Daniel Alan McGowan

Daniel Alan McGowan

4.8
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 31 years

Litigation Lawyer at Cleveland, OH
Practice Areas: Litigation, Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship

700 W St Clair Avenue, Suite 400, Cleveland, OH

About Daniel

Biography

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 20 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 14 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2012

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 28 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1997

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Ohio for 31 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 1994

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Daniel McGowan, LLC

700 W St Clair Avenue, Suite 400, Cleveland, OH, 44113

Law Offices of Daniel Alan McGowan

2436 N Federal Highway, #376, Lighthouse Point, FL, 33064

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Daniel Alan McGowan's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.8 /5.0

16 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Trusts

Posted by Doug | December 04, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Very Professional, highly recommended

I highly recommend Daniel. He has gone above and beyond, has been extremely professional and replies to questions very fast. Working with him has been a pleasure. We hired him and used his services to investigate and pursue removal of a trustee from a family trust.

Posted by John | May 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Good litigator who kept our family informed and secured removal of trustee to save our inheritance

We had a horrible situation where the trustee (our step mother) would not make distributions of our late father's trust income and principal. Attorney McGowan was fantastic in quickly resolving the situation.

Posted by Lynda. | April 04, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

A Dishonest Attorney Who Does Not Follow Through On What He Says That He Will Do.

Even though Daniel McGowan is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, he told me that the majority of his clients are in Florida, "Because Florida is where the money is.". That statement alone provides a great deal of insight about Daniel McGowan's character, and morals. He is a dish...onest attorney who does not follow through on what he says that he will do. We had a meeting at his Cleveland, Ohio office, and at that meeting Daniel McGowan told me that he would help me with a very difficult trust situation that I am involved in. He asked me to provide him with some documentation regarding this trust situation. Later that same day, I emailed a large number of files to Daniel McGowan containing the information that he had requested. After that, he did not return my telephone calls, and he did not respond to my emails. Almost two weeks after our meeting, Daniel McGowan finally sent me an email to let me know that he still had not thoroughly reviewed the materials that I had emailed, to him. After that email, he continued to ignore my attempts to get updates. Time was going by, and nothing was getting done. Then, after one month had gone by, he finally responded to an email that I had sent to let him know that I was still waiting to hear back from him with an email giving me the brush off. Dealing with Daniel McGowan was a complete waste of time; time that I could have used to find a capable attorney to represent me.

Posted by Ira | February 11, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

A special person and a lawyer

I have a complex family estate and trust situation full of family acrimony. I sought counsel with Mr McGowan after visiting with many other lawyers and being well versed in commercial and professional litigation. Mr. McGowan is heads and shoulders above his peers. He has the utmost compassion, prof...essionalism, insight and ability to sought through the complexities with surgical precision. He is no doubt one of the brightest attorneys I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and potentially the smartest. It is with great pleasure that I fully endorse Mr. McGowan without any reservation but rather many accolades.

Posted by Hamden | May 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Excellent lawyer on every level

Attorney McGowan successfully represented our family in the removal of a financial institution as trustee of our family trust for self dealing and purchasing their own financial products and for poor investments and breach of fiduciary duty.

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Daniel Alan McGowan's Lawyer Endorsements

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Michael Heider

Litigation lawyer | Nov 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Mr. McGowan is an excellent attorney and a pleasure to work with. He obtained substantial settlements for several of my clients."

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Jeffrey Skatoff

Probate lawyer | Feb 03

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. McGowan is aggressive, ethical, and competent. 10 out of 10."

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Michele Thomas

Litigation lawyer | Feb 03

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney McGowan is a gifted litigation attorney."

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2016

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Clifford B. Scott Key Award, SPE

2016

Ulysses Grant Dubach Scroll, SPE

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Attorney, Law Office of Daniel McGowan, LLC

2004 - 2016

Partner, Law Offices of Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A.

2002 - 2004

Litigation Manager, CNA Insurance Company

Associations

2016 - Present

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Member

2016 - Present

Ohio State Bar Association, Litigation Section

Member

2012 - Present

Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Member

2012 - Present

Broward County Bar Association

Member

2012 - Present

Florida Bar, Public Interest Law Section

Member

2012 - Present

Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section

Member

2006 - Present

National Lawyers Guild

Member

1994 - Present

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

1994 - Present

Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association

Member

1994 - 2017

Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Woodward v Woodward

successful appeal

Willis v. Couch

Favorable Jury Verdict

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Education

1994

Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Juris Doctor

1991

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2016

MMPA Conference Litigation and Liability

Publications

Languages

English

Activity

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