Dan abrams biography

June 2, 2011— -- Dan Abrams was named "Nightline" anchor and Chief Legal Affairs anchor for ABC News in June 2013. In addition to this role, he continues his daily legal segments on "Good Morning America," and covers a broad array of other topics with a new branded segment on the show as well.

He joins his fellow "Nightline" anchors on the primetime show "The Lookout" and reports on all ABC News platforms, including ABCNews.com and ABC News Radio.

Prior to "Nightline," Abrams was ABC News' legal analyst.

Since February 2011, he has provided legal insights in major court cases and complicated legal questions from Casey Anthony and Jodi Arias to George Zimmerman and the Supreme Court.

Before joining ABC News, Abrams worked at NBC for 15 years as a reporter for NBC's "Nightly News," host on MSNBC, and Chief Legal Correspondent for NBC News.

From 2006 to late 2007, he served as Gene