Daniel Schlessinger has over 30 years of experience in business litigation and has handled a wide variety of lawsuits and arbitrations involving many types of business and insurance disputes. He has tried more than 30 cases to verdict or judicial ruling and has obtained summary relief in hundreds of others, including matters involving contractual disputes, unfair trade and Lanham Act claims, insurance and reinsurance disputes, mass torts and class actions.
Mr. Schlessinger has served as national counsel for an insurer, actively defending over 100 suits and coordinating with local counsel positions taken in dozens of other suits to assure consistency. He has worked closely with claims adjusters and in-house counsel on issues such as attorney-client privilege, deposition strategy and avoiding and defending bad faith claims.
Mr. Schlessinger served the firm as Managing Partner and Chairman from 2001 through 2004, helping elevate the firm’s commitment to diversity and pro bono service. Mr. Schlessinger represents pro bono clients through the National Immigrant Justice Center and Chicago Volunteer Legal Service, which twice has given him its Volunteer of the Year Award. He currently serves the firm as Co-Chairman of the Litigation Department, Chairman of the Lateral Hiring Committee and a member of the Executive Committee.
Mr. Schlessinger is President of the Chicago Chapter of the American Friends of Hebrew University, a former President of K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation and a member of the Board of the University of Chicago Newberger Hillel Center.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, University of Illinois College of Law, 1978
- B.A., Brandeis University, 1975
- Hebrew University
One Year Program, 1973-1974
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1978
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1989
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 1994
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord LLP
- Managing Partner, Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP (2001 - 2004)
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
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Member, American Bar Association
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Member, Chicago Bar Association
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Former Trustee; Chairman, Finance Committee, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
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Trustee and Past President, KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation
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University of Chicago Newberger Hillel Center Board
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President, American Friends of Hebrew University (Chicago Chapter)
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Legal Counsel, Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science
Community Leadership
- Recipient, American Friends of the Hebrew University Torch of Learning Award
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