Daniel J. Arnett
Founding Partner
Areas Of Practice
- Product Liability
- Transportation Defense Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Civil Defense
- Insurance Coverage
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1994
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1995
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2018
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D., 1994
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- B.A., 1990
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, DePaul University College of Law
- Speaker, DRI, Trial Tactics Seminar
- Faculty, Defense Research Institute, Deposition Institute
- Faculty, Defense Research Institute, Litigation Skills Course
- Defense Research Institute, Nursing Home Seminar, Litigation Workshop
- Defense Research Institute, ICP/PL Seminar, Litigation Workshop
- Defense Research Institute, Product Liability Seminar
- I am now a board member of the LUV Institute
- I am a Co-Host of the Non-Billable Hour Podcast (with Bethany).
Better humans make better attorneys, so it is my mission to give my attorneys the opportunity and tools to become the best version of themselves as possible.
A strong, successful attorney is not one who loses control, is profane, or attacks needlessly, but rather one who stays calm in a crisis, does not take things personally, and considers obstacles as opportunities.
– Daniel Arnett
A Few of Daniel Arnett’s Favorite Things…
Riding his Fatboy Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Golfing
Lifelong drummer
Meditation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, 2003 to Present
- Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), Member, 2012 to Present
- DRI, Member, 2000 to Present
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Member, 1994 to Present
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), Member, 2012 to Present
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), Member, 2009 to Present
- Defense Research Institute, Defense Research Institute, Chair, 2014
- Defense Research Institute, Deposition Institute Program, Chair, 2016
Pro-Bono Activities
- McGaw YMCA, Evanston, Illinois, Board of Directors, 2019 - 2022