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Daniel Franz

Staff Attorney
Department
Biodiversity Law Center

Daniel’s litigation and legal advocacy work involves the protection of endangered species and their habitat across the country.

Before joining Defenders, Daniel was an environmental litigator as a legal fellow at Earthjustice and an Associate Attorney at the public-interest firm Terris, Pravlik & Millian LLP. He received his legal education in the West, earning a J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School with a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy. As a law student, Daniel began his practice in wildlife law as an intern for Defenders of Wildlife. Before law school, he earned a B.S. in Environmental & Ecological Engineering from Purdue University.