Daniel W. Maguire

Daniel W. Maguire

Pronouns: he, him, his

Dan Maguire is a partner in Burke’s Palm Desert office.  He counsels life, health, and disability insurers in pre-litigation, coverage, trial, and appellate matters.

Dan represents our clients in individual and group disability, life, long-term care and investment product disputes.  He is a frequent speaker on insurance and ERISA matters, and has given presentations at numerous national conferences including the Defense Research Institute, ALI/ABA, American Conference Institute, International Disability Insurance Society, Association of Life Insurance Counsel, and Eastern Claims Conference, for which he acts as Vice-President.  He is Past Chair of the Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee of ABA-TIPS.  His pro bono work has included client representation through Los Angeles Public Counsel, and the Public Service Law Corporation.  Dan is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker.

  • Doe v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America, 164 F.Supp3d 1140 (N.D. Cal 2016)
  • Shaw v. Life Ins. Co. of North America144 F.Supp.2d 1114, 2015 WL 6755187 (C.D. Cal. 2015)
  • Hoffman v. Life Ins. Co. of North America2014 WL 7525482 (C.D. Cal. 2014), affd. 669 Fed.Appx. 399 (9th Cir. 2016)
  • Flynn v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 809 F.Supp.3d 1175 (C.D. Cal. 2011)
  • Simonia v. Glendale Nissan/Infinity Disability Plan606 F.Supp 2d 1091 (C.D. Cal. 2009) 608 F.3d 1118 (9th Cir. 2010)
  • Seleine v. Fluor Corp. Long-Term Disability Plan598 F.Supp 2d 1090 (C.D. Cal. 2009)
  • Page v. Life Ins. Co. of North America305 Fed.Appx. 318 (9th Cir. 2008)
  • Nassif v. Hartford Life Ins. Co. of America111 Fed.Appx. 513, (9th Cir. 2004)
  • Simon v. Value Behavioral Health, Inc., 208 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2000)
  • Moore v. Provident Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 786 F.2d 922 (9th Cir. 1986)
  • Geiger v. Hartford Life Ins. Co., 348 F.Supp.2d 1097 (E.D. Cal. 2004)
  • Weil v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance Co., 7 Cal.4th 125 en banc (1994)

  • J.D., cum laude Pepperdine University School of Law, 1985
  • B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1981
  • State Bar of California
  • Supreme Court of California
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • Eastern Claims Conference, Vice-President
  • Association of Life Insurance Counsel
  • ABA-TIPS – Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee
  • International Association of Defense Counsel