Daniel Phelan
Attorney at Law
New York
NY
About
New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Awards
Dr. Max Reich Award for Excellence in Civil Trial Advocacy
Education
New York Law School, Juris Doctor, 2015
Florida International University, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, 2011
Daniel’s practice focuses on Distressed Real Estate in both the residential and commercial industries, as well as representing both lenders and developers in the financing of both residential and commercial development projects. Daniel also represents small to medium size businesses and 501(c)3 nonprofit corporations in… read more various corporate transactions.
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Practice Areas
Work History
Phelan Law, PC
Principal Shareholder & Managing Attorney
Aug 2019 - Present
My practice now focuses on Distressed Real Estate in both the residential and commercial industries, as well as representing both lenders and developers in the financing of both residential and commercial property development projects. I also represent small to medium size businesses and 501(c)3 nonprofit corporations in various corporate transactions.
Type 1 Action Foundation, Inc.
Chairman, CEO & General Counsel
Jun 2016 - Present
Created various educational programs geared towards lessening the discrimination of Type 1 Diabetics. Managed and oversaw all aspects of the organization, including all legal aspects including overseeing compliance with all legal regulations pertaining to the operations of a non- profit, tax-exempt organization.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Member of the Board of Directors
Mar 2015 - Present
As a member of the board of directors I assist in the overall governance of the NYC / Long Island chapter and, in part, the operations of the chapter. I also speak at various JDRF sponsored events discussing legal issues that diabetics face, handling diabetes as an athlete, and my own personal experiences with Type 1 Diabetes.
Eisenberg & Baum, LLP
Associate & Director of the Center for Diabetes Rights
Sep 2018 - Mar 2019
Merged Phelan Law, PLLC into Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, and started the Center for Diabetes rights where we successfully changed the landscape of how people with Type 1 Diabetes are accommodated in schools and in the workplace.
Phelan Law, PLLC
Managing Partner
Dec 2017 - Aug 2018
I managed and oversaw all aspects of the firm with my practice having focused primarily on disability and discrimination law, corporate and commercial law, and labor and employment law.
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
Law Clerk
Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
Law Clerk / Externship with the Financial Investigations & Money Laundering Bureau. Assisted with the investigations into, and prosecutions of financial crimes, including schemes to defraud, embezzlements, and other various financial crimes.
New York State Supreme Court
Judicial Clerkship
May 2013 - Sep 2013
Judicial Clerkship with Hon. Joseph C. Pastoressa, Civil Term