About
Dan was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2004, and has been practising regulation in Iowa and for the duration of the United States on the grounds that then. Shortly after graduating from regulation faculty, Dan had his first felony jury trial, which led to an acquittal on a forgery charge in Johnson County, Iowa. Two years later, Dan represented a woman facing baby endangerment prices and won treasured jury trial enjoy on a case that he argued all the way to the Iowa Supreme Court (State v. Mitchell, 757 N.W.2d 431, Iowa 2008).
Dan’s next appearance before the Iowa Supreme Court resulted within the landmark selection of Morales Diaz vs. State of Iowa, 896 N.W. 2d 723 (Iowa 2017). Morales Diaz changed into a post-conviction comfort application, wherein Dan successfully argued that Diaz’s trial lawyer, who counseled him to plead guilty, did not inform Diaz of the immigration outcomes of his responsible plea, which supposed that his guilty plea was not understanding and voluntary.
In addition to Iowa nation courtroom trial revel in, Dan has sizable trial court and appellate experience in Iowa’s federal courts. Dan is admitted to the Northern and Southern District Courts of Iowa and has seemed as trial counsel in Davenport, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids’ federal courts.
Dan’s modern-day victory on the federal degree was on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. The case concerned a federal crook offense, and the Circuit Court overruled the district court’s use of rumour proof towards an accused in a supervised release revocation listening to. United States vs. Timmons, 950 F.3d 1047 (8th Cir. 2020).
Dan has successfully represented clients with immigration instances throughout the US, from immigration courts in San Diego and Los Angeles, all the manner to New York City.
Due to his zealous advocacy and advanced know-how of modern issues in criminal, immigration, and trial law, Dan is a common speaker at community and continuing criminal training (CLE) activities.
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- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas
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Free Consultation
Free initial session on non-immigration cases - Payment With Credit Card
- Conditional Fees
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
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Graduation year: 2001
