Dan is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, as well as Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is an Associate Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer College. Dan possesses the highest rating (AV) from the legal consulting firm Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Texas Monthly as a “Super Lawyer.” He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America and as National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Dan graduated from the University of Iowa earning his B.B.A. with distinction and honors in Finance. He then acquired his J.D., with distinction, also from the University of Iowa. During his final year, Dan was Editor-in-Chief of the JOURNAL OF CORPORATION LAW.Upon graduation from law school, Dan served as a prosecutor and defense counsel in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) at Ft. Hood, Texas. He then joined a large personal injury trial firm and served as its Chief of Litigation for 15 years. In 2013, Dan opened his own practice representing injury victims all over Texas. Dan has tried cases involving negligent security, commercial trucking collisions, product defects, highway design, medical malpractice, FTCA, premises liability, and car wrecks. Dan has also contributed substantial time to writing articles for local and national legal publications, speaking to groups on various legal topics, and serving as an Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas School of Law.
- University of Iowa
- J.D. (1994) | Law
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- Honors: Graduated with Distinction.
- Activities: Editor in Chief, Journal of Corporation Law.
- University of Iowa
- B.B.A. (1991) | Finance
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- Honors: Honors in Finance. Graduated with Distinction.
- Activities: Army ROTC, Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, National Honor Society.
- President
- Americans for Patient Access
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- Americans for Patient Access (APA) is a non-profit organization of professionals from the healthcare, finance and education fields working to protect patients' rights to affordable, quality medical care.
- Chairman
- Build-A-Dream
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- Provide advice and counsel as Chairman of the Board to a nonprofit charity started by my three children. The organization goes to children's hospitals and provides patients with free stuffed animals. The patients are allowed to pick from different animals and costumes that depict what the child wants to be when they get better and grow up. Over the last two years, Build A Dream has given a little joy to thousands of kids in need.
- Senior Vice President
- Key Health Medical Solutions
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- Key Health is a nationwide medical lien funding company offering creative financial solutions to medical providers interested in treating injury victims with personal injury claims or lawsuits. I am responsible for overseeing sales and operations in the Central Region, US.
- Attorney/Owner
- DC Law, PLLC
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- My firm represents individuals who have personal injury claims or lawsuits.
- Founder
- MedStar Funding, LC
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- MedStar purchases medical receivables that are secured by liens on patients' personal injury claims or lawsuits.
- Chief, Litigation Division
- Carlson Law Firm, PC
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- Served as Chief of Firm’s Litigation Division wherein I directly managed a full load of litigation files, supervised prosecution of all litigation files firm-wide, trained associate attorneys on litigation tactics and strategy, and tried cases. I was also responsible for establishing and growing the Firm’s three offices in the Austin area.
- Adjunct Professor
- University of Texas School of Law
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- Served as instructor for law students in trial advocacy.
- Attorney (JAG)
- U.S. Army
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- Proof of the Road Hazard Case
- Deposing the Adverse Medical Expert
- UT CLE Car Wrecks Seminar
- Preparing to Depose the Adverse Medical Expert
- State Bar of Texas Legal Assistant's University Annual Seminar
- There I Was, Surrounded by the Enemy
- American Association of Justice
- In the Eyes of the Beholder
- American Association of Justice
- Winning Critical Evidentiary Battles with Trial Briefs , TTLA Car Wrecks Semina , Dallas, TX
- In re North Cypress Mandamus Discovery Opinion: The Aftermath, , TTLA State-wide Webinar
- Ending Distracted Driving , presentation to Saint Andrews Episcopal School , Austin, TX
- Ending Distracted Driving , presentation to Tom Glenn High School , Leander TX
- Potential Implications of North Cypress on Personal Injury and Lien Dispute Litigation , TTLA Mid-Year Conference , Houston, Texas,
- Personal Injury Trial Law
- Texas State Bar
- Best Lawyer
- Best Lawyers in America
- Rising Star
- Texas Monthly Magazine
- Super Lawyer
- Texas Monthly Magazine
- 2009 to 2014
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- 2011 to 2014
- Martindale Hubbell
- AV (Top) Rating
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Associate Member
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- Activities: Prestigious organization of trial lawyers selected for invitation by their peers.
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- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Civil Trial Attorney
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- Activities: Organization of trial lawyers who have passed a set of stringent admission requirements.
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- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Personal Injury Trial Specialist
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- Activities: Organization that credentials Texas lawyers who pass a written test and have tried a certain number of cases in their specialty.
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- Million Dollar Advocates Club
- Member
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- Activities: Organization of lawyers who have recovered over a million dollars on a single case, through settlement or verdict.
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- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Club
- Member
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- Activities: Organization of lawyers who have recovered over two million dollars on a single case, through settlement or verdict.
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- Texas State Bar # 24010695
- Member
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Fellowship Member
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- Activities: Fellow Member and former Board Member of the state-wide organization of Texas trial lawyers.
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- Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
- Executive Committee Member
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- Activities: Executive Committee Member, and former President of organization of trial lawyers in the Austin area.
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- American Association of Justice
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- Activities: National organization of trial lawyers.
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- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 172818
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24010695
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