O'Hagan Spencer

Professional Overview

Daniel Nolan is a partner in the Chicago office of O’Hagan Spencer.  Dan’s practice includes the representation of insurance agents and brokers, as well as other professionals.  He also represents and defends insurers for claims of extra contractual liability.  Dan’s practice includes first party and third party insurance coverage, with a focus on arson, fraud and collusion.  Dan also regularly consults with and represents clients with regard to disputes within Not For Profit Corporations, including Condominium and Homeowner Associations. Dan’s clients also consult with him over the management of fire loss investigations and the preservation of evidence.

Education

Dan received his Juris Doctorate with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1997. He also received his Certified Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1999. Dan received his Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in Economics from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York in 1985. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Professional Organization Memberships

Member: Certified Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Agent and Broker Section
Member: Illinois State Bar Association
Member: Illinois Defense Council (IDC)
Member: Defense Research Institute

News, Publications, & Speeches

• Daniel J. Nolan - Motion for Directed Verdict Granted
• "Duty – A Modernized Guide for Defending the Insurance Producer Claim", For The Defense (DRI, January 2011)

• Co-Author, Duty - A Modernized Guide for Defending the Insurance Producer Claim, (DRI 2011).
• 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, to 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)
• Co-Author, Pleadings, (IICLE 1999)

Support Staff

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  • Nicole Gnolfo
  • (312) 422-6156
  • ngnolfo@ohaganspencer.com

Practice Areas

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  Commercial Litigation

  It sometimes seems to us that the people who are writing contracts are stuck in...

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  Insurance Coverage

  Put an insurance policy in front of most lawyers and their eyes glaze over...

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  Real Estate

  Acquisition. Development. Financing. Leasing. Sale. Litigation...

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  Condominium Associations

  As the saying goes "A man's home is his castle". If the castle is a condominium, then nowadays that castle is regularly under siege ...

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  Directors & Officers

  Directors and Officers face scrutiny like never before...