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 and class actions, in addition to medical malpractice defense work.
Career highlights include:
- Preventing class certification in an OxyContin 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
- Acting as lead counsel in a nationally reported jurisdictional Port Authority case
- Co-lead counsel in successful defense to jury of multi-million dollar will contest
Mr. Buckley has presented seminars on trial evidence and the use of expert witnesses. 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-present
- 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
- Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers Steering Committee, 2000-2005
- Cincinnati Bar Association Mid-Term Judicial Evaluation Committee, Co-Chair, 2001
- Center for Resolution of Disputes, Inc., Chairman, 1996-1997
- Cincinnati Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, Co-Chair, 1996
- 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
- The Best Lawyers in America, “Bet-the-Company” Litigation, 2007-2010
- Chambers and Partners, Leading Lawyer in Litigation: General Commercial, 2004-2009
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Inductee, 2005
- America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004
- Ohio Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2004-2010
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2001-2010
- The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, 1995-1996 & 2007-2010
- Leading Lawyer in Business Litigation, Cincy Magazine, 2006-2010
- Master of the Bench, Potter Stewart Inn of Court, 1996
- Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation since 1987
News
- 54 Vorys Attorneys Recognized as 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Nine Vorys Attorneys Selected as 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 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
Publications
- “Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 - A Political Committee is Not Required to Disclose Receipts, Expenditures, and Names of Contributors Under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, Unless the Major Purpose of Such Committee is the Nomination or Election of Candidates and Committee Expenditures Are Authorized or Controlled by a Specific Candidate,” University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1973 (42 U. Cin. L. Rev. 383)
- “Trademarks - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - A Course of Business Initiated by an American Citizen in the United States Confers Lanham Act Jurisdiction Even Though Such Course of Business Had no Substantial Effect in the United States,” University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1974 (43 U. Cin. L. Rev. 424)
- "Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Second Edition, Book Review," Cincinnati Bar Association Reporter, July 2008
- Client Alert: Vorys Trial Team Prevails in Medical Privacy Case