For almost 35 years, Dan Cotter has worked in the insurance industry or had clients in it through a variety of accounting, in-house and private practice experiences. Before joining Howard & Howard Attorneys in PLLC, Dan was a partner at two other firms in Chicago, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, and Butler Rubin,  and served as the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Fidelity Life Association. His experience includes extensive transactional work as a buyer, seller and counsel; redomestications in numerous states, handling Form A filings, including hearings and/or exemptions in nearly 20 states; general regulatory and government relationships and filings in multiple jurisdictions; and market conduct, financial exam and fines and penalties experience. He also has extensive litigation and oversight experience.
Dan is a highly sought-after speaker on topics ranging from insurance to cyber security law and data protection. And in 2016, Dan earned his CIPP/US, a Certified Information Privacy Professional designation for the U.S. private-sector from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.