Dan was counsel for the Grassland Water District for over 30 years, during which he successfully blocked development threatening the largest remaining freshwater marsh habitat in the western United States, and secured long-term environmental protection and a long-term water supply for the District and wildlife habitat.

Dan has negotiated close to 300 construction industry prehire collective bargaining agreements for residential, commercial and industrial projects, including some of the largest construction projects ever undertaken in northern California. Dan has also negotiated dozens of project labor agreements for individual public works projects and agreements covering entire capital improvement programs, creating employment opportunities for local workers and workers from disadvantaged communities and underrepresented populations, and providing apprentice training opportunities for the formerly incarcerated, at-risk youth and returning military veterans.

Dan began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Allen E. Broussard of the California Supreme Court. Prior to law school, Dan worked for the California Legislature and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (now the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation), and was Assistant Executive Officer of the Sacramento LAFCo and Executive Officer of the Santa Cruz LAFCo.