Daniel P. Costello
Founder
Dan Costello, Founder of Daniel P. Costello & Associates, LLC, has years of experience concentrating in construction litigation, complex litigation, litigation management, products liability, and insurance coverage matters. He actively works with insurance companies to improve their litigation management and claims handling protocols.
He has successfully handled over 100 major jury trials, arbitrations, and mediations. He has substantial corporate business experience. In his time working for a Fortune 500 insurance company he became the youngest National Director of Claims Litigation in the history of the 90 year old company rising to the position in only five and half years. During that time he also focused his attention on litigating the most complex and catastrophic loss cases across the country. He has also as acted as general counsel for regional consulting companies, focusing on the strategic and legal challenges. Mr. Costello has also been appointed as a member with the Counsel on Litigation Management(CLM) and has spoken all over the country on their behalf. The CLM is a select group of attorneys, insurance companies, risk managers, and general counsel of some of the nation’s largest businesses, whose mission is to promote the highest standards of performance and ethics in the areas of litigation, risk management, and legal billing. Membership in the CLM is by invitation only and signifies that the Member embodies the combined attributes of legal skill and dedication to ethics that is at the top of the industry.
His bar admissions include the United States 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Trial and General Bar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, the Illinois Supreme Court, Pro Hac Vice to the Supreme Court of North Dakota 2005, Pro Hac Vice to the Supreme Court of Louisiana 2005, and other states. Mr. Costello is also a member of the American Bar Association, ABA Trial and Insurance Practice Section, and the Chicago Bar Association.
In addition to the CLM, Mr. Costello has also lectured all over the country to insurance companies, businesses, and Fortune 500 companies. He has presented on litigation management, ethical considerations, and construction contracts. He is recognized as an innovator and leader in integrating law and technology. He has worked with state and federal courts, in the non-profit sector, advising on utilizing the web to promote the spread of information and the rule of law. He is also active in his community contributing legal services and acting as an Executive Council member for the Cara Program.
Email: dcostello@costellolegal.com