Daniel J. Buckley
Mr. Buckley is a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the litigation group. He practices in the areas of business litigation, complex litigation, class actions and probate and fiduciary litigation.
Career highlights include:
- Serving as successful lead counsel in a nationally reported jurisdictional port authority case
- Serving as co-lead counsel in successful defense to jury of multi-million dollar will contest
- Lead winning medical privacy case in Supreme Court of Ohio
- Defeating class certification in a pharmaceutical case and a frequently cited employment case
- Serving as counsel for a bank in a derivatives litigation case involving a large publicly traded company
- Serving as winning lead counsel in a landmark contract case for a large corporate client
- Obtaining defense verdicts in medical malpractice cases for a large national family planning organization
Mr. Buckley is a seasoned trial lawyer who frequently presents seminars on probate and fiduciary litigation, trial evidence and the use of expert witnesses. He recently presented at the 13th Annual ALI-ABA Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries Conference on lessons learned in fiduciary litigation. He is a long time faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) and has presented trial demonstrations at the University of Michigan ICLE Advocacy Institute and trial skills workshops at the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
Mr. Buckley is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Cincinnati Bar Association.
Mr. Buckley received his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law where he was the Case Note Editor of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. He received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University where he was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha. Mr. Buckley also attended the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and the University of Exeter, U.K.
Mr. Buckley clerked for the Honorable Julius J. Hoffman, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Professional and Community Activities
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Courageous Advocacy Committee, Member, 2008-present
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Special Problems in Administration of Justice Committee, Vice-chair, 2006-present
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy, 1995-2009
- Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, Board of Trustees, 2008-present
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, Board of Visitors, 2001-present
- President's Advisory Council, Wilmington College, 2008-present
- Clinton County Bar Association, President, 1985-1986
- Wilmington College, Adjunct Professor in Constitutional History, 1979-1986
Honors & Awards
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2000-present
- BTI Consulting Group, Superior Client Service, 2007
- Chambers and Partners, Leading Lawyer in Litigation: General Commercial, 2004-2012
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Inductee, 2005
- America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004
- Ohio Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2004-2013
- Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004 & 2008
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2001-2013
- The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, 1995-1996 & 2007-2013
- The Best Lawyers in America, “Bet-the-Company” Litigation, 2007-2013
- Leading Lawyer in Business Litigation, Cincy Magazine, 2006-2012
- Master of the Bench, Potter Stewart Inn of Court, 1996
- Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation since 1987
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Top Rated Lawyer in Health Care, Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
News
- Thirty-nine Vorys Attorneys included in 2013 Chambers USA Guide
- Nine Vorys Attorneys Selected As 2013 Leading Lawyers By Cincy Magazine
- Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 126 Vorys Attorneys included in the 2013 The Best Lawyers in America® List
- Thirty-five Vorys Attorneys Listed in 2012 Edition of Chambers USA
- Nine Vorys Attorneys Selected As 2012 Leading Lawyers By Cincy Magazine
- 75 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Eleven Vorys Attorneys Named 2012 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers®
- More than 100 Vorys Attorneys named on 2012 The Best Lawyers in America® List
- 26 Vorys Attorneys Featured in 2011 Edition of Chambers USA
- 72 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Vorys Ranked #1 Law Firm in Ohio on 2011 Best Lawyers in America® list
- 27 Attorneys Recognized in 2010 Chambers USA
- 27 Vorys Attorneys Recognized in 2010 Chambers USA
- 54 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Nine Vorys Attorneys Selected As 2010 Leading Lawyers By Cincy Magazine
- Vorys Partner Receives 2009 Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
- Vorys ranked #1 law firm in Ohio on 2010 Best Lawyers in America® list
- Buckley quoted in American Medical News article "Ohio court blocks sweeping records disclosure"
- "Vorys wins one for Planned Parenthood"
- 27 Vorys Attorneys Recognized in 2009 Chambers USA
- Eight Vorys Attorneys Selected As 2009 Leading Lawyers By Cincy Magazine
- 70 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Vorys Attorneys Named on 2009 Best Lawyers in America List
- Buckley Joins Board of Legal Aid Society
- 28 Vorys Attorneys Named Leading Practitioners in Ohio
- Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers
- 28 Vorys Attorneys Named Leading Lawyers for Business by Chambers USA
Events
- Sixth Biennial Federal Bench Bar Conference
- Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries
Publications
- "Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Second Edition, Book Review," Cincinnati Bar Association Reporter, July 2008
- Important Guidance for Ohio Trustees: Newcomer V. National City Bank
- Client Alert: Trial Victory for PNC Bank Provides Important Guidance for Ohio Trustees
- The Laches Defense in Fiduciary Litigation
- Laches: Elements of the Defense and Practical Considerations
- Client Alert: Vorys Trial Team Prevails in Medical Privacy Case
