Daniel J. Nolan

Overview

Daniel Nolan is a partner in the Chicago office of O’Hagan Meyer. Dan’s practice focuses on the representation of insurance and financial agents and brokers, attorneys, accountants, directors, officers and many other professionals. Over the course of his career, Dan has represented a variety of professionals in litigation and other alternative dispute resolutions. Dan regularly consults with and represents directors and officers of Not-For-Profit Corporations, including Condominium and Homeowner Associations, for both internal and external disputes. Dan is also a member of PLAN (Professional Liability Attorney Network), a national organization dedicated to the defense of professionals, directors and officers.

Dan consults with, represents, and defends insurers directly against claims for bad-faith and extra contractual liability. Dan’s practice includes both first-party and third-party insurance coverage, with a focus on arson, fraud and collusion. Dan’s clients also consult with him on the proper management of fire loss investigations and the preservation of evidence.

Experience

• Agnieszka Stendera and Matt Dajewski v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
• Howard Freedberg v. Ohio National Insurance Company and Dennis W. McCabe, d.b.a D.W. McCabe and Associates
• Melrose Park Sundries, Inc., v. Don Carlin
• Bogenberger v. Phi Beta Kappa

Publications & Speeches

Publications

• Co-author, “Duty – A Modernized Guide for Defending the Insurance Producer Claim,” DRI, 2011
• Co-author, “Pleadings,” IICLE, 1999

Speeches

• Co-speaker, “Public Sector Fraud: From a Forensic Auditor’s Perspective,” Illinois ASBO Conference, 2014
• Presenter, “Application Fraud: An Illinois Case Study,” National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators, IL Chapter, Downers Grove, 2009
• Presenter, “Taking Charge of Condominium Claims: The Illinois Condominium Property Act,” Western Loss Association, Chicago, 2007
• Presenter, “Illinois Insurance Producers: Standards of Care, to Claims Professionals,” Chicago, 2007
• Presenter, “Mortgagee Property Claims, to Claims Professionals,” Chicago, 2005

Professional

• Member, Illinois State Bar Association, 1998 to Present
• Member, American Bar Association

Certifications

• Member, Certified Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Agent and Broker Section, 1999 to Present