Daniel P. "Dan" O'Brien

Daniel P. "Dan" O'Brien


Fisher Phillips LLP

Recognized since 2015

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Dan O'Brien is partner in the firm's Cleveland office. His practice focuses on Risk and Claims Management.

His five major areas of concentration are in Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Compensation, Alternative Risk Transfer Methods, Establishment of Best Practices Claims Management Programs and the impact of workers' and unemployment costs in a Merger or Acquisition.

He has over 30 years of experience representing employers before the Industrial Commission of Ohio and the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OBWC).

He has worked with over 80 organizations in obtaining qualified self-insured workers' compensation programs in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Dan's experience includes being the lead consultant on a two year study of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) in 1995 and 1996. This study and subsequent program recommendations led to the establishment of a professional risk management function within the GCRTA.

Dan has conducted audits of national workers' compensation programs representing the insurance industry, employers, associations and venture capital groups. These audits have included overviews of claims management, reserving practices, settlement practices and litigation management.

Dan has established national "best practices" formats for employers and insurers.

In addition, he works with clients in the areas of safety compliance with a special emphasis on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and OSHA compliance issues.

Location
  • 200 Public Square, Suite 4000
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Education
  • Case Western Reserve University, J.D., graduated 1984
  • Albion College, BA, graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, Ohio Bar
Affiliations
  • Northeast Ohio Society of Safety Professionals - Member
  • Printers Association of Ohio - Member
  • Self-Insurers Group of Ohio - Member
  • The Cleveland Builder's Exchange - Member
  • The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
  • The Solid Waste Association of North America (Buckeye Chapter) - Member

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Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employment Law - Management

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