Dan's practice areas range from professional malpractice defense, including medical, legal, insurance agent, accountant and dental malpractice defense, to nursing home, premises and product liability defense, general insurance and coverage litigation. As an AV-Rated attorney, he specializes in high exposure personal injury and wrongful death, as well as complex federal litigation, such as ERISA, RICO, securities and medical device litigation under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Dan began his private practice in 1991 and is a former partner of Luks, Koleos & Santaniello, P.A., Hinshaw & Culbertson and Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A.
Dan spent thirteen years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps. He was one of ten Marine Corps officers specially selected to attend law school under a fully funded federal program and is a former military prosecutor and Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and District of South Carolina.