Daniel R. Deutsch
ddeutsch@dwboston.com
Principal

Areas of practice: A principal of Deutsch Williams since 1996, Mr. Deutsch concentrates his practice in the prevention, management and litigation of disputes in the areas of commercial law, insurance coverage, employee and shareholder relations, land use and environmental matters.

Work for clients: For seventeen years, Mr. Deutsch has prepared and tried complex civil and white-collar criminal cases before judges and juries in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and before administrative tribunals. He also has argued extensively before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, Supreme Judicial Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals in a wide variety of matters, including cases of first impression. As a counselor, Mr. Deutsch regularly advises individuals and businesses on insurance coverage matters, including commercial general liability, fidelity, fiduciary, directors and officers liability, automobile, and casualty coverages. With experience in the operation of a family-run manufacturing business, Mr. Deutsch is especially attuned to the concerns of small businesses, for whom he provides general counsel services.

Professional activities: Mr. Deutsch is a Vice-Chair and Membership Coordinator of the Appellate Practice Committee, Torts Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Deutsch has served the Massachusetts Bar Association as a member of its September 11 Committee and has presented to students in the public schools.

Personal/Community activities: Mr. Deutsch enjoys bicycling, cross-country skiing, soccer, tennis and landscape photography.

Publications/Presentations: Cases which Mr. Deutsch has litigated have resulted in decisions published by the appellate courts. Mr. Deutsch also frequently lectures and authors articles on business planning, litigation prevention and employment practices for trade groups, including several chapters of the Painting and Decorating Contractors Association, the nation’s oldest trade association.

Education: Before becoming a principal, Mr. Deutsch was associated with the firm from 1988 to 1996, clerked with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, and practiced law in southern New Hampshire. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree, with distinction, from Cornell University and his J.D. from Boston University.