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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.

Martindale Hubbell AV Rated 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.

Mr. Schumack's clients include: law firms, accounting firms, and other professional services providers. 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; regulatory compliance; continuity and succession planning.

    Mr. Schumack represents lawyers facing disciplinary complaints in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He is a regular presenter and author of trust accounting and other ethics-focused continuing legal education courses.

    He periodically serves as Special Bar Counsel in the District of Columbia when the Office of Bar Counsel is conflicted out of investigating or prosecuting a bar complaint. He also serves as court-appointed respondent's counsel when the D.C. Bar seeks to suspend the license of a lawyer who may be suffering from an alleged mental impairment or incapacity.

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

    Bar Licenses: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland.