Prior to joining K&L Gates, Daniel was a law clerk to the Honorable James L. Robart of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. In this role he researched and drafted memoranda and opinions on a wide variety of civil and criminal matters, including substantial experience with commercial disputes, trials, class action litigation, insurance matters, discovery motions, dispositive motions, intellectual property disputes, and securities litigation. Before that, Daniel served as a law clerk to Justice Charlie Wiggins of the Washington State Supreme Court, where he worked on all aspects of state-level civil and criminal appeals. He has worked for the Washington attorney general’s office and the governor’s office as well.