Practice Focus
Legislative, Regulatory and Governmental
Services
Biography
Daniel W. Walker is a partner with Preti Flaherty’s Legislative,
Regulatory and Governmental Services Practice Group. He focuses his practice on
advocating for clients before the Maine Legislature, the Executive Branch and
other state and federal governmental agencies.
Prior to joining Preti Flaherty, Daniel practiced legislative and regulatory
affairs and municipal law with a large Maine-based firm, where he also focused
on elections and campaign finance law. He also served as Legal Counsel to the
Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, advising on constitutional,
procedural and policy issues.
Dan completed two clerkships with Judges Gregory K. Orme and James Z. Davis
of the Utah Court of Appeals. He also practiced as an associate with the
litigation group of a Utah-based firm, where he represented Microsoft for two
years in Caldera v. Microsoft, a private antitrust case.
Representative Matters
- Currently serves as General Counsel to the Maine Democratic Party.
Served as counsel in several state election campaigns, including advising
Governor Baldacci’s Re-election campaign.
- As Legal Counsel to the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, he
coordinated the drafting and passage of a major revision of the nonprofit
corporations act and a new law regulating the conversion of nonprofit
corporations to for-profit entities.
Civic Involvement
- Leadership Maine, Pi Class, 2008-2009
- Board Member, Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine
Professional Achievements/Publications
- Presented lectures on Maine Legislative and Lobbying Law for the University
of Maine School of Law, the Maine State Bar Association, and the Maine Assoc. of
Nonprofits.
- Presented lecture on media law for Lorman Seminars.
- Published articles in the Portland Press Herald and the Media Law
Resource Center Newsletter on Election Law and media law.
Admissions
Maine; Utah
Membership Affiliations
Maine State Bar Association
Education
J.D., University of Maine, 1996 (Editor-in-Chief, Ocean and Coastal Law Journal)
A.B., Anthropology, Dartmouth College, 1991
