Dan is a team leader in Hoagland Longo’s Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation practice. He has extensive experience prosecuting and defending toxic tort and environmental claims involving talc, asbestos, mold, home heating oil, carbon monoxide, benzene, silica, and natural disaster exposures in both state and federal courts across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. In this capacity, Dan represents individuals, small businesses, multinational corporations, and insurers.
In addition to his environmental practice, Dan regularly handles a wide range of general liability matters, including product liability, automobile accidents, premises liability, lemon law, consumer fraud, and collection claims. He is experienced in all stages of litigation, from inception through trial, and is often called upon to argue motions, defend and conduct depositions, oversee settlement negotiations, and represent clients in arbitrations and mediations.
Dan also has significant appellate experience. He participated in Ross v. State Farm Fire & Casualty, where the New Jersey Appellate Division and Supreme Court ruled that a third party could not proceed directly against an insurer for damages arising from alleged delays despite the insurer’s acknowledged obligation.
A frequent contributor to legal publications and a speaker at national asbestos panels, Dan has co-authored a series of articles addressing successor liability, including issues of intermediary successors, product line continuation, and supplier liability. He continues to be a thought leader on emerging toxic tort and environmental law trends.
During law school, Dan served as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable James S. Rothschild, J.S.C., an experience that provided him with early insight into the judiciary and trial practice that serves him well today.
Areas of Focus
Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
- Prosecutes and defends toxic tort and environmental claims involving asbestos, talc, benzene, silica, mold, home heating oil, carbon monoxide, and natural disaster exposures in both state and federal courts across New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and New York.
Toxic Torts
- Handles claims involving major exposure categories, representing individuals, businesses, multinational corporations, insurers, and national clients in complex toxic tort litigation.
Environmental Litigation & Compliance
- Litigates and advises on environmental claims tied to dry cleaners, industrial facilities, underground tanks, and natural disasters, while counseling clients on compliance, permitting, and enforcement issues.
Product Liability
- Defends product liability claims with a focus on toxic exposure cases, leveraging trial and appellate experience to protect clients from significant liability.
General Liability & Automobile Liability
- Represents clients in a broad range of general liability disputes, including automobile and premises liability cases, with experience across all phases of litigation from inception through trial.
Notable Cases
- Ross v. State Farm Fire & Casualty – Participated in appellate litigation before the New Jersey Appellate Division and Supreme Court, clarifying third-party claims against insurers.
- Defended and prosecuted environmental claims involving contamination from dry cleaners, industrial facilities, underground tanks, and natural disasters.
- Represented individuals and businesses in toxic tort claims across multiple jurisdictions.
Publications
- Series of articles on successor liability, including intermediary successors, manufacturer viability, product line continuation, and supplier liability.
- Contributor to legal journals and speaker at national asbestos panels.
Affiliations
- Member – Environmental Law Committee, New Jersey Defense Association
- Member – Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Member – Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member – NJ SEED
- Member – Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties
Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV®-Rated
- New Jersey Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” (2019)
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