
Bar Admissions/Licenses
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Virginia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD
- J.D.
- Law Review: Business Law Review, Associate Articles Editor and Articles Editor, 2002 – 2004 - The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- B.S. Major: Business Management, magna cum laude, 2001
Background & History
Dan works with distressed individuals and businesses. His insolvency-based bankruptcy practice does workouts, restructuring, negotiations, and bankruptcy for consumers and entities. Dan also works on real estate transactions representing the buyer or banking institution in a property transaction or properties in distress.
The experience and knowledge of dealing with loan documents supports all different kinds of parties to a transaction. Dan’s practice has intersected many times in federal tax and state tax areas.
Dan regularly files bankruptcy cases for individuals to work with tax debt. These workouts take many forms and one size does not fit all. It is Dan’s experience to craft a resolution for each individual case. He has been on the cutting edge of the new small business bankruptcy law practice. He has filed many cases in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia under Chapter 11, Subchapter V. Recently several have been confirmed as consensual plans.
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD
- J.D.
- Law Review: Business Law Review, Associate Articles Editor and Articles Editor, 2002 – 2004 - The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- B.S. Major: Business Management, magna cum laude, 2001
Speaking Engagements & Panel Participation
Publications
- Considering Closing Your Small Business? Wait!
- Should You Consider Bankruptcy? Five Things You Should (or Shouldn’t) Do!
- IRS Tax Refund Offset Violated Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcy Plan
- Subchapter V: A Lifeline for Small Businesses During Global Pandemic
- Debtor Unable to Discharge Debt Connected with Pre-Divorce Stipulation
- When Do Federal Tax Liens for Personal Property Attach?
- What Borrowers Need to Know About President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness
- Subchapter V Debt Limit Reverts to Lower Amount
- Debtors May Object to Claims and Modify Confirmed Chapter 13 Plans
- Is Your Late-Filed Form 1040 a Tax Return for Bankruptcy Discharge Purposes?
- Bankruptcy Court Applies Withholding Rule to Allocate Tax Refund to Bankruptcy Estate
- Hotel Avoids Single Asset Real Estate Classification— Preserving Eligibility to File Subchapter V Reorganization
- New Bankruptcy Law Offers Hope to Struggling Restaurants
- Hogan Announces Maryland Relief Measures for Small Businesses
Professional Organizations & Memberships
- District of Columbia Bar Association, Member, 2019 – Present
- American Bankruptcy Institute, since January 2020
- Bankruptcy Bar Association- Maryland- Greenbelt Chapter, Since January 2020
- Maryland State Bar Association. Since February 2020
- American Bar Association, Since February 2020
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys - January 2022
- Inns of Court, Chandler Chapter, Since 2023
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