Education

Harvard Law School, J.D.
Harvard College, BA, cum laude

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts
Florida

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Daniel I. Small

Partner
Miami
t: 305-789-7788
Boston

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

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section & Former Vice Chair, White Collar Crime Committee
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association

Speaking Engagements

  • "Piercing the Corporate Veil" – Owners (Stockholders) and Parent Companies are not Liable for the Acts of Subsidiaries Unless…, DRI's Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar, September 4-5, 2008
  • Commentator, NewsNight, NECN, June 30, 2008
  • Panelist, Qui Tam: What Business Lawyers Need to Know, American Bar Association's 60-Minute BLT LIVE Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast, June 11, 2008
  • Powerful Witness Preparation: A Practical Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients, MCLE Seminar, June 11, 2008
  • Panelist, Fighting Healthcare Fraud Through Medical Community Outreach, SFHHA Healthcare Summit, May 9, 2008
  • Preparing the Corporate Witness, General Electric's Environmental Tort and Insurance Litigation Group 2008 Meeting, May 1-2, 2008
  • Powerful Witness Preparation: A Practical Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients, CLE Seminar, April 10, 2008

Published Articles & Books

  • "Laptop proves a key witness: Neil left damning a cyber trail," The Boston Herald, June 26, 2008
  • "One Small Step vs. Lending Fraud," Boston Herald, May 21, 2008
  • "When The Executive Has to Take the Stand," Executive Counsel, March 2008
  • "In-House Counsel, Beware!," National Law Journal, October 19, 2007
  • "Truth, Whole Truth, and Nothing But," Boston Herald, July 7, 2007
  • "Preparing Witnesses," American Bar Association, Second Edition, 2006
  • "Going to Trial," American Bar Association, 2003