With a proven track record of client-centered service and strategic representation, Dan has built a career focused on delivering results in Minnesota workers’ compensation defense. Dan joined Brown & Carlson in 2010, becoming a Shareholding attorney in 2019 and a Senior Shareholder in 2024. His practice includes advocating for both insurers and self-insured employers throughout the state. His in-depth understanding of Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system, paired with industry-specific insight enables him to effectively manage risk and deliver positive outcomes for his clients.
Dan is known for his highly responsive approach, ensuring that questions are answered promptly and that client interests are always protected. In addition, he practices efficiently to keep costs and litigation length to a minimum. This impactful approach gives clients confidence that their claims are treated as a priority.
When he’s away from work, you’ll often find Dan in active pursuits, hitting the golf course, fishing, hiking, and coaching his children’s youth sports teams.
Some Minnesota workers’ compensation practitioners would say that it appears claims of consequential mental health injuries are on the rise. Cynics will say this is done to increase the value of a workers’ compensation claim. More trusting people will say
Attorneys Eric Hayes and Sean Abernathy were able to successfully defeat a penalty claim initiated by a claimant and her attorney. In support of the alleged penalty claim, the employee testified that because her settlement check was late, she was
In 2013, the Minnesota legislature amended the Workers’ Compensation Act to allow claims for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an occupational disease. Since that time, the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Court of Appeals have
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