About Dan Aiello

Dan Aiello is a multi-jurisdictional trial attorney admitted in both New York and Connecticut. He received his J.D. from the University at Buffalo Law School in 2010. He began his career representing insurance companies on the defense side before switching to plaintiff work, and he uses that defense background to anticipate insurer tactics and prepare cases for trial from the start.

He has been named a New York Super Lawyer in 2025 and 2026, a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2024, and is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. Per TopVerdict, he has obtained a Top 100 Personal Injury Settlement, a Top 50 Personal Injury Settlement, and a Top 50 Premises Liability Settlement in New York. Outside the law, he is a United States Coast Guard-licensed captain and a U.S. patent holder.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Trantolo & Trantolo

These results are credited to Trantolo & Trantolo. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$2.9 millionSettlement

Keith V. Trantolo of Trantolo & Trantolo secured a $2.9 million wrongful death settlement in a motor vehicle fatality case, placing it seventh on TopVerdict's list of the top 20 Connecticut settlements of 2017.

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$1.25 millionSettlement

A Connecticut motorcyclist suffered a skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, and other life-threatening injuries after a limousine driver crossed into his lane; attorney Blake Driscolli of Trantolo and Trantolo recovered the full available insurance limits, $1.25 million, in 2023.

Connecticut · 2023Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →
$1.2 millionSettlement

A Connecticut motor vehicle accident victim secured a $1.2 million settlement in 2024, handled by Trantolo and Trantolo attorney Adam Allegro, with a counterclaim remaining on the docket at the time of reporting.

Connecticut · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$1 millionSettlement

A Connecticut motorcyclist ejected when an Amazon-branded delivery van driver cut a left turn without yielding recovered $1 million, with the case later recognized as a Top 10 Connecticut Motorcycle Accident Settlement of 2023 by TopVerdict.

Connecticut · 2022Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →
$480,000Settlement

Scott Mumley, a South Windsor man rear-ended on the Berlin Turnpike while driving for work, settled an underinsured motorist claim against his own insurer for $480,000.

Connecticut (Newington/South Windsor area) · 2018Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University at Buffalo Law School
J.D., 2010

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York
State Bar of Connecticut

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Bridgeport firms

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$73 million · Nine Sandy Hook Families Collect $73 Million From Remington's Insurers Over Rifle Marketing
Brandon J. Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law
Brandon J. Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law
$44 million · Construction Worker Left Without Oxygen for 20 Minutes After Debris Chute Collapse Wins $44 Million Settlement

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.