daniel h. weigel
Associate
Atlanta
overview
Daniel Weigel is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice group where he represents clients across a diverse array of subject matters encompassing all phases of litigation, from initial case evaluation through final resolution. With extensive experience managing complex federal and state court cases, Daniel has earned a reputation for handling intricate commercial, business, construction, and insurance disputes. Additionally, Daniel has gained a wide range of insurance defense experience from initial claim and coverage determinations through jury trials and appeals, including premises liability and wrongful death claims.
Some of Daniel’s notable experience includes: representing an employment company in a high-stakes ERISA fiduciary breach case; representing a land development company in bringing constitutional due process and takings claims against a municipality and city officials in connection with a $22 million project; and representing a municipality handling many layers of a complex multi-party insurance disputes arising from a hundred-million dollar city project.
Daniel is also dedicated to defending the constitutional rights of marginalized individuals in the criminal justice system. Prior to joining private practice, he represented indigent clients as an Assistant Public Defender. As a student attorney at Emory Law’s Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, he defended juveniles in court, and, for one client, assisted in drafting an appellate brief to the Georgia Court of Appeals. Presently, Daniel provides pro bono services representing foster-care students at due process hearings to ensure these students constitutional rights and interests are protected throughout the student disciplinary process. For this volunteer work, Daniel was recently recognized by the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice as a 2022-2023 “Pro Bono Champion” Key Contributor.
experience
- Represented investment real estate company in defense of a lawsuit relating to property sale at the trial court and the Georgia Court of Appeals, successfully securing summary judgment and dismissal at the trial court level in a ruling that was later upheld on appeal.*
- Represented land developer as co-counsel in lawsuit naming municipality and city officials, achieving favorable settlement securing client’s ability to develop land early in discovery process.*
- Represented home owner as co-counsel in lawsuit asserting contractual and fraudulent misrepresentations in the purchase of a home, defeating summary judgment on fraud and breach of contract claims before resolving matter favorably on client’s behalf.*
- Represented hotel owner as co-counsel in arbitration proceeding brought against general and sub-contractors relating to construction defects in the building of a hotel, securing favorable settlement and resolution prior to arbitration hearing.*
- Represented Trustee in Chapter 7 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, achieving favorable outcomes in dispossessory proceedings, adversary proceedings, and in appeals to the Northern District of Georgia and 11th Circuit.*
- Co-author of the 2020 – 2024 updates to Labor and Employment in Georgia: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices.*
* Denotes experience prior to joining Parker Hudson.
thought leadership
- Co-Author, Labor and Employment in Georgia: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices, updates to releases 28, 29, 30, 31 (2020-2024)
areas of focus
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor Rights
- Business Torts & Unfair Competition
- Closely Held Businesses
- Commercial Disputes
- Financial Services
- Intellectual Property & Restrictive Covenants
- Professional Services
- Real Estate Litigation
education
- Emory University School of Law (J.D. with Honors, 2018); Emory Law International Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor; Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court; ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property (2018)
- University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2014)
accolades
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Intellectual Property (2021-2023)
- Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star – Construction Litigation (2024)
- Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice - 2022-2023 “Pro Bono Champion” Key Contributor
professional affiliations
- Federal Bar Association; Younger Lawyers Division; Board Member, Publications Committee Co-Chair (2020-present)
admitted to practice
- Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit