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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law | Products Liability |
| Personal Injury Defense Law: General | Toxic Tort Defense |
| Products Liability Defense Law | Environmental Litigation |
| Toxic Torts Defense Law | Commercial Litigation |
| Risk Management |
Daniel McGrath is an experienced trial lawyer, with more than 20 years of experience in the preparation and trial of products liability, toxic tort, environmental and commercial litigation matters.
Mr. McGrath has substantial experience with mass tort and multi-district litigation (MDL), and is recognized for his ability to handle litigation in a variety of jurisdictions as well as in regional or national forums. He has tried 20 cases to jury verdict.
Notable Cases and Results:
Mr. McGrath's extensive client base, which includes long-time representation of several Fortune 500 companies, includes manufacturers, service firms and insurers. His experience with these clients is illustrated as follows:
Product Liability and Commercial Disputes: Mr. McGrath has represented numerous manufacturers and service firms in product liability and commercial matters. He counsels clients in the full spectrum of legal issues arising from product manufacturing and distribution, including development of product warning and labeling content, writing product manuals and literature, management of product recalls and drafting of sales and distribution agreements.
Mr. McGrath serves as product liability counsel for manufacturers of food equipment, bakery equipment, heating/air-conditioning/ventilation equipment, aerospace products, glass paints and coatings, chemicals, petroleum products, pumps, electric motors, farm equipment implements and fall protection equipment. He has successfully negotiated the settlement of numerous cases in addition to trying a variety of complex cases. Mr. McGrath deals with both commercial disputes and property damage and personal injury matters.
Toxic Torts and Environmental Matters: Mr. McGrath has defended manufacturers and other parties in property damage and personal injury claims and suits associated with toxic torts. He has dealt extensively with issues of indoor air quality, mold and communicable diseases in commercial real estate, health care facilities, public buildings and school environments. He has considerable experience with ground water and soil contamination and the resulting issues of liability and remediation. He has defended clients in both actual and proposed class actions.
Commercial Disputes: Mr. McGrath has counseled clients regarding commercial disputes and suits, employment disputes, contract preparation and breach of contract and warranty claims. Representative examples of his experience include the handling of commercial disputes between product manufacturers, resolving employment issues, dealing with sales force personnel, and negotiating supply and sales agreements.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois (1982)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1982)
Federal Trial Bar - Northern District of Illinois (1988) U.S. District Courts, Central and Southern District of Illinois (1999)
Date of Birth: 1957
Law School: Loyola University of Chicago College of Law, J.D., 1982
Law School Honors/Involvement: National Moot Court Team member, Student Bar Association class representative, and recipient of the school's leadership and service award.
Undergraduate School: Loyola University of Chicago College of Arts and Sciences, B.A., 1979
Undergraduate School Honors/Involvement: Graduated with high honors. Officer and Member, Alpha Sigma Nu, the National Jesuit University Honor Society. Member, Blue Key National Honor Society, a National Service Honor Fraternity. Recipient, Department of English Award, 1979. Staff writer, Loyola Phoenix college newspaper.
Bar/Professional Association Involvement:
Mr. McGrath is active professionally and is a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporation Counsel, Illinois State Bar Association (sections of civil practice and procedure, civil and tort law, and product liability), the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago, The Society of Trial Lawyers of Chicago and the Defense Research Institute.
Mr. McGrath was recently named chairperson of the Defense Research Institute's Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee's Chemical and Solvent Exposure Substantive Law Group. He is also a member of the Consumer Specialty Products Association, a national organization serving members of the chemical industry who manufacture and distribute consumer products.
Mr. McGrath joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in June 1982. He was, when a non-equity partner, selected by his peers at the firm to be its first elected representative serving on the firm's Executive Committee. He has served on the firm's associate evaluation committee, other management committees, and as an instructor in the firm's training program for associate attorneys, Hinshaw University.
Community Involvement:
Mr. McGrath is active in civic activities. He was a member of the Board of Managers of the Lakewood Commons West Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois. He served as a Glenview AYSO Soccer Coach.
Mr. McGrath served as a member, director and officer of the Men's Club of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview, Illinois, and is a Director of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Endowment Fund. He has served as President of the Golf Acres Community Association of Glenview, Illinois for the past five years.
Legal Lectures: br>Mr. McGrath frequently speaks to organizations and clients on various issues. His presentations have included:
"Construction Defect Litigation and Mold - The Contractor's Perspective," 2002 Annual Meeting of the International Association of Defense Counsel.
"Defense of Indoor Air Quality and Mold Claims," Consumer Specialty Products Association, Annual Meeting, December 2001.
"Product Liability and Intellectual Property Law in the United States of America for Electronic Videogames," Sumitomo Insurance Company, 1996.
"Procedural Issues: Pleadings and Discovery in Toxic Tort Cases," Chicago Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1994.
"Evaluation and Defense of Spinal Injuries," Pekin Insurance Company, 1994.
"Trial of a Product Liability Suit," CNA Insurance Companies - Chicago Claims Office, 1989.
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