist Claimants, seminar publication and speaker, Westfield Insurance Co., Oct. 28, 2008

• The New Rule 68: What Happened When the Supreme Court Fixed Something That Wasn’t Broken, seminar publication and speaker, Westfield Insurance Co., Oct. 28, 2008

• The New York Times’ American Democracy Project: “The Roberts Court,” conference speaker, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Sept. 20, 2007

• Who is an “Insured”?, seminar publication and speaker, Westfield Insurance Co., May 2, 2007

• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Release Deskbook, Chapter 3: Avoidance of Releases, ghost author updating previous edition, 2006

• Update on Construction Litigation Cases, seminar publication and speaker, Westfield Insurance Co., Apr. 13, 2006

• Case Law Update, seminar publication and speaker, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Mar. 20, 2006

• Eight Significant Minnesota Subrogation Cases From 2005; seminar publication and speaker, Westfield Insurance Co., Apr. 13, 2006; seminar speaker, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Feb. 6, 2006

• The Web of Democracy: An Introduction to American Politics, article author, Michael C. Gizzi et al. eds., 2002.