Daniel E. O’Brien

Daniel E. O’Brien focuses his practice on numerous areas of personal injury, including auto and truck accidents, premises liability (slip and falls), wrongful death, construction negligence, medical malpractice, retaliatory discharge and product liability, among other areas. Prior to forming Burke & O’Brien, Dan spent many years working for insurance companies in defending personal injury lawsuits.

Based on these years of experience, Dan understands how insurance companies think when analyzing and assessing personal injury claims. In his many years of working for insurance companies, Dan has developed a keen understanding as to how to get the most out of insurance companies when representing the interests of injured individuals. Since his graduation from law school in 1989, Dan has always been involved in handling personal injury litigation, either for the defense or the plaintiff.

RECENT TRIALS:

• Six-figure verdict in federal court for a man wrongfully terminated by the City of Chicago after exercising his First Amendment right to free speech
• Successful verdict (double what the insurance company offered) for a man who herniated a cervical disc in an automobile accident
• Successful verdict for a couple involved in an automobile accident after the insurance company refused to settle

RECENT SETTLEMENTS:

• Six-figure settlement for a Board of Trade broker who sustained a TMJ/jaw injury after being struck in the face at work
• Six-figure settlement for a carpenter at McCormick Place for a cervical compression fracture and knee injury after falling 12 feet at a trade show.
• Six-figure settlement for a bricklayer with a cervical disc injury and fusion surgery after being injured at work
• Settlement for man who sustained leg fracture after his vehicle was struck by vehicle being recklessly chased by police
• Settlement for woman who sustained a torn rotator cuff in a fall at a shopping mall
• Settlement for woman who was wrongfully terminated from her employment after filing a worker’s compensation claim
• Settlement for woman who sustained a severe leg injury after falling at a shopping center

   

  Admitted to Bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Education: Bachelor of Arts - Economics 1986, University of Illinois
Juris Doctor 1989, University of Illinois

Professional Affiliations: Member of the Kane County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and Illinois State Bar Association; Certified Illinois Arbitrator

Social Affiliations: Member of the Chick Evans Scholars Alumni Association, Illinois Special Olympics Volunteer.