
Daniel N. Nightingale
Associate
P. 3032441974
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F. 303.244.1879
Practice Areas
Industries
Education
Government Service
Bar and Court Admissions
Biography
Cases
- Won reversal of multiple adverse rulings in the Fifth Circuit for a publisher raising First Amendment challenges to state statutes that limit the distribution of information on 3-D printed firearms.
- Represented several minority groups in filing a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in a major challenge to state firearms regulations that will define the scope of the Second Amendment right to bear arms outside the home.
- Successfully defended the royalty interest owners of an oil well in the appeal of a $150 million class action verdict against the first oil purchaser.
- Won affirmance of a favorable jury verdict for the general partner of a real estate company in a complex commercial dispute with limited partners.
- Represented a corporate owner of a Texas liquor permit in an appeal challenging the state's attempt to invalidate the permit.
- Represented the corporate agent of a hospital in an appeal seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the agent's First Amendment rights.
- Represented the family of an oilfield worker killed in a pipeline explosion on appeal to defend a $20 million wrongful death verdict.
- Won a take-nothing judgment after a full bench trial for an oil company in an employment dispute with an executive.
- Representing a victim of police brutality on a pro bono basis in a civil rights case against a sheriff's deputy. The case is currently on appeal in the Fifth Circuit.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
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Comment: Autonomous Weapons & the Problem of State Accountability, 15 CHI. J. INT'L. L. 652 (2015).
Articles
Other Experience
Beck Redden LLP
Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association
The Federalist Society
Personal Interests
Swing dance, mountain climbing, international travel