Daniel D. Williams
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dan.williams@hbcboulder.com
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Experience
Dan brings a passion for creative and aggressive advocacy to the practice of law, making him a highly successful trial lawyer. He splits his practice between handling bet-the-company and other complex commercial litigation matters for companies and individuals in a broad range of industries, and pursuing civil rights cases.
In the last several years, his commercial litigation work has included contract disputes, fraud and RICO cases; employment and non-competition disputes; and other business disputes for emerging and established companies of all shapes and sizes. The unifying theme through this practice is a keen awareness of his clients' needs as cases progress from pre-suit negotiation through trial. This requires proactively designing legal strategies that meet the unique goals of each client.
Dan also represents plaintiffs bringing civil rights claims, which in recent years has included claims arising from police misconduct, First Amendment claims, Title IX claims, and claims on behalf of persons stuck in the U.S. immigration system. Through this work, Dan is able to vindicate the rights of people who have been treated unjustly by government actors and other institutions.
Before becoming an attorney, Dan served as an advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, working on welfare policy and community development programs. At the beginning of his legal career, Dan practiced at the leading litigation firm in Washington D.C., Williams & Connolly LLP. He then relocated to Colorado in 2007 and began practicing at an international law firm with offices in Boulder and Denver before joining Hutchinson Black and Cook in 2017.
Dan sits on the Board of Directors for Better Boulder, a Boulder-based non-profit advocating for sustainable and smart development.
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., summa cum laude, 2000
Order of the Coif
Francis E. Lucey, S.J. Award (for highest academic average in law school class), 2000
University of Rochester, M.S., Public Policy Analysis, 1992
University of Rochester, B.A. with Honors, Political Science and Economics, 1991
Bar Admissions / Clerkships
Colorado
United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth and Federal Circuits
United States District Courts for the District of Colorado, District of Maryland, and Northern District of Illinois
Law Clerk for Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Memberships / Awards
Barrister's Best: Best Class Action/Mass Tort Lawyer for Defendants, 2016
Colorado Super Lawyers
Selected for Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, 2016-2020
Selected for Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2012
Selected for Civil Rights, Business Litigation, 2024
Presidential Management Fellow, 1992-1994
