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Daniel A. Sloane Denver Personal Injury Attorney with 20 Years’ Experience

Dan is a third-generation Denver native who has been representing injured clients for 15 years. Dan has been selected as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers, named in Best Lawyers in America by U.S. News and World Report, selected as a Best Lawyer in Denver by the Denver Post and named one of Denver’s Top Lawyers by 5280 Magazine.

Dan has been married 25 years, has two terrific grown daughters and two dogs.

Practice Areas & Case Results

Since 1997, Attorney Sloane has been practicing civil trial law. For the past fifteen years, Dan’s scope of cases and clients have covered a broad spectrum of personal injury law. His most recent cases have been on those who have been impacted and victimized by sexual abuse and harassment. Dan was the key attorney on a recent case between a former student of Adams County in Colorado and a young man who was repeatedly assaulted by her teacher, Gilbert Trujillo. The winnings were $5 million for the case, which is the largest in Colorado state history under Title IX.

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Dan also has vast experience with clients who motorcycle accidents, car accidents, truck and bus accidents, medical malpractice, and defective products. These victims’ injuries ranged from spinal cord injuries, quadriplegia, nerve injuries, soft tissue damage, mild to severe traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, and more.

Additionally, he represents those who have fallen victim to unfair wage practices. Throughout his career, Attorney Sloane has recovered numerous six and seven-figure amounts for his medical malpractice and personal injury clients.

Employment Law Representation

As part of his practice in employment law, Attorney Sloane provides representation for individuals who have experienced unfair wages or over-time practices from their employers. In a recent case, Attorney Sloane obtained class certification and served as co-lead counsel in the United States District Court for a group of employees who were not fairly paid their overtime wages. In a previous nationwide multi-district product liability case, he also served as a member of the steering committee.

Volunteer & Educational Work

Dan is involved in numerous charitable organizations. He served as a board member on the Temple Sinai Board of Trustees for five years. Dan was a board member of the Brain Injury Association (Alliance) of Colorado (BIAC) for over 10 years and served as Board President for two years. Dan also acted as BIAC’s general counsel for several years and continues to donate his time and support BIAC.

Presentations

  • “Litigation of Pediatric Brain Injury Cases,” Brain Injury Association of Colorado Conference, Vail, Colorado
  • “A Novel Approach to Handling Medical Malpractice Claims,” American College of Surgeons, Denver, Colorado
  • “Legal and Financial Issues Surrounding Brain Injuries,” Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, Denver, Colorado
  • The Craig Hospital 2012 Brain Injury Summit in Beaver Creek, Colorado
  • Dan has conducted question and answer seminars for many brain injury support groups throughout Colorado.

Published Works

  • Colorado Chapter; Business Torts, A Fifty State Guide, Aspen Publishing

Memberships

  • American Association for Justice
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Eagle Member
  • Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado, Board Member and Past-President
  • Arapahoe County Association
  • Board of Temple Sinai, Trustee, 1995 – 2000
  • Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Recognized for Shaping the Law

the record we stand on

Over a Billion Dollars Recovered for Our Clients
  • $23 Million Settlement for Individuals Injured by a Defective Product

    Settlement for group of individuals injured by a defective product. Dan Sloane was a member of a national team of lawyers who helped secure this settlement. The largest single settlement in the country was paid to Dan’s individual client.

  • $5 Million Sexual Assault on a Child

    A Colorado School District hired and failed to supervise a sexual predator, who sexually assaulted an elementary school student. Dan Sloane took on the School District, uncovered evidence that the district knew the teacher was a predator and failed to take actions to keep students safe from the teacher. This settlement is believed to be the largest individual sex assault settlement against a school district in Colorado history.

  • $2.4 Million Settlement for Baby With Brain Injury

    Dan Sloane secured a settlement for client who sustained a brain injury at birth.

  • $2 Million Unnecessary Sinus Surgeries

    Dan Sloane helped a young woman whose doctor performed several unnecessary sinus surgeries resulting in damage to her vestibular system

  • $1.8 Million Head-On Car Crash

    Dan Sloane recovered the $1.8 million insurance policy limits for family involved in a car crash when the responsible driver negligently crossed the center line, causing a head-on collision.

  • $1.8 Million Medical Malpractice Case Resulting From Injury During Surgery

    Dan Sloane obtained a settlement for client who sustained damage to the vestibular system during sinus surgery.

  • $1.2 million Settlement for Skier on Skier Crash

    Dan Sloane obtained the third highest skier crash settlement in Colorado history

  • $960 Thousand Failure to Pay Overtime Wages

    Dan Sloane settled a case against a corporation that failed to pay numerous employees their overtime wages.

  • $800 Thousand Judgment for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

    Dan Sloane obtained a judgment against the manager of a special district public entity when he stole funds from the district. Dan also sued and recovered a $400,000 settlement from the auditing firm who failed to properly audit the district’s books and the manager’s activities.

  • $750 Thousand Case Involving Reckless Bus Driver Who Fled the Scene

    When our client was run off the road by a careless bus driver who fled the accident scene, Dan Sloane investigated, located and sued the responsible driver and bus company, ultimately recovering $750,000 for our injured client.

  • $750 Thousand Bus Crash Settlement

    Dan Sloane recovered $750.000 for a young woman and her father when they were run off the road by a hit-and-run tour bus driver

  • $700 Thousand Elder Abuse/Nursing Home Negligence

    Elder Abuse/Nursing Home Negligence. Dan Sloane’s client was ignored and neglected while a resident in a nursing home, resulting in bed sores, pressure ulcers and other injuries

  • $650 Thousand Federal Torts Claims Act Case Against a Medicaid Clinic

    Dan Sloane brought a Federal Torts Claims Act case against a Medicaid clinic when whose physician misdiagnosed our client's cancer. Our client wound up with permanent colostomy bag.

  • $575 Thousand Settlement for Client Who Was Hit by a Left-Turning Vehicle

    Dan Sloane secured a settlement for our client who was hit by a left-turning vehicle at an intersection and suffered severe injuries to face and jaw.

  • $575 Thousand Collision From Illegal Left Turn

    Dan Sloane’s client suffered numerous injuries to his face when he was another driver who made illegal left turn

  • $550 Thousand Car Accident Resulting in Neck and Shoulder Injuries

    Settlement for client who was rear-ended at low rate of speed and who’s vehicle received very little damage while stopped at a stop light. Client injured neck and shoulder requiring surgery.

  • $550 Thousand Rear End Collision

    Dan Sloane’s client suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a low impact car collision. It took almost three years of litigation to successfully settle this case.

  • $525 Thousand Low Impact, Rear End Collision

    $525K Dan Sloane obtained a settlement for his client who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a low impact, rear-end automobile collision.

  • $500 Thousand Low Impact, Rear End Collision

    A low impact, rear end collision resulted in Dan Sloane’s client suffering a mild traumatic brain injury.

  • $500 Thousand Elder Abuse/Nursing Home Negligence

    The nursing home was negligent when the staff allowed an elderly gentleman to fall, and break his femur. The home failed to get the client medical attention, ignoring him for several days, ultimately causing his death. Through complicated litigation, Dan Sloane forced the corporation that owned the facility to fairly compensate the man’s family.

  • $100 Thousand Underinsured Policy Limits Settlement for Motorcyclist Hit by Car

    Underinsured policy limits settlement secured by Dan Sloane for our client who was hit by a car on his motorcycle. Client sustained severe abrasions and an injured knee.

Where Verdicts Meet Voices

Hear What Clients Have to Say About Attorney Daniel A. Sloane
    "Dan Sloane of Denver Trial Lawyers was always there and helped guide me step by step through the process."

    He made the case easier for me to understand. I recommend him highly! Very trustworthy!

    - Esther G.
    "I trusted Daniel Sloane so much."
    I will be forever grateful to Dan Sloane and his team at Denver Trial lawyers, they are the best at what they do!! I would %1000 recommend them to anybody in need of a great lawyer. Dan is always kind, always professional, very knowledgeable, and amazing at what he does! I felt so much weight off my shoulders when I started working with Dan, I knew he had many years of experience and expertise. Thank you so much!!!!!
    - Christina
    "I put my TRUST in Dan Sloane."
    I hired Denver Trial Lawyers to represent us in a personal injury case. My mother was abused in a nursing home. I was able to call and get my questions answered in a quick response. Dan is very professional and impressed me during negotiations with his clever strategies. He sincerely cares and seeks justice. Dan knows what he's doing and won our case for us. Having the assurance of someone strong handling things when you're broken and trying to heal was such a RELIEF. Thanks to Dan Sloane and John McDonnell for helping us through this ordeal and getting justice and compensation for my mom.
    - Julie D.
    "Dan Sloane and his staff were nothing less than impeccable."
    Dan Sloane and his staff were nothing less than impeccable in service, communication, follow-through, and attention to detail. While it can be unnerving when dealing with legal affairs, their team kept it personal, informative, and easily understandable.
    - Dean R.

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    We represent clients on a contingency fee basis. We only get paid if we win your case.
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    We are trial lawyers through and through, and we will take your case as far as it can go. Our attorneys have tried 100+ cases with extraordinary results.

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    Attorneys at our firm have been at the helm of cases that have gone on to influence legislation, change laws, and impact society for the better.
  • Over a Billion in Recoveries
    We have represented thousands of individuals against insurance companies and corporations, recovering more than a billion dollars in the process.
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