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About Dan
Dan has lived in Tarrant County for twenty-eight
years, ever since graduating from Texas Tech School
of Law. Dan, his wife, Debra, and their two adult
sons, have roots to Texas
that go back several
generations. Because he is the son of an Air Force
officer, Dan spent his early childhood in several
different states and foreign countries. He is a
product of Texas public schools, having graduated
from Reagan High School in Austin in 1972.
Dan’s professional career has been spent seeking
justice in courtrooms across Texas. He knows the
legal system from all sides, having served as a
director of both the Texas Trial Lawyers Association
and the Texas Association of Defense
Counsel, as
well as the Tarrant County Bar Association. He
received the designation “pre-eminent” –
Martindale-Hubbell’s highest ranking – and served as
President of the Fort Worth Chapter of the American
Board of Trial Advocates, as well as both the
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers and the Tarrant County
Civil Trial Lawyers Associations. He is currently of
counsel with Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam,
primarily representing north Texas cities and other
local governmental entities.
Dan was a Trustee on the board of Shakespeare in the
Park from 1990 through 1997, a Director of
Volunteers of America, Texas from 1996 to 2000 and
has been active in Leadership Fort Worth from 1996
until the present.
Dan brings his experience and enthusiasm to his
position on two committees in the Texas House of
Representatives - Land & Resource Management and
Pensions & Investments. He will be a dynamic force
for change in the 81st Legislature.
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