Daniel G. Ecker, a founding member of Lever & Ecker and an experienced personal injury lawyer, represents our clients with passion and great skill. For Daniel, the inspiration to practice law came from family. Growing up with a father and uncle who dedicated their lives to helping others, he developed a deep respect for the legal profession and its power to create meaningful change. Starting his career on the defense side, Daniel gained invaluable insight into how insurance companies operate—knowledge he now uses to fight for plaintiffs with skill and determination.
Dan’s exceptional advocacy has earned widespread recognition within the legal community. He has been selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers List every year from 2019 through 2026, an honor reserved for the top five percent of plaintiff personal injury attorneys in the New York metropolitan area. In 2026, he was also named to Super Lawyers’ list of Top 25 lawyers in Westchester County, New York. Further reflecting his leadership in the profession, Dan served as Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association in 2022.
More importantly, perhaps, is what our clients have to say about Dan’s work on their behalf. They write of Dan’s “guidance every step of the way” and that they “were treated with the utmost care and professionalism throughout the process – from the initial consultation and continuing through the very satisfactory resolution of [their] matter – and left feeling, quite literally, like family.”
Dan received his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 1996 and his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1993. He is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Dan was the 2022 Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association. In that capacity, he worked with and advocated on behalf of the nearly 1,500 members of the Trial Lawyers Section. Dan was the recipient of the Trial Lawyers Section’s 2015 Exceptional Contributions Award.
Dan is also a member of the Justice Brandeis Law Society (JBLS), and serves on its Executive Committee. He is also a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the Westchester County Bar Association.
Outside of the office, Dan resides with his wife and two children in southern Westchester, New York. He is an avid golfer and roots for the Giants, Mets and Knicks.
