Attorneys
dan.post@azdgg.com
I love learning what the law is, thinking about what it should be, and explaining that to the court or an opponent.
Daniel E. Post
Dan Post has been practicing law since 1993 when he was first licensed in Wisconsin and served as law clerk for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He moved to California in 1994 and immediately joined Anderson, Zeigler.
Dan’s practice focuses on all aspects of civil litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has extensive experience handling appeals. He has successfully litigated business and individual breach of contract claims, real property disputes (boundary line, easement and fraudulent sales), and commercial and residential landlord–tenant disputes. Dan has experience with a variety of prejudgment remedies, including injunctions, temporary restraining orders and prejudgment writs of attachment.
Dan has repeatedly represented trustees, estates and beneficiaries with special emphasis in prosecuting or defending against claims of fraud, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, lack of capacity, and elder abuse. He has obtained million dollar settlements for his clients in such cases. Dan also has experience litigating tax issues before California Courts and Federal Tax and District Courts.
Practice Areas:
- General Civil Litigation (including Appellate, Business, Real Estate, Probate, Tax & Landlord –Tenant Litigation)
Bar Admission:
- California State Courts
- U.S. District Courts of California (Northern, Central and Southern Districts)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
Education:
- Oberlin College (B.A., 1985)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1993)
Associations:
- Former Board Member, Sonoma County Bar Association
- Former Chair, Sonoma County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
- Sonoma County Bar Association Fee Arbitrator
- Sonoma County Superior Court, Small Claims Court Judge Pro Tem
- Sonoma County Superior Court, Judicial Arbitrator
- Former Board Member, Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm
Noteworthy:
- Professional: Former Editor & Author for Wisconsin Law Review; Published cases, Transworld Sys. v. County of Sonoma, 78 Cal. App. 4th 713 (2000), Hoffman v. Connell, 73 Cal. App. 4th 1194 (1999); Estate of Winans, 183 Cal. App. 4th 102 (2010).
- Personal: Born in Kentucky; Kentucky High School Chess Champion; Worked at the South Pole; Enjoys biking, hiking, and playing guitar.