J. Daniel Everson
With nearly five years at the DOJ, first as a student clerk as an undergraduate and then as a full-time employee before law school, Daniel brings a government perspective to cases, helping the team and clients see the challenges ahead from the other side and bring about the best resolution possible. Throughout his education, Daniel has been involved in simulated advocacy competitions at all levels, including competing on and coaching multiple top-ranked mock trial teams through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA). Through competition, Daniel has spent more than 400 hours in the courtroom, trying fictional cases from across all areas of the law at both the trial and appellate levels, and polishing his oratory and writing skills. He brings that experience to Venable and to his clients.
During law school, Daniel also studied legal history through a selective dual-degree program and is a published author in the areas of constitutional and U.S. Supreme Court history. His insight into how law is formed and changes over time gives him a leg up in a litigation climate where history increasingly weighs on judges' minds.
Related Practices
Experience
Representative Matters
- Served on a team acting as Special Counsel to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) (VDOT) in construction litigation arising from the I-66 Outside the Beltway project. The team is defending VDOT from claims totaling roughly $300 million and prosecuting claims totaling roughly $50 million
- Served on a team representing a foreign national in a pending extradition matter following United States plea and sentencing, including dissection and interpretation of international treaty law
- Served on a team representing an individual in a criminal appeal from a multi-count conviction in misdemeanor court resulting in a nearly 2-year incarceration
Insights
Credentials
Education
- J.D. University of Virginia School of Law 2024
- Managing editor, Virginia Journal of International Law
- Senior editor, Virginia Journal of Criminal Law
- Law school representative, University Honor Committee
- Summer law clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia
- M.A. Legal History University of Virginia 2024
- Thesis: The Great Dissenter No More: Justice Harlan, the Fourteenth Amendment, and United States v. Shipp, Journal of Supreme Court History, Volume 49, Number 2
- B.A. Political Science summa cum laude Rhodes College 2019
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Two-time All American Attorney, American Mock Trial Association
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Community
Pro Bono
- Frequently represents individual criminal defendants in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia; is authorized to take on misdemeanor and simple felony matters
- Author on numerous pro bono amicus briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States and multiple circuit courts, on matters ranging from digital privacy to veterans’ benefits
Volunteerism
- Volunteer, American Mock Trial (helps put on competitions for undergraduate pre-law students across the country each year as a judge and tournament representative)