Chair, Board of Trustees
Dan is a retired senior trial lawyer and partner with Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease in Cincinnati. His practice was principally complex litigation, business litigation, and estate and trust litigation, with significant underlying jury experience. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been listed in Chambers USA since its inception. Dan was consistently listed by Super Lawyers among the top 100 lawyers in Ohio and was listed in the top Top Ten at the end of his legal career. He is a founding member of the “Bet the Company” section of the Best Lawyers in America and has twice been named as "Bet the Company Lawyer of the Year." One source interviewed by Chambers USA described Dan as a “fantastic advocate, who doesn’t waste time or make things personal.” Dan is a recipient of the University of Cincinnati College of Law Distinguished Alumni Award, has served on the law school’s Board of Visitors, now Dean’s Advisory Board, for many years, and taught trial skills as an adjunct professor for 15 years, having received the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. His first position upon graduation from law school was law clerk to Senior United States Judge Julius J. Hoffman. He has studied law in England and Scotland, and recently served on the Ohio Civil Justice Task Force to examine and recommend changes in the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. He is a past president of the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati. Dan has served on the Board of Trustees since 2019 and is currently Chair. Dan recently retired as a senior trial lawyer and partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease in Cincinnati. His practice was principally complex litigation, business litigation, and estate and trust litigation, with significant underlying jury experience. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been listed in Chambers USA since its inception. Dan was consistently listed by Super Lawyers among the top 100 lawyers in Ohio and was in the top 10 for 2019. He is a founding member of the “Bet the Company” section of the Best Lawyers in America and has twice been named as "Bet the Company Lawyer of the Year." One source interviewed by Chambers USA described Dan as a “fantastic advocate, who doesn’t waste time or make things personal.” Dan is a recipient of the University of Cincinnati College of Law Distinguished Alumni Award, has served on the law school’s Board of Visitors, now Dean’s Advisory Board, for many years, and taught trial skills as an adjunct professor for 15 years, having received the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. His first position upon graduation from law school was law clerk to Senior United States Judge Julius J. Hoffman. He has studied law in England and Scotland, and recently served on the Ohio Civil Justice Task Force to examine and recommend changes in the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. He is a past president of the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati. Dan has served on the Board of Trustees since 2019 and is currently Chair.