Dan Hasson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and is grateful to have the opportunity to develop a practice in the Northwest. He has tried and arbitrated cases in Oregon and Washington over the past fifteen years, and has become a leading defense authority in the field of liquor liability law. Dan approaches his position with the mindset that each case’s strategy should be tailored and focused on pushing toward the client’s desired outcome in the most efficient way possible.
He was drawn to Davis Rothwell because of its focus on litigation, which allows him the opportunity to advocate for his clients. He also enjoys working closely with his valued colleagues at the firm, whom he considers to be some of the best and brightest litigators in the community. Dan’s goal is to deliver resolution and peace of mind to his clients in state, federal, and tribal courts – through a balanced approach of unbiased analysis of liability exposure and appropriately aggressive negotiation and courtroom skill.
Outside of the office, Dan enjoys volunteering in his Northeast Portland community and is an avid fan of all things sports, music, cinema, and politics.
- Speaker/Presenter, Adjuster Continuing Education Program (“Florida Law and Ethics Update”), May 2017
- Selected for inclusion on the Oregon Super Lawyers® Rising Stars List for 2012-2018
- Speaker, AIG Claims Advisory Board, November 2015
- Speaker, Oregon Casualty Adjusters Association CLE, March 2015
- Oregon State Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
- Multnomah Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- November 2014 – Case Note: “The Oregon Court of Appeals Confirms the Availability of a Statutory Liquor Liability Claim”
- January 2014 – Case Note: “The Oregon Supreme Court Holds That ORS 12.080(4) Incorporates a ‘Discovery Rule’”
- January 2014 – Case Note: “The Oregon Court of Appeals Disallows Recovery of Computerized Legal Research Expenses as Costs on Appeal”
- September 2013 – Case Note: “The Oregon Supreme Court Declines to Review Affirmance of Statutory Bar on First-Party Liquor Liability Claims”
- May 2013 – Case Note: “The Oregon Court of Appeals Affirms Statutory Bar on First-Party Liquor Liability Claims”
- “Real Estate “As-Is” Clauses: Beyond the Boilerplate,” The Verdict, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Summer 2006
- Summary Judgment in Clark County Motor Vehicle Accident Case. Shareholder Dan Hasson obtained an order granting his client complete summary judgment in a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident case in December 2019. The plaintiff’s suit against his client, a local parking lot maintenance company, sought substantial damages for catastrophic personal injuries.
- Oregon Court of Appeals Victory in $6 Million Wrongful Death Case: Shareholders Jonathan Henderson, Dan Hasson, and Chris Parker successfully defended an October 2016 Clackamas County trial victory. In that case, Davis Rothwell’s clients, owners/founders of a non-profit wildlife sanctuary, were deemed not liable for a workplace fatality in which the plaintiff estate was seeking damages in excess of $6 million. On appeal, the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment in favor of the defendants, holding that Dan and Chris had successfully proven that Oregon’s workers’ compensation exclusive remedy statutes applied to defeat the plaintiff estate’s claims.
- Summary Judgment in Employment Retaliation Case: Dan obtained an order granting summary decision (judgment) in favor of his client in a whistleblower retaliation case in February 2019. The case involved a $2 million claim brought against his client, a Northwest tribal entity, under the anti-retaliation provisions in the Affordable Care Act.
- Davis Rothwell Wins Defense Verdict in Clackamas County Premises Liability Trial: Shareholders Shayna Eagle and Dan Hasson obtained a defense verdict for their clients, a commercial contractor and a local municipality, following a five-day jury trial in Oregon City, Oregon, in September 2018. The case involved a slip-and-fall injury for which plaintiff was seeking approximately $300,000 in damages. The jury deliberated for less than half an hour before returning its verdict that neither of Davis Rothwell’s clients were negligent.
- Washington Court of Appeals Victory in Personal Injury Case: Shareholders Dan Hasson and Jonathan Henderson successfully defended a defense verdict in a trial arising out a personal injury claim that occurred in Benton County, Washington. The decision, which was handed down by Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals in December 2018, largely involved issues surrounding the propriety of jury instructions given at trial, and resulted in a complete victory for the defense.
- Umatilla Tribal Court of Appeals Victory – Employment (Harris v. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, CTUIR Court of Appeals Case No. AP-026-17): Dan obtained an order granting complete summary judgment against his client, a tribal entity, in March 2018. The case involved a wrongful termination claim in which the plaintiff was seeking damages in excess of $3 million. Dan subsequently secured an affirmance of that summary judgment victory in front of the Court of Appeals for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in August 2018.
- Summary Judgment in Lewis County Premises Liability Case: Shareholder Dan Hasson and associate Amy Saack obtained an order granting complete summary judgment in favor of his client in June 2018. The case involved a slip-and-fall accident brought against a local fast food restaurant in Chehalis, Washington, for which the plaintiff was seeking substantial personal injury damages.
- Summary Judgment in Quinault Indian Nation Premises Liability Case: Dan obtained an order granting complete summary judgment against his client, a tribal entity, in June 2018. The case involved a slip-and-fall accident that occurred at his client’s casino, for which the plaintiff was seeking substantial personal injury damages as well as an award of punitive damages.
- Two Umatilla Tribal Court of Appeals Victories – Employment (Butler and Harper v. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, CTUIR Court of Appeals Case Nos. CV-003-17 and CV-004-17 ): Dan obtained an order granting complete summary judgment against his client, a tribal entity, against two separate plaintiffs’ claims in June 2017. The cases involved two wrongful termination claims in which the plaintiffs were collectively seeking damages of $4 million. Dan would go on to secure affirmances of those summary judgment victories from the Court of Appeals for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in December 2017.
- Defense Verdict Obtained in Clackamas County Wrongful Death Case: Shareholders Dan Hasson and Chris Parker obtained a defense verdict for their clients, owners/founders of a non-profit animal sanctuary, following trial held in Oregon City, Oregon, in October 2016. The case involved a workplace fatality, for which the plaintiff estate sought damages exceeding $6 million. Dan and Chris successfully proved that Oregon’s workers’ compensation exclusive remedy statutes applied to immunize their clients from liability, and a fully defense verdict was entered in their favor.
- Summary Judgment in Warm Springs Tribal Court – Employment (Jones v. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, Warm Springs Tribal Court No. CV21-15)
- Warm Springs Tribal Court of Appeals Victory – Employment (Stacona v. Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, Warm Springs Court of Appeals Case No. AP01-15)
- Oregon Supreme Court Victory – Liquor Liability (Chapman v. Mayfield, 358 Or. 196, 2015 Or. LEXIS 798 (Nov. 13, 2015)
- Defense verdict obtained in Multnomah County premises liability case: Dan obtained a defense verdict for his client, a North Portland recycling center, following a two-day jury trial in Portland, Oregon, in October 2014. The case involved a trip-and-fall injury, for which the plaintiff sought approximately $450,000 in damages. The jury deliberated for half of a day before reaching its verdict that Dan’s client was not negligent.
- Victory at Oregon Court of Appeals on liquor liability claims (Chapman v. Mayfield, 263 Or. App. 528, 329 P.3d 12 (2014)
- Federal court grants summary judgment on $2.7 million insurance agent failure to procure claim: Dan obtained an order granting summary judgment in favor of his client, an insurance agent, based on an alleged failure to procure insurance to cover the developer in a condominium conversion project. In the federal court case, the developer’s assignee sought over $2.7 million in uncovered damages that had been awarded against the developer in the underlying Multnomah County construction defect action.
- Defense verdict obtained in Clark County premises liability case: Dan obtained a unanimous defense verdict for his client, a shopping plaza owner/operator, following a three-day jury trial in Vancouver, Washington, in May 2012. The case involved a parking lot slip-and-fall injury, for which the plaintiff sought approximately $300,000 in damages. Once closing arguments were delivered, the jury deliberated over lunch for about ninety minutes before reaching its verdict.
- Court grants summary judgment on $7.4 million personal injury claim
- Court grants summary judgment on $10 million liquor liability claim
- Two victories at the Oregon Court of Appeals: Davis v. Boly, 239 Or. App. 420, 244 P.3d 831 (2010)
