Daniel W. Deitrick

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    Daniel is the managing attorney for the Workers' Compensation Department in the firm's Pittsburgh office. He devotes his practice to the defense of workers' compensation and federal black lung matters. Daniel represents sports manufacturing companies, trucking companies, hospitals, nursing homes, school districts, vehicle manufacturers, hotels, restaurants, electronics manufacturers, construction companies, public transportation entities, grocery/retail stores and mines.

    Daniel successfully defended a workers' compensation fatal claim involving a motor vehicle accident by demonstrating that the decedent claimant was not an employee of his client for the purposes of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, while also establishing that the decedent claimant was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the fatal accident. Daniel also successfully defended against a claimant's allegations of entitlement to the maximum temporary total disability rate for a compensable injury by proving that the time-of-injury average weekly wage was properly calculated pursuant to Section 309 (d.1) of the Workers' Compensation Act. See Collier v. WCAB (PRS/Engles Trucking), 805 A.2d 1267 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2002).

    Daniel graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He then attended Duquesne University School of Law and was awarded his juris doctor. Since beginning his practice, Daniel has focused on the litigation of insurance defense, workers' compensation and federal black lung cases.

    Representative Cases

    Barnes v. WCAB (Midland-Ross. Corp.), 684 A.2d 1107 (Pa.Cmwlth. 1996) 

    Collier v. WCAB (PRS/Engles Trucking), 805 A.2d 1267 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2002) (app. denied, 818 A.2d 505 (Pa. 2003)) 

    Classes/Seminars Taught

    Where are We Now: How the Lorino and Neves Decisions Have Impacted the Defense of Workers’ Compensation Cases, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) Seminar, October 5, 2023

    Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 18, 2018

    Bad Eggs: Defending Injuries Stemming from Violence in the Workplace, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2017

    Understanding Medical Records, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2016

    Local Government Pension Management Best Practices and Updates, October 10, 2014

    Published Works

    “Employer’s Future Subrogation Rights Under Section 319 of the Workers’ Compensation Act Limited by Pennsylvania Supreme Court,” Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 1, March 2019

    Admissions
    Pennsylvania
    1993
    U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
    1993
    Education
    Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 1993)
    Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1990)
    Honors & awards
    The Best Lawyers in America®, "Lawyer of the Year," Pittsburgh, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
    2024
    The Best Lawyers in America®, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
    2020-2025
    Associations & memberships
    Allegheny County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
    American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section
    Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
    Year joined
    2000