Daniel J. Bergeson

Treasurer of the Board of Governors of The Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL), Northern California Chapter and has served as Secretary of the Board of Governors, Co-Chair of the 2015 Annual Seminar as well as the Co-Chair of its Programs Committee for 2013 and 2014.
Served as a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s deposition and trial advocacy programs
Serves on University of Michigan Law’s Development and Alumni Relations Committee (DARC)
Has served as a member of the Mediation Panel for the United States District Court, Northern District of California, since 1998
Serves as an arbitrator
Guest speaker at Bar Association of San Francisco and ABTL functions
Guest speaker at Santa Clara University School of Law
Serves as an expert with respect to standard of care of directors and majority shareholders and breach of fiduciary duty as well as employment and consulting practices in Silicon Valley
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Ascolta Ventures, LLC, an early stage venture capital firm he co-founded with Michael Abbott
Board Member and Co-Founder with Al Shugart (Co-Founder of Seagate Technologies) of Al Shugart International, a startup resource company focused on helping entrepreneurs launch new enterprises, and growing small companies into large companies
Member of the Board of Advisors of DOOR, a company focused on solving various housing problems through non-linear housing equity vehicles