Daniel J. Berkowitz

Daniel is an Associate Attorney in the Litigation Practice Group, with a focus on commercial, business, and real estate litigation. Daniel’s diverse range of experience includes complex class actions; landlord-tenant litigation; contract drafting, negotiation, and dispute resolution; and new business formations.

While serving as a public interest attorney, Daniel commenced some of the first Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Article 7-D petitions seeking court orders directing repairs for substandard conditions. Article 7-D of the RPAPL, which the Tenant Dignity and Safe Housing Act implemented, took effect on December 30, 2023.

Daniel grew up in north suburban Chicago, where he attended public schools before earning his B.A. in Political Science at DePaul University. Daniel moved to New York for law school, graduating cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to joining the legal profession, Daniel served as an operative and consultant for political campaigns and candidates ranging from the municipal to the presidential level.

Affiliations & Acknowledgements

  • Member, Justinian Honor Society, Syracuse University College of Law
  • Syracuse University College of Law
    Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction Excellence for the Future Award:
    -Professional Responsibility – Spring 2021,
    -Media and Communications Law – Fall 2021
    -Internet Law – Fall 2021
    -European Union Law – 2021
  • Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International: Society of Scholars
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, Onondaga County Bar Association
  • Member, Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2022 Annual Conference, Law and Policy Division (Detroit, MI / August 13, 2022) – Paper Presenter, “The Financial Marketplace for Ideas: Balancing Preferences and Outcomes Through Mandated Anonymity in Campaign Finance”
  • Northwestern University, Women and American Political Leadership (Evanston, IL / May 14, 2019) – Guest Lecturer, “Running a Campaign Field Operation”

Education

J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, cum laude, 2022

B.A. Political Science, DePaul University, 2018

Admissions

New York State
Northern District of New York

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