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Daniel P. Buechler
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Associate
dbuechler@thompsoncoe.com
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Dallas
700 North Pearl Street
Twenty-Fifth Floor - Plaza of the Americas
Dallas, Texas 75201
214.871.8262 direct  |  214.871.8209 fax
Assistant:
Cathy Schmitz
214.880.2670 direct
cschmitz@thompsoncoe.com
Overview

Daniel Buechler represents insurance carriers in matters involving personal and commercial lines policies including first-party property and contract claims, bad faith litigation, Stowers and other extra-contractual litigation in the third-party context, coverage disputes, and class action disputes. He has also represented clients in the areas of premises liability, product liability, construction defect, privacy law, and trucking litigation in both state and federal courts.

In addition, Daniel advises insurers in connection with regulatory agency inquiries, investigations, and jurisdictional issues.

Representative Experience
  • Obtained summary judgment for foreign trucking company in complex, multi-party personal injury lawsuit in East Texas.
  • Argued appeal of personal auto coverage issue before the Fifth Court of Appeals.
  • Represented insurance carrier in federal class action lawsuit alleging violations of Federal privacy law.
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of property insurer in declaratory judgment action involving the application of the made whole doctrine.
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of automobile insurer on claims involving breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and discriminatory practices.
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of E & O carrier in declaratory judgment action involving legal malpractice coverage issue.
Professional and Community Activities
  • Adjunct professor of business law at the University of Texas at Dallas
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers- Co-chair Law Student Assistance Committee
  • American Bar Association
  • Board of Directors - Shared Housing Center, Inc.
  • Former enterprise development volunteer for United States Peace Corps - Mali, West Africa
Speeches and Presentations
Professional Recognition
Practices
    Industries
      Industry-Specific Biographies
      Education
      • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2005, Associate Editor: Texas International Law Journal
      • University of Texas at Austin , B.A., 1999, History, Normandy Scholar; College Scholar
      Bar Admissions
        • Texas, 2005
        • United States District Court Northern District of Texas
        • United States District Court Eastern District of Texas
        • United States District Court Southern District of Texas
        • United States District Court Western District of Texas
        • United States Court of Appeals  Fifth Circuit
        Languages
        • French
        • Spanish