Dan Hayward

Location: Reno, Nevada
Phone: 775-335-9999
Fax: 775-335-9993
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Hayward joined Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney in July 2019 after spending 25 years as defense counsel in personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, insurance bad faith, and business litigation cases. This breadth of experience makes Dan a valuable resource for our clients, as he is familiar with the way in which insurance companies and corporate defendants evaluate and defend claims and lawsuits.
After graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1994, Dan spent two years in the litigation department of a large Kansas City, Missouri law firm before heading west to Nevada, which he has called home for nearly 25 years. He is a native of the rural community of Osceola, Iowa, and received his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1991.
Areas of Practice
Personal injury, product liability, insurance bad faith, and business litigation.
Litigation Percentage
100% of practice devoted to litigation.
Bar Admissions
Nevada, 1996
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1998
Kansas, 1995
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1995
Missouri, 1994
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1994
Education
University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
J.D. with High Distinction , 1994
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Member, Iowa Law Review
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
B.A. with Distinction, 1991
Major: Political Science
Minor: Journalism
Classes / Seminars
Lecturer, Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the “Rambo” Litigator (National Business Institute CLE), 2012
Lecturer, Psychology of Depositions (Nevada Justice Association CLE), 2011 |
Lecturer, Practical Legal Ethics (National Business Institute CLE), 2002 |
Lecturer, Effective Motion Practice (National Business Institute CLE), 2000 |
Honors and Awards
Rated “AV” by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Recognized by Best Lawyers magazine, Northern California/Reno, Real Estate Law, 2018-2019
Recognized by Nevada Business magazine, Northern Nevada’s Top Attorneys, 2012, 2014, 2016-2018
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Board of Trial Advocates, 2012 – present (President, 2016-2018)
State Bar of Nevada
Washoe County Bar Association
State Bar of Missouri
State Bar of Kansas
Past Employment Positions
Morrison & Hecker, LLP, Kansas City, Missouri, 1994 – 1996
Laxalt & Nomura, Ltd., Reno, Nevada, 1996 – 2019
Pro Bono Activities
Mediator, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, Inmate Mediation Program, 2019 – present
State Bar of Nevada Task Force, 2018 Amendments to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure
Volunteer counsel, Nevada Bighorns Unlimited (Reno Chapter), 2011 – present
Washoe County Bar Association Volunteer Attorney Project, 1997 – 2000
Charitable Activities
Volunteer / Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada,
2014 – present Interviewer, Reno High School Junior Interview Project, 2016 – present Coach, Great Basin Youth Soccer League (U9-U15 boys, NYSA/USSF “D” certified), 2013 – 2018 Judge, National High School Mock Trial Competition, 2018 Board member, Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada, 2015 – 2018 Judge, We The People high school constitutional law competition, 1999, 2001, 2004 |
Volunteer and mentor, Partners in Education youth mentoring program, Kansas City, Missouri, 1998 – 2001 |
Volunteer / Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City, 1995 – 1996 |