Dan Chamberlain, Trial Lawyer Protecting the Rights of the Wrongfully Injured or Killed.

I am a personal injury trial attorney licensed in Indiana and North Carolina with offices in downtown Indianapolis. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, an elected officer of the American Association for Justice f/k/a

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, "Tort Liability" Section and a Delegate to the Indiana State Bar Association. I am also a Board Member of the Governor's Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving. Our law practice is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, meaning that our legal ability is "Very High to Preeminent".

What should you expect of your lawyer?

Dan Chamberlain will take certain steps to ensure a smooth working relationship with you and to affect the best possible result for your legal matter. Such steps include:

• Disclose to you in a timely fashion any new developments relating to your legal matter and how those developments might be handled.
• Return all phone calls made by you in a reasonable time frame, or have a staff member update you.
• Keep you fully informed about the impact of any actions that are contemplated.
• Furnish you with a written fee agreement and disclose to you any unanticipated costs relating to your case.
• Understand your goals and expectations for resolving the matter. Discuss these goals and expectations to ensure they are reasonable.
• Listen to you and be attentive to your concerns.

Not all problems have a fast, cheap, or smooth resolution. Even if you, as the client, are being reasonable, your adversary may not be cooperative in bringing your case to an easy and inexpensive conclusion. Some of these factors may be out of your attorney’s control.

Dan Chamberlain completes Diplomate Certification.

Cambridge, Massachusetts (March 28, 2007) – Daniel S. Chamberlain, a trial lawyer based in Indianapolis, Indiana completed the final step of an intensive process to receive Diplomate certification by successfully completing a six-day course at Harvard Law School in courtroom techniques titled Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course: Art of Persuasion. The 40 hour, five day, program is reserved for lawyers with significant trial experience and who have demonstrated a commitment to protect the interests of the wrongfully injured or killed. In all, Daniel S. Chamberlain has completed over 400 hours of training that qualifies him to receive the Diplomate certification.

The 12 faculty members for the five-day advocacy course at Harvard Law School included an array of experienced trial lawyers and trial consultants with backgrounds in many areas including medical negligence, toxic torts, wrongful deaths, and products liability litigation.

Established in 1946, AAJ is the world’s largest trial bar association with more than 52,000 members in the United States, Canada, and abroad. AAJ was founded to safeguard victims’ rights, strengthen America’s civil justice system and the right to trial by jury, promote injury prevention, and foster the disclosure of information crucial to public health and safety.

The following is a partial list of Insurance Companies and National corporations against whom I have litigated cases on behalf of the wrongfully injured. I fight for your rights and to protect your future. I do not represent the insurance company.

Dan Chamberlain's published articles including unique practice areas such as trucking collisions and other tort claims.

• "Administration Amends Driver Safety Rules," Indiana Lawyer, 2005.
• "Federal Trucking Rules Amendments," AAJ f/k/a ATLA Newsletter, 2004.
• "Premises Liability Standards," Indiana Lawyer, 2000.
• "Trucking Litigation," Indiana Lawyer, 1999.
• "Seat Belt Defense," Indiana Lawyer, 1999.
• "Truck Cases: Rules of the Road," Trial Magazine, 1998.
• "Working with Co-Counsel," Trial Magazine, 1998.
• "Jury Prejudice in Civil Litigation," Indiana Lawyer, 1997.
• "The Professional Truck Driver," AAJ f/k/a ATLA Newsletter, 1996.
• "A Practitioner’s Guide to Filing a Tort Claim Against a Governmental Entity," Res Gestae, 1995.

Dan Chamberlain's Legal Associations, Committees and Leadership roles.

• American Association for Justice f/k/a Association of Trial Lawyers of America (AAJ f/k/a ATLA).
  National College of Advocacy, Advocate Status.
  Chair, Tort Liability Section (2000-01).
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA).
  Member: Board of Directors (1998-).
  Co-Chair, Legislation Committee (2003-).
  College of Fellows (Elected 2004).
• American Bar Association (ABA).
  Member: Litigation, Products Liability and Medical
  Malpractice Sections.
• Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA).
  Member: House of Delegates (1995-).
  Co-Chair, Legislation Committee (1999-2000).
• Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA).
  Board of Managers (2006-08.)
  Chair, Litigation Section (2004).
  The Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Distinguished Fellow.
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
  F13 and F15 Committee Member (voting).

"No challenge is too great."

Dan Chamberlain received a jury verdict in the amount of $10,000,000.00 against a bar and a drunk driver. The drunk driver was sneaking drinks while working as a bartender. The verdict will help the quality of life and the dignity of a little boy that suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. This is one of the largest jury verdicts in the State of Indiana.

Representative Jury Trials:

• Butrum v. Rosemont Tavern: Seven year old boy suffered a brain injury after being run over by a drunk driver.
  Result: $10,000,000.00.
• Lynch v. Herr & Erie Insurance Exchange: Fractured kneecap in a 49 year old man that is unable to compete in long distance running events.
  Result: $203,000.00.
• Koers v. Taylor: Intersection collision resulting in soft tissue knee damage.
  Result: $26,000.00.
• Chabra v. Kersey: Failure to yield right of way resulting in soft tissue knee damage and headaches.
  Result: $45,000.00.
• Wood v. T.A. Kaiser Heating: Construction site fall resulting in fractured femur.
  Result: $80,000.00.
• Yoder v. Consolidated Products: Injury to roof of mouth caused by
  contaminated food.
  Result: $40,000.00.
• Painter v. American Family: Underinsured motorist case involving minor traumatic brain injury.
  Result: $600,000.00.
• Lawson v. Sexton Apartments: Laceration to hand caused by installation of plate glass in doorway.
  Result: $90,000.00.
• Blanchard v. Miller: Sudden emergency case involving back injury.
  Result: $37,000.00.

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