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DANIEL SCHUMACK
Virginia Office :: Tel. 703-934-4656

Mr. Schumack advises business owners and professionals on strategic growth and risk management issues.

Mr. Schumack has been the managing member of the firm since 1992. He previously served as a prosecutor in Brooklyn, New York; and as a commercial litigator in a Washington, D.C., boutique practice.

Mr. Schumack's clients include: law firms, accounting firms, settlement and insurance agencies, architects, builders, government contractors/subs, technology staffing, and other sales organizations. Illustrative engagements for these clients include:

  • For Law Firms: ethics counsel; defense of bar complaints; fee dispute arbitration and litigation; continuity and succession planning.

  • For New & Closely Held Businesses: non-compete counsel and litigation; inception, growth, funding, and exit strategies; continuity and succession planning.

    Mr. Schumack is a regular presenter of ethics-related courses for the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program. Most recent CLE courses include Selling Your Law Practice (10/2009) and Continuity and Succession Planning for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners (9/2008).

    Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Mr. Schumack periodically serves as Special Bar Counsel in the District of Columbia when the D.C. Bar Office of Bar Counsel is conflicted out of investigating or prosecuting a bar complaint.

    In October 2009, he completed his final term of eligibility as Vice Chair of the D.C. Bar Professional Conduct Rules Review Committee. From 1998-2000, he served as a Hearing Committee Chair for the D.C. Bar's disciplinary system.

    Bar Licenses: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland.