Dan Small practices in the area of litigation, focusing on witness preparation, government and internal investigations, white-collar criminal law and complex civil litigation. He has extensive investigation, jury trial and other litigation experience.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Small was a prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, during which time he tried RICO, corruption, financial and regulatory cases. Mr. Small received various awards and commendations for his work. He also was General Counsel for a publicly traded healthcare management firm, where he oversaw in-house legal and risk management staff, outside counsel, litigation, and facility, entity and physician contracting.
Mr. Small has written several books on litigation for the ABA, including Preparing Witnesses and Going To Trial, that are used in CLE programs he gives throughout the country, and was a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. He is a frequent television, radio and newspaper commentator.
Mr. Small has represented witnesses, plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of investigations, administrative proceedings, and civil and criminal litigation. These have included issues of healthcare, regulation, insider trading, revenue recognition and others.
Sample Representative Matters
- Lead defense attorney for former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards
- Counsel in a prominent SEC internet fraud case
- Special Counsel to the Rhode Island Ethics Commission
- Special Counsel to the Massachusetts House Ethics Committee
- As General Counsel to a publicly traded healthcare management firm, oversaw in-house legal and risk management staff, outside counsel, PLI and other litigation, facility, entity and physician contracting
- Outside General Counsel to a group of LTC Companies
Mr. Small is the author of a series of articles on witness preparation appearing monthly in Litigation Commentary & Review, a publication of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA).