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Marshall DenneheyShareholder; Co-Chair, Environmental & Toxic Torts Practice Group; Chair, Asbestos Litigation Practice Group
Daniel J. Ryan, Jr.
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Daniel J. Ryan, Jr.

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2000 Market Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation, Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation, Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation and 3 more

About Daniel J. Ryan, Jr.

Dan serves as the chair of the Environmental & Toxic Tort Practice Group in the Philadelphia office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. In this capacity he is responsible for the oversight of a group of attorneys who focus on toxic tort litigation. He also supervises the representation of many defendants in asbestos litigation throughout Pennsylvania. Dan also concentrates a portion of his practice to defending insurers in bad faith litigation.

In addition to close to 30 years of trial experience in toxic tort litigation on behalf of asbestos manufacturers, Dan has also developed an extensive involvement in lead paint litigation on behalf of building owners and has also tried auto, premises, exercise equipment and various other product liability claims, representing manufacturers and insurers. As an alternative to litigating matters, Dan has extensive participation in various types of mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

Adding to his law practice, Dan has given lectures and seminars concerning the defense in mass tort litigation with particular emphasis on alternative, cost effective ways for processing large volumes of cases. He has also lectured on the defense of bad faith cases for the Insurance Society of Philadelphia's Continuing Legal Education program as well as to the staffs of insurers.

Honors & awards

AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

The Best Lawyers in America, Philadelphia, 'Lawyer of the Year' - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
2021

The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
2009-2026

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2006, 2009-2025

Year joined

1977

Thought Leadership

98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

August 20, 2025
Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 98 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Less than 6% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S.

Marshall Dennehey Announces 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

May 22, 2025
Thirty-three attorneys across Marshall Dennehey's five Pennsylvania offices have been selected to the 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.

Marshall Dennehey Announces 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

May 17, 2024
Twenty-eight attorneys across Marshall Dennehey's six Pennsylvania offices have been selected to the 2024 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.

Marshall Dennehey Announces 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

May 23, 2022
Thirty-four attorneys across Marshall Dennehey's six Pennsylvania offices have been selected to the 2022 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.

Classes/Seminars Taught

Handling UM/UIM Cases in Pennsylvania, Marshall Dennehey Client Webinar, May, 2021

Annual presentations to various clients groups regarding the status of asbestos litigation in Pennsylvania involving strategies for defending various types of products such as brakes, tile, caulk, joint compound, boilers, wire, pumps and packing.

Presented several in-house presentations to various insurers as to how to avoid bad faith litigation in Pennsylvania while handling first party claims.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 6
    • Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation
    • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
    • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
    • Automobile Liability
    • Premises and Retail Liability
    • Product Liability

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder; Co-Chair, Environmental & Toxic Torts Practice Group; Chair, Asbestos Litigation Practice Group
    Firm Name
    Marshall Dennehey
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Significant Representative Matters: Received a defense verdict in an asbestos product liability suit by a mesothelioma victim for a wire manufacturer in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in a two-
    -a-half-week trial.
    Succeeded in precluding plaintiff's toxicologist following a Frye hearing in a chemical sensitivity case which resulted in a non suit victory for a builder.
    Tried
    won one of the original first party bad faith cases in Pennsylvania, which is one of the most often cited decisions in the field of first party bad faith litigation. Terletsky v. Prudential, 649 A2d 680 [Pa Super 1994]
    Received a defense verdict in a first party bad faith case tried in Philadelphia following the preclusion of plaintiff's bad faith expert, which was upheld on appeal. Bergman v. USAA, 742 A2d 1101 [ Pa Super 1999]
    Received a defense verdict in a bad faith trial in the federal court from a jury wherein the dem
    was $1 million against the top plaintiff bad faith litigator in Pennsylvania, which was upheld on appeal to the Third Circuit. Dinner v. USAA, no. 01-1299, February 2002.
    Successfully defended numerous asbestos manufacturers
    suppliers
    received several low verdicts as well as many very reasonable settlements during trial.
    Has tried many UM/UIM Arbitration cases.
    Successfully engineered many victories for clients in asbestos litigation through summary judgment where many of these decisions have been upheld on appeal.
    H
    led a class action involving claims of bad faith regarding a coverage position taken by an insurer, which was dismissed after discovery was completed.
    Published Works: What's New In 2017? Filing Trends
    Developments In Asbestos Litigation, Mealey's Litigation Reports, August 16, 2017
    Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant
    Solutions to the Concealment of Asbestos Trust Filings in Tort Litigation, For the Defense, April 2016
    Uncloaking Bankruptcy Trust Filings In Asbestos Litigation: Refuting the Myths About Transparency, Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Report
    Mealey's Litigation Report Asbestos, April 2016
    Uncloaking Bankruptcy Trust Filings In Asbestos Litigation: A Survey Of Solutions To The Types Of Conduct Exposed In Garlock's Bankruptcy, Mealey's Asbestos Bankrupcty Report, August 28, 2015
    Is Mold The Next Gold For The Plaintiffs' Bar?, Defense Digest, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 2002
    'Market-Share' Liability Is Rejected In Lead Paint Case in Pennsylvania, Defense Digest, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1996
    Applying Lessons Learned From the Asbestos Litigation to the Next Mass Tort (Repetitive Stress), Defense Digest, January 1995
    Pennsylvania Superior Court Finally Clarifies What is Bad Faith Conduct Under Section 8371, Defense Digest, Winter 1994

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1978, Pennsylvania
    Memberships

    Associations & memberships

    American Board of Trial Advocates, Philadelphia Chapter
    Defense Research Institute
    Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    Hearing Committee Member, Serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, July 2005
    Pennsylvania Bar Association
    Philadelphia Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Mitchell Hamline School of Law
    Class of 1977
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Villanova University
    Class of 1974
    B.S.

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Shareholder; Co-Chair, Environmental & Toxic Torts Practice Group; Chair, Asbestos Litigation Practice Group at Marshall Dennehey
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2000 Market Street, Suite 2300Philadelphia, PA 19103U.S.A.

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    Daniel J. Ryan, Jr. was admitted in 1978 to the State of Pennsylvania.
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    Daniel J. Ryan, Jr. attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
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    Marshall Dennehey was established in 1962.

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