Daniel is the managing attorney for the Workers' Compensation Department in the firm's Pittsburgh office. He devotes his practice to the defense of workers' compensation and federal black lung matters. Daniel represents sports manufacturing companies, trucking companies, hospitals, nursing homes, school districts, vehicle manufacturers, hotels, restaurants, electronics manufacturers, construction companies, public transportation entities, grocery/retail stores and mines.
Daniel successfully defended a workers' compensation fatal claim involving a motor vehicle accident by demonstrating that the decedent claimant was not an employee of his client for the purposes of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, while also establishing that the decedent claimant was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the fatal accident. Daniel also successfully defended against a claimant's allegations of entitlement to the maximum temporary total disability rate for a compensable injury by proving that the time-of-injury average weekly wage was properly calculated pursuant to Section 309 (d.1) of the Workers' Compensation Act. See Collier v. WCAB (PRS/Engles Trucking), 805 A.2d 1267 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2002).
Daniel graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He then attended Duquesne University School of Law and was awarded his juris doctor. Since beginning his practice, Daniel has focused on the litigation of insurance defense, workers' compensation and federal black lung cases.
Honors & awards
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers in America, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Pittsburgh, Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
2024
The Best Lawyers in America, Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
2020-2026
Year joined
2000
Thought Leadership
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August 20, 2025
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Reimbursement of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Lien Is Found Not Automatic by Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Pittsburgh
Workers' Compensation
March 1, 2025
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121 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
August 17, 2023
Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 121 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
Classes/Seminars Taught
Where are We Now: How the Lorino and Neves Decisions Have Impacted the Defense of Workers’ Compensation Cases, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) Seminar, October 5, 2023
Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 18, 2018
Bad Eggs: Defending Injuries Stemming from Violence in the Workplace, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2017
Understanding Medical Records, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2016
Local Government Pension Management Best Practices and Updates, October 10, 2014
