Daniel L. Abrams

Daniel L. Abrams is a legal professional with a primary focus on legal malpractice and business litigation. With a successful track record, he has assisted numerous corporations and individuals in obtaining judgments and settlements from their former attorneys, addressing concerns related to inadequate legal services or overbilling. While predominantly representing plaintiffs, Mr. Abrams occasionally defends defendants in legal malpractice cases and handles disputes related to legal ethics. These include legal fee disputes, breach of fiduciary duty cases, conflicts of interest, and other professional responsibility matters. Mr. Abrams is sought after by lawyers and law firms to serve as a lawyer, expert, or consultant on issues related to legal ethics or the law governing lawyers. Additionally, he has shared his expertise by teaching legal ethics to fellow lawyers through various platforms.

In tandem with his legal malpractice and ethics practice, Mr. Abrams maintains a dynamic business litigation practice. His clientele includes business owners, general counsel, and individuals involved in a broad spectrum of business litigation and arbitration matters. His cases span diverse business dealings, such as oil & gas contracts, licensing agreements, business mergers, employment agreements, financing arrangements, business fraud, trade secrets, and corporate whistleblower allegations. Notable accomplishments in his litigation portfolio include a successful multi-million dollar reversal of an arbitration award, a defense victory after a bench trial in a breach of contract case, and numerous favorable settlements of commercial disputes and legal malpractice cases.

Mr. Abrams earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1995, where he distinguished himself as an Olin Fellow of Law and Economics. He is an active member of The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. His contributions to the legal community include serving on the Ethics Committee from 2014 to 2017 and participating in the Professional Responsibility Committee and the Subcommittee on Lawyer Promotion and Advertising from 2004 to 2007. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, Sixth Circuit United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit United States Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, Mr. Abrams brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his diverse legal practice.