Daniel A. "Dan" DeMarco

Daniel A. "Dan" DeMarco


Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Recognized since 2007

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Commercial Litigation

Financial Services Regulation Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Bankruptcy
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Daniel A. DeMarco represents creditors, both secured and unsecured, creditor’s committees, indenture trustees, trustees, receivers and debtors in numerous reorganization proceedings. He served as chair the firm’s Commercial Services & Restructuring Practice Group and was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors.

Dan represents secured lenders including The CIT Group, U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc., Textron Financial Corporation, BMW Financial Services NA LLC, Foothill Group Inc., U.S. Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Crestmark Bank, FineMark Bank, Seacoast National Bank, Community South Bank, AgriBusiness Finance, Inc., Heritage Bank SSB, Beal Bank SSB, Broadway Bank, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Dell Financial Services LP, and Navistar Financial Corp. He also represents mortgagees, equipment lessors and accounts receivable factors in connection with numerous workout, composition and extension arrangements and in bankruptcy, receivership and other insolvency proceedings.

Dan also has expertise in lender liability, business torts, bankruptcy, mechanics and materialmen’s liens, collections and commercial litigation. He has substantial experience with large case litigation,

Contact & Links
Location
  • 200 Public Square, Suite 2800
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Education
  • University of Michigan, J.D., graduated 1983
  • University of Chicago, B.A., graduated 1980
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, 1987
Affiliations
  • Charenton Theater - Advisory Board Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Member
  • Cleveland Works, Inc. - Legal Advisory Board Member
  • Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, Guardian Ad Litem Program - Member
  • Global Turnaround Management Association - Board of Trustees Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Sixth Circuit and Third Circuit

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Bankruptcy
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, Cleveland (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2007-25, Litigation-Bankruptcy, 2011-25, Financial Services Regulation Law, 2024-25, Commercial Litigation, 2025; Cleveland Lawyer of the Year, Litigation-Bankruptcy, 2019

  • Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2005-24
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, 2020-24
  • Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2004-24; Top 100 Ohio, 2010-11, 2017-20, 2023-24; Top 50 Cleveland, 2013, 2017-20, 2023-24
  • AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell

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