Summary
Daniel is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice group where he represents clients across a diverse array of subject matters encompassing all phases of litigation and complex disputes, from initial case evaluation through final resolution. With extensive experience managing complex federal and state court cases, Daniel has earned a reputation for handling intricate commercial, business, construction, and insurance disputes. Additionally, Daniel has gained a wide range of insurance defense experience from initial claim and coverage determinations through jury trials and appeals, including premises liability and wrongful death claims.
Some of Daniel’s notable experience includes: representing a multi-national insurer in a complex coverage dispute arising from the settlement of mass-tort claims totaling nearly $500 million ; representing a land development company in bringing constitutional due process and takings claims against a municipality and city officials in connection with a $22 million project; and representing a municipality in connection with complex, multi-party insurance disputes arising from a hundred-million-dollar city project.
Daniel is also dedicated to defending the constitutional rights of marginalized individuals in the criminal justice system. Prior to joining private practice, he represented indigent clients as an Assistant Public Defender. As a student attorney at Emory Law’s Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, he defended juveniles in court, and, for one client, assisted in drafting an appellate brief to the Georgia Court of Appeals. Presently, Daniel provides pro bono services representing foster-care students at due process hearings to ensure these students constitutional rights and interests are protected throughout the student disciplinary process.
For this volunteer work, Daniel was recognized by the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice as a 2022-2023 “Pro Bono Champion” Key Contributor.
Daniel is also actively involved in the Federal Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division. He has served as a Board Member of the FBA-YLD’s Atlanta Chapter since 2020 and as Chair of Publications for the National YLD Board since 2020. In that role, he serves as editor of Perspectives, the FBA-YLD’s newsletter, which has twice been awarded Outstanding Newsletter at the FBA’s Annual Meeting.
Daniel earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame. While in law school, Daniel was a member of the Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court and was a Notes and Comments Editor for the Emory International Law Review.
Awards
Honoree, Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Construction Litigation (2024 – present)
Honoree, Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch,” Commercial Litigation (2021 – present)
Recipient, Outstanding Newsletter Award, Federal Bar Association (2023, 2025)
All Service Areas
All Practices
Education
- Emory University School of Law (2018)
Emory International Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
- University of Notre Dame (2014)
B.A. – Political Science
Admissions
- State - Georgia
- State - Supreme Court of Georgia
- Federal - Georgia Northern District Court
- Federal - U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Professional Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association
Younger Lawyers Division – Chair, Publications Committee