Daniel K. Bean is the executive partner of the Jacksonville office of Holland & Knight and is a commercial trial lawyer who has prosecuted and defended a variety of matters in both federal and state court. Mr. Bean possesses extensive experience in complex commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, insurance coverage issues, financial lending matters and class actions, as well as in the provision of assistance to foreign litigants in accordance with Title 28 United States Code Section 1782. Mr. Bean also handles trust and probate matters, public-private partnership work for both domestic and international clients, and provides preventative legal counsel to clients in order to minimize future litigation costs. Prior to his employment with Holland & Knight, Mr. Bean clerked for the Honorable J.H. Moore II, the Honorable Ralph W. Nimmons Jr. and the Honorable Harvey E. Schlesinger of the United States District Court. Mr. Bean previously served in the United States Navy as a surface warfare officer and as a judge advocate. He is a retired Navy Captain and received the Legion of Merit.

Mr. Bean served as an adjunct professor at Florida Coastal School of Law from 2000 to 2002. He attended Vanderbilt University on a Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship and served as the editor of the Vanderbilt school newspaper. He attended the University of San Diego School of Law on a Navy Law Education Program scholarship.