Daniel Romano
Experience:
32 years
Language(s):
English.
Daniel Romano | Pleasant Ridge Accident & Injury Lawyer | Michigan
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About Daniel
When Dan Romano was growing up, it was not his ambition and dream to go to law school and open his own firm. He did not follow a straight path. And he remembers well, driving around with his friends and being targeted simply for his age and taken advantage of by those in a position of authority. It was the unfair treatment he received from police officers that made him step back and say, “Hey: this isn’t right.” That underlying emotion lay dormant until after a slew of careers, Dan realized his true calling was to fight for those who did not have options, who had been in the same position as he had been—and much worse—so many years ago. Thus, he began his legal career as a law student in 1990 and has never looked back.
After graduating from Wayne State University Law School cum laude in 1993, Dan served as a prehearing attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals. This experience led him to join a plaintiff’s personal injury law firm as a trial attorney, where he handled and tried a majority of their Auto Negligence cases. Dan went on to become a partner and oversaw the General Negligence and Police Misconduct Department, which he himself cultivated.
Over the course of eleven years, Dan’s experience with one of the most successful personal injury practices in Michigan proved an innate sensitivity to protect the people from abuses by government, corporate and insurance interests. It was with a renewed sense of seeking justice and a briefcase holding only 40 files, that in 2007, he founded Romano Law, P.L.L.C. with the intent to fight for the client and maintain an allegiance with justice and protecting the rights of the people.
Having settled or tried over a thousand cases in his career, including successfully arguing cases before the Michigan Court of Appeals, Dan considers tort law as both a professional responsibility and civic duty in order to ensure that the proper voice is heard. In 1999, he successfully exposed a decades-long practice by Detroit police officers of arresting and holding homicide witnesses indefinitely and without communication with loved ones or legal counsel. His client was awarded a multiple six-figure verdict and the elicited testimony from homicide detectives was used by the FBI and United States Justice Department in their case against the Detroit police. Dan and his client were featured nationally in, amongst others, the New York Times, the Boston Globe and the Detroit Free Press.
In addition to his professional responsibility, Dan has served as an Executive Board Member of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (now the Michigan Association for Justice) and currently sits as a case evaluator for Michigan’s three largest Circuit Courts.
Dan is admitted to the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan along with the Southern District of Indiana. He is licensed to argue cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and most recently, before the United States Supreme Court.
Dan and his wife Amy reside in metro Detroit with their family of rescue dogs. As avid protagonists of the animal rescue community, the Romanos are active participants in providing rehabilitation and sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals.
After graduating from Wayne State University Law School cum laude in 1993, Dan served as a prehearing attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals. This experience led him to join a plaintiff’s personal injury law firm as a trial attorney, where he handled and tried a majority of their Auto Negligence cases. Dan went on to become a partner and oversaw the General Negligence and Police Misconduct Department, which he himself cultivated.
Over the course of eleven years, Dan’s experience with one of the most successful personal injury practices in Michigan proved an innate sensitivity to protect the people from abuses by government, corporate and insurance interests. It was with a renewed sense of seeking justice and a briefcase holding only 40 files, that in 2007, he founded Romano Law, P.L.L.C. with the intent to fight for the client and maintain an allegiance with justice and protecting the rights of the people.
Having settled or tried over a thousand cases in his career, including successfully arguing cases before the Michigan Court of Appeals, Dan considers tort law as both a professional responsibility and civic duty in order to ensure that the proper voice is heard. In 1999, he successfully exposed a decades-long practice by Detroit police officers of arresting and holding homicide witnesses indefinitely and without communication with loved ones or legal counsel. His client was awarded a multiple six-figure verdict and the elicited testimony from homicide detectives was used by the FBI and United States Justice Department in their case against the Detroit police. Dan and his client were featured nationally in, amongst others, the New York Times, the Boston Globe and the Detroit Free Press.
In addition to his professional responsibility, Dan has served as an Executive Board Member of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (now the Michigan Association for Justice) and currently sits as a case evaluator for Michigan’s three largest Circuit Courts.
Dan is admitted to the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan along with the Southern District of Indiana. He is licensed to argue cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and most recently, before the United States Supreme Court.
Dan and his wife Amy reside in metro Detroit with their family of rescue dogs. As avid protagonists of the animal rescue community, the Romanos are active participants in providing rehabilitation and sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals.
Experience
Attorney
Romano Law
Present
Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
Admission
Michigan
1993
Education
University of California, Davis
B.A. (Psychology)
1985
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Member, Michigan State Bar Association.
Questions & Answers
Please describe a case in the last year or two where you made a big difference.
Recently settled a case for $630,000 for a man who was beaten by six deputies after a DUI arrest. Despite seeing three prior attorneys none were could get the video tape. We were successful in forcing productions of the video of his beating. We also survived summary challenges and the US Court of Appeals sided with us
How did you build a successful practice?
We have built a successful practice through client referral, attorney referral and reputation. We are aggressive, honest and effective. Several large firms refer cases to us, small firms and individual attorneys
What should clients look for in a lawyer?
Ask another lawyer. 80% of my clients come from lawyers, who do the same kind of work or different stuff. They know who is good. I am the lawyer that lawyers refer to
How important is local knowledge to the success of your cases?
Very important because, you know the jury pool, have familiarity of the judges and have a reputation. However, local to us is Southeastern Michigan, but we go everywhere for the right case
What information can you provide in a free phone consultation?
The viability of the prospective case, the rights that the prospect has and set up an free appointment
What information do you need in a free phone consultation?
Date, location and time of incident; if an auto case whether client was a passenger or driver, if the client was insured; if a police case for what the client was charged and if the case is over or pending.
What differentiates you from other lawyers in your community?
I am a Super Lawyer, A member of the Multi-Milllion Dollar Advocates, AV as preeminent by Martindale Hubble for over a decade, I have a very aggressive and respected practice
What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?
I became a lawyer to vindicate the rights of the injured and abused. I am a fighter and I relish helping people and making a living getting justice for others
What are your other interests in addition to law?
I am a member of Amnesty International, ACLU, Democratic Party, ASPCA, Michigan Associations of Justice, Greenpeace, World Wildlife fund, Sierra Club and others. My wife and I have horses, dogs, cats and are involved in animal rescue. I enjoy working out and my cars as well
Are you involved in your community?
We are involved politically, socially by giving to many charities, we save animals and we are open to any need based fundations
Romano Law Highlights
Accident & Injury, Household Mold, Wrongful Death, Car Accident, Insurance Malpractice
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