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Dan Beyer is a seasoned trial attorney with nearly 40 years of experience, having tried over 50 cases in the Michigan Circuit and District courts and the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Practice Areas
Bio
Dan focuses his practice on personal injury matters related to medical malpractice, motor vehicle claims and general negligence; lender’s and owner’s title claims; insurance coverage; physician licensing and administrative complaints; commercial matters and consumer claims; and general liability.
Dan has appeared before the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also a Certified Mediator.
Dan lectures before professional and trade associations, and publishes on the subjects of healthcare issues, property taxation and civil litigation matters. On February 26, 2019, he gave a presentation to Fidelity National Title Michigan Claims Group in Omaha, Nebraska. He is listed in “Who’s Who in American Law” and was named a “Top Lawyer” by DBusiness Magazine.
Dan enjoys tennis and cycling, is a member of the United States Tennis Association, and regularly competes in both singles and doubles tennis matches.
Articles
- “Electronic Medical Records,” Oakland County Bar Association (2017)
- “A Trial Lawyer’s Perspective on Presenting the Litigated Real Property Case,” Michigan Real Property Review (2013)
White Paper
credentials
Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- Michigan Land Title Association, including Legislative Committee
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Oakland County Bar Association
Bar and Court Admissions
- Michigan
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D.
- Albion College, B.A.
- cum laude
Insights & News
December 22, 2022
Kerr Russell Obtains No Cause Verdict in Oakland County
September 17, 2021
Kerr Russell Obtains Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Complaint Not Timely Filed
July 27, 2021
Michigan No-Fault Insurance Reform Act Limits Reimbursement Rates
September 17, 2020
Meet Kerr Russell's Expanded Medical Malpractice Defense Team
April 13, 2020
Proposed Changes to Case Evaluation in Michigan
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity: A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends
February 27, 2020
Kerr Russell Wins Summary Disposition in Real Estate Matter
December 4, 2019
Michigan Court Rule Changes
September 17, 2019
Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Update
August 9, 2019
Kerr Russell Attorneys Prevail in Case Before the Michigan Court of Appeals
June 5, 2019
What You Need to Know About the Auto No-Fault Law
April 18, 2018
Michigan Ownership Liability and No-Fault Act: Ramifications with Self-Driving Vehicles
January 26, 2018
Download Kerr Russell's updated firm brochure and overview of services
December 18, 2017
Kerr Russell team makes holiday donations to Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Wigs 4 Kids, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor, and Children's Hospital of Michigan
November 30, 2017
Merry and bright ... Kerr Russell welcomes the holiday season
November 16, 2017
Culture of Connection - new Kerr Russell ad to appear in Michigan Lawyers Weekly and dbusiness
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell launches new advertising in upcoming issues of dbusiness and Crain's Detroit
November 1, 2017
Kerr Russell ranked in the 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 17 practice areas
September 27, 2017
business Magazine covers Kerr Russell's participation in Detroit Chinese Business Association International Golf Outing
August 10, 2017
A culture of giving
July 31, 2017
Daniel Beyer obtains defense verdict in a lawsuit filed in the Wayne County Circuit Court
July 28, 2017
Catherine Edwards, Patrick Haddad, and Daniel Beyer discuss legal trends in healthcare technology with Oakland County Medical Society
June 5, 2017
Daniel G. Beyer obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death medical malpractice action
March 10, 2017
Kerr Russell attorneys, Daniel Beyer, Patrick Haddad and Catherine Edwards speak at OCBA Medical Legal Conference
December 10, 2016
Daniel Beyer and Jeffrey May complete the successful defense of a radiologist in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Oakland County
September 25, 2016
Daniel Beyer and Katherine Cser obtained summary disposition in a personal injury lawsuit in favor of the defendant, a major trucking corporation
September 20, 2016
Daniel Beyer and William Blasses successfully defend steel mill owner and operator from employee lawsuit
May 21, 2013
Dan Beyer pens "A Trial Lawyer's Perspective on Presenting the Litigated Real Property Case" for the Real Property Law Section State Bar of Michigan
Representative Matters
Obtained defense verdict in wrongful death case in Oakland County in which a family practitioner was sued for not suspecting a pulmonary embolism that caused the death of a 45 year old bank manager.
Obtained defense verdict in a malpractice case in Wayne County where plaintiff alleged a bladder injury resulting from gynecologist’s performance of abdominal hysterectomy.
Successfully defended interests of mortgagee in claim involving a forged deed
Defense verdict in medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against physician relating to alleged improper prescription of methadone
Successful defense of radiologist sued for allegedly misreading a venous doppler ultrasound; case dismissed on eve of summary disposition motion
Plaintiff jury verdict in lawsuit by title insurance underwriter against agent relating to negligence in title search
Obtained Wayne County defense jury verdict in favor of internist/urgent care physician sued for malpractice for not diagnosing staph infection resulting in heart surgery necessary for plaintiff
Obtained defense verdict in favor of defendant colorectal surgeon in Ingham County Circuit Court (Lansing). Claim was failure to diagnose abscess resulting in colostomy and claimed disability
Obtained defense verdict in wrongful death case in Macomb County where urgent care doctor allegedly failed to diagnose a 54 year old man with an unusual fatal pneumonia