Daniel W. Rankin

Professional Experience

Dan is an associate in the firm’s Seattle office.  He brings to the firm a background in business stemming from a successful first career working in management for a major national retailer and from practicing business and nonprofit development law in Saint Louis University’s Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic.  These experiences give him important insight into the needs and problems facing business clients, as well as the importance of compassion when dealing with the more sensitive issues a business or its employees might be facing.

When not working, Dan is an avid fan of professional and collegiate sports.  He also enjoys the hiking, mountain biking, and kayaking adventures that attracted him, his fiancée, and their growing family to the Seattle area.

Education

Dan attended the Saint Louis University School of Law where he graduated cum laude (2015).  He was a Managing Editor for the Saint Louis University Public Law Review and was a finalist for the David A. Grant Clinic Student Award for his work in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic.

Prior to law school, Dan attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater before receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Walden University (2005).

Admitted to Practice

• Washington State Courts (WSBA #49673)
• United States District Court, Western District of Washington
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Professional & Community Activities

• Dan is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the King County Bar Association.