Daniel J. O'Connell

Background

O'Connell, Daniel J. was born on August 14, 1954 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States.

Education

Millikin University (Bachelor of Science, 1976). De Paul University; Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1980). University of Michigan School of Public Health (1997).

Career

John Crane v. McPadden, United States. Ct. Appeals, 2nd Circuit.Worked at Daniel J. O'Connell & Associates, P.C. (Elgin, Illinois) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

1989, United States. District Court, District of Arizona. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1992—. James S. Kemper Foundation Scholar.

Member, American Public Health Association, 1995—. Member: New York Academy of Sciences, 1993—. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1991—.

Member: Kane County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Daniel J. O'Connell of the law firm of Daniel J. O'Connell & Associates, P.C. brings to the firm extensive trial experience in insurance defense matters. The major emphasis of the firm's practice is in the areas of toxic tort and insurance defense litigation. The firm acts as trial counsel on a national basis for a client involved in thousands of asbestos bodily injury and property damage lawsuits.

As a result, Mr. O'Connell has successfully tried civil cases in State and or Federal courts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Virginia. Several of these trials have involved thousands of plaintiffs in various industrial settings. The firm also handles matters involving issues of insurance coverage, corporate law, premises liability, construction litigation, environmental law and contract law for various corporate clients.

Achievements

• Daniel J. O"Connell has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, American Public Health Association, 1995—. Member: New York Academy of Sciences, 1993—. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1991—.

Member: Kane County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.