Daniel J. Kissane

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Daniel J. Kissane: Attorney with Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Daniel J. Kissane is a Partner in the firm's Jacksonville office. His areas of expertise include: product liability defense litigation, personal injury defense, banking and financial, class actions, commercial litigation, construction defects, premises liability, consumer law, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, wrongful death defense, insurance coverage issues and toxic tort (asbestos, Benzene and other exposures).

Mr. Kissane has represented among others, Yamaha Motor Corp.; The Pantry, Inc.; Snap-on Tools, Inc.; Honda Motor Co.; Toyota Motor Co.; General Motors; Proctor & Gamble; Deere & Company; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; Isuzu Motors, Ltd.; Mitsubishi Motors North America; Porsche Cars North America; Sentry Insurance Company; Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Company; and various other companies.

Mr. Kissane is a frequent contributor to the Trends Report and other publications prepared by the Automobile Products Subcommittee of the American Bar Association. In addition, he co-authored the 'Florida Personal Injury Practice Guide' published by Lexis Nexis and Matthew Bender available here .

Mr. Kissane is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected by his peers as one of the top 1.7% of civil trial lawyers in the State by Florida Trend Magazine, Jacksonville Magazine and The Best Lawyers in America since 2020. He was also named Florida Trend's Legal Elite from 2005-2014.

Mr. Kissane is a 1984 graduate of the University of Miami (B.A.) and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1988 from St. Thomas University, magna cum laude.

Awards & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America , Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, recognized since 2020

Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2023

Super Lawyers 2012 - 2014

Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2005-2014

Top Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Trend Magazine

Top Civil Trial Lawyer, Jacksonville Magazine

Publications

Gonzalez, E. A., & Kissane, D. J., LexisNexis Practice Guide: Florida Personal Injury, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., 2021

' Defending Economic Damages with Cost of Annuity Evidence, ' Anniversary Issue: Litigation Quarterly, March 2008

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Areas of Practice (15)

  • Banking and Financial
  • Catastrophic and Personal Injury
  • Class Action
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction
  • Consumer Law
  • Employment and Labor
  • Insurance Coverage and Carrier Representation
  • Liquor Liability Defense
  • Nursing Malpractice
  • Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation
  • Physician's Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Toxic Tort: Asbestos

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 569015, Jacksonville, FL 32216-1461
University Attended:
University of Miami, B.A.
Law School Attended:
St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Year of First Admission:
1988
Admission:
1988, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Memberships:

Associations

•The Florida Bar
•Products Liability Committee of the American Bar Association, Automobile Products Subcommittee
•Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Prime Member
•Phi Alpha Delta, Past Florida Treasurer

Reported Cases:
REPORTED DECISIONS: Class Action/Commercial Litigation: Carruthers v. American Honda Finance Corp. 717 F.Supp. 2nd 1251 (N.D. Fla. 2010); Spoliation of Evidence: DeLong v. A-Top Air Conditioning Co. - 710 So.2nd 706 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1998); Product Liability/Statute of Limitations: Beckman v. Rick's Watercraft Rentals & Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. - 719 So.2nd 1025 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1998); Commercial Litigation: Davis v. AmeriFirst Bank - 578 So.2nd 318 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1991); Product Liability/Preemption: Byrnes v. Honda Motor Co. Ltd. - 907 F.Supp. 1525 (S.D. Fla. 1995); Product Liability/Warnings: Byrnes v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - 887 F.Supp. 279 (S.D. Fla. 1994)
ISLN:
905851424

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