Daniel Wilson | Associate
Daniel graduated from the University of Houston Law Center in 2009. While attending UHLC, he served as an Articles Editor for the Business and Tax Law Journal. Daniel joined Johnson, DeLuca, Kurisky & Gould as an associate in August of 2009.
Daniel uses his unique combination of technical and scientific expertise, passion for the law, and communications skills to resolve clients’ conflicts as efficiently as possible. Daniel has both prosecuted and defended a wide variety of cases in numerous practice areas. He can help you through every phase of the case: from your initial meeting through discovery, procedural maneuvering, dismissal practice, summary judgment practice, alternative dispute resolution, pretrial, trial, post trial, appeals, and executing and collecting on a judgment.
Bar Admissions
State of Texas
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court, Western District of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Government Service
Law Clerk to the Honorable Tracy Christopher, District Judge, Harris County, Texas.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Ken Wise, District Judge, Harris County, Texas.
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Articles Editor
B.S., Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station
Professional Organizations
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyer’s Association
Texas Young Lawyer’s Association
Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court
American Nuclear Society
Significant Representations
Briefed and argued before the First Court of Appeals resulting in a favorable opinion (link).
Second-chaired the defense of a week-long jury trial to a take-nothing judgment.
Second-chaired a complex, multi-party wrongful death case resulting in favorable settlement.
Second-chaired the representation of the defendant in a three week bench trial where the plaintiff sought more than $40 million. The plaintiff received a take-nothing judgment.
First-chaired the defense of a DTPA claim to unanimous favorable jury verdict.
Assisted in prosecuting the wrongful denial of an ERISA claim resulting in the insurance company paying the claim in full.
First-chaired the defense of a disputed tax claim to the bench resulting in a favorable agreed judgment with no personal liability to the client.
Assisted in defending a premises liability claim with significant actual damages to a favorable settlement.
Led the prosecution of a wrongful denial of coverage claim resulting in the insurance company paying the claim in full.
Assisted in defending a breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, and breach of fiduciary duty claim involving a major environmental remediation site resulting in a favorable settlement.
Assisted in defending a claim seeking injunctive relief, ultimately favorably settling a claim of breach of contract, business disparagement, and tortious interference with contract and prospective contract surrounding the departure of the entire upper management of a branch office of a national corporation.