Daniel Bey joined the firm in March of 2018 after several years of practice in Urbana and Columbus, and became a partner on January 1, 2020.  Daniel is primarily located in our Urbana office. He focuses his practice on real property transactions and litigation, easement and lease negotiations, corporate planning and transactions, public entity law, royalty litigation, estate planning, and probate litigation. In addition to his law license, Daniel is a licensed Title Insurance Agent with the State of Ohio. Daniel provides extensive experience in negotiating, insuring, and closing agricultural, residential, and commercial transactions.

Daniel frequently presents at CLEs on real property topics and has published numerous articles. Daniel possesses an LL.M. in Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law and served as a Fulbright Scholar in Pristina, Kosovo. Daniel is a life-long resident of Champaign County and spends his free time with his wife, Janelle, and their two children.

Bar Admissions

• Ohio State Bar, 2011-Present
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

• Ohio Resident Title Insurance License, 2012-Present

Awards & Recognition

• U.S. Fulbright Research Fellowship in Law in Pristina, Kosovo
• Dean’s List, Spring 2010, Spring 2011
• Willis Society Member (Top 10% of Graduating Class)
• 2011 Phoenix Award Recipient (Outstanding Law Review Editorial Member)
• 2010-2011 ONU Federalist Society President
• Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, 2019-2022
    • Top Rated Real Estate Attorney in Urbana, OH

Publications & Presentations

• Applying the Absolute Privilege to Defamation, Afforded in Judicial Proceedings, to Arbitration: A Logical Next Step for Ohio, Capital University Law Review, Vol. 45, 2017
• State v. Coburn, Ohio Northern University Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2011
• Court’s Application of Double Damages Raises Questions in Medicare Secondary Payer Act’s Private Cause of Action (Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Spring 2016 E-Newsletter)
• Lawyers Must be Cautious in Utilizing Referral Services (Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Fall 2016 E-Newsletter)
• CLE Presentations:
– Title Law in Ohio (Worthington, OH, December 8, 2016)
– Title Law in Ohio (Cincinnati, OH, April 3, 2017)
– Preparing a Case for Trial (Columbus, OH, April 6, 2017)
– Title Workshop: From Examination to Commitment (Cincinnati, OH, Sept. 14, 2018)
– Title Law in Ohio (Worthington, OH, October 15, 2018)
– Title Law in Ohio (Mansfield, OH, October 22, 2018)

• Wittenberg University, B.A., Political Science, 2008
• Ohio Northern University College of Law, J.D., High Distinction, 2011
• Ohio Northern University College of Law, L.L.M. in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law, 2011