Overview

As a member of the Littler CaseSmart – Charges™ team, Dan Alcorn is responsible for handling charges from investigation to conclusion. He works on client-dedicated service teams, focusing on handling administrative agency charges. He investigates charge allegations, reviews pertinent documents, interviews key witnesses, and provides clients an assessment of the risks associated with the charge. In partnership with the client, he defends the charge by drafting persuasive position statements and responses to the agency’s requests for information.

Dan has over three decades of legal experience. Prior to joining Littler, Dan served as associate general counsel – employment law with an industry leader in the autonomous vehicle space. Previously, Dan handled labor and employment law matters as in-house counsel for a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. Before transitioning to in-house counsel, Dan focused his private practice on litigation and counseling of labor and employment law cases. Dan also served as a founder and chief legal officer for an internet start-up company offering unique online services to lenders and borrowers in the mortgage lending industry. He served as a graduate appellate judicial clerk for the Iowa Court of Appeals his first year out of law school.

Dan earned a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence - Implications for Business Strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management and Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 2023.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

State Bar of Arizona

Past Member

Labor & Employment Law Section Council

Illinois State Bar Association

Past Representative

Illinois State Bar Association General Assembly

Past Member

Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel

Recognition

Named, Illinois Super Lawyer

Law & Politics

Chicago Magazine

2008-2016

Articles Editor

Drake Law Review

Education

  • J.D., Drake University Law School, 1991
  • B.A., Knox College, 1988

Bar Admission

Illinois
Arizona

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar