Dan Semmens

Dan Semmens is a partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Missoula, Montana. Dan focuses on public finance and related banking, infrastructure, higher education, health care, government contract, and real estate matters. The practice serves state and local governments, school districts, utilities, special districts, higher education institutions, and other public or regulated entities and includes bond counsel and public finance work involving municipal issuers, infrastructure projects, financing structures, and related development matters.

Dan earned a J.D. cum laude from Notre Dame Law School in 1991, an M.A. in English Literature from Durham University in 1988, and a B.A. in English and Business Management from the College of Idaho in 1986. He served on the law journal and later clerked for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Jeanne Coyne, adding appellate research and writing experience to his finance practice.

Dan serves as bond counsel for the State of Montana and advises cities, towns, school districts, water and sewer districts, and other public entities on financing matters. His work also reaches higher education, infrastructure, banking, health care, energy, and real estate matters where financing and public-law requirements intersect. The work provides practical perspective on preparation, strategy, documentation, and the procedural choices that can shape banking & financial institutions matters from start to finish.

Dan Semmens has been recognized by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America for corporate, M&A, and public finance work. His practice combines public finance experience with an understanding of the governmental and commercial issues that shape major projects. Dan’s practice reflects an organized approach to analysis and preparation, with attention to the practical issues that shape banking & financial institutions representation and client decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member and Former member of Steering Committee, Bond Attorneys Workshop, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Board Member, Poverello Shelter, Inc.
• Board Member, Partnership for Children
• Board Member, YWCA Holding Company, Inc.
• Secretary, Montana Chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners

Licensed State

• Washington
• Montana
• Oregon

Education

• University of Notre Dame Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• University of Durham (U.K.)
  Master of Arts (MA) in English Literature
• College of Idaho
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English and Business Management

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