Expertise

For the last 25 years, Dan has only acted for clients with very serious injuries. Most of his clients sustained a spinal cord injury or a brain injury. Dan has been involved in more than 70 cases in which his client received compensation of £1m or more.

Dan’s focus is always on achieving the best outcome for clients, not just in relation to the ultimate compensation award at the end of the case, but also in terms of early access to rehabilitation and funding to purchase equipment, pay for care, buy and adapt accommodation, and generally ensure clients have the help they need to adjust to life after injury.

Since 2022 he has been Head of Personal Injury with responsibility for ensuring the service we provide to all the department’s clients – and the results we obtain for them – remains second to none.

Recognition

Dan has long been regarded as a leader in the field of catastrophic injury:

• “Dan Herman is an absolute titan in this field. Fights ferociously for his clients and has an extraordinary breadth and depth of experience. He is head and shoulders above the rest in the claimant PI market.” He is “highly knowledgeable”, “frighteningly intelligent” and “an all-round excellent litigator”. (Legal 500)
• “He is the most experienced serious injury solicitor for spinal cord injury in the country. He has a mega brain and runs a great team. An utterly first class lawyer.” (Chambers UK)

Publications and Media

Dan has spoken at many conferences and appeared on television and radio, both to talk about cases in which he has acted, and also to discuss personal injury law in more general terms.

• Kings Chambers Debrief Podcast: The Role of the Catastrophic Injury Solicitor
• No 5 Barrister Chambers Personal Injury Webinar: Litigation After Lockdown
• Top 10 dos and don’ts of catastrophic injury litigation

Experience

• Acted for a 21-year-old tetraplegic woman injured in a road traffic collision. Her case settled for £23 million.
• Acted for a 19-year-old tetraplegic man injured in a road traffic collision. His case settled for a lump sum of £5 million plus annual periodical payments of £165,000 rising to £205,000 from the age of 60. The settlement was equivalent to a lump sum of £16.25 million.
• Acted for a 22-year-old paraplegic man injured when he was deliberately run down by a gang who stole his van. His case settled for £10 million.
• Acted for a 29-year-old man who sustained a traumatic below knee amputation of his right leg in an accident at work. His case settled for £3.4 million.
• Acted for an eight-year-old boy who sustained a very severe traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a car as he crossed the road. The case had been conducted by a number of law firms who had advised that the case did not have reasonable prospects of success. Stewarts succeeded at a trial on liability in 2015 (AB v Main [2015]) and the client went on to secure a seven figure settlement.
• Acted for a 20-year-old man who sustained a spinal cord injury in a road traffic accident at the wheel of a works van. The case was dismissed at first instance but succeeded in the Court of Appeal (Eyres v Atkinsons Kitchens & Bedrooms Ltd [2007]).

Accreditations and Memberships

• Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
• First ever APIL accredited specialist spinal cord injury solicitor

Personal

Dan is a Manchester United fan and a junior football coach. When not working, he enjoys holidays in Cornwall and Croatia.