Dan Huitink represents clients in a wide range of commercial litigation matters. His practice focuses in financial services litigation, professional liability litigation, white collar defense and investigations, internal investigations and regulatory compliance, and appellate litigation.
Since joining Snell & Wilmer, Dan has frequently defended clients in both state and federal courts against various tort, contract, and statute-based claims, including claims involving covenants not to compete, loan modifications and foreclosures, and mergers and acquisitions. In connection with those claims and his additional experience with internal investigations and advising clients in relation to federal criminal matters, Dan also has specific experience with issues relating to electronic discovery.
Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Dan was an Assistant United States Attorney, a federal law clerk for the Honorable Michael J. Melloy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and an extern for the Honorable John A. Jarvey in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. As a result, he has had unique experiences throughout his career that give him additional insights when advising and representing clients.
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with highest distinction, 2008)
- Member, Iowa Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
- Central College (B.A., Social Sciences, summa cum laude, 2004)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Arizona
- Federalist Society
- Phoenix Lawyers Chapter, Executive Board Member
- American Bar Association
- Litigation Section, Member
- Young Lawyers Division, Litigation Committee, Vice-Chair (2011-present)
Representative Presentations & Publications
- E-Discovery: An Introduction, Presenter, Teleconference Presented by the ABA Young Lawyers Division Litigation Committee (November 2011)
- Forced Financial Aid: Two Arguments as to Why Iowa’s Law Authorizing Courts to Order Divorced Parents to Pay Post-Secondary-Education Subsidies Is Unconstitutional, Author, 93 Iow L. Rev. 1423 (2008)
Community Involvement
- Phoenix Christian Reformed Church, Member
Other Professional Experience
- United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa, Assistant United States Attorney (2009-2010)
- United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Law Clerk to Hon. Michael J. Melloy (2008-2009)
- United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa, Student Clerk (2007-2008)
- United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Judicial Extern to Hon. John A. Jarvey (2007)
