Dan has litigated hundreds of matters in federal and state court and recognized by Best Lawyers in the areas of commercial litigation, as well as banking & finance litigation. His academic background in accounting and finance has served him well in a multitude of mergers and acquisitions and resulted in and additional recognition from Best Lawyers in the area of mergers & acquisition law.

In the past year, Dan has tried cases in state court and been successful in obtaining the outright dismissal of a number of matters involving the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. He has also been corporate counsel for a variety of entities leading them through the litigation maze and assisting in the obtaining of bond financing for one client which exceeded $22 million and conventional financing for another client which totaled in excess of $15 million.

Bar Admissions

West Virginia

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Education

• University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1985)
• University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1982)
  • Accounting and Finance

• Best Lawyers^®
  • "Lawyer of the Year" in Charleston for Banking and Finance Law (2022)
  • Banking and Finance Law (2021-2024)
  • Commercial Litigation (2021-2024)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance (2021-2024)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021-2024)
• West Virginia Super Lawyers^® 
  • Business Litigation (2021)

• Foster Foundation, board member