Daniel Katyl

Daniel Katyl is an Associate Attorney at Landis Arn & Jaynes in Westbrook, Maine. Katyl focuses on immigration law and public-interest representation. The practice includes asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status matters, Convention Against Torture claims, removal defense, bond proceedings, and Board of Immigration Appeals work. These matters require close attention to legal requirements and to the practical circumstances surrounding each client’s objectives.

Katyl earned a B.A. in Youth Ministry and Development, with a minor in Psychology, from Eastern University and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Maine School of Law in 2026. He also earned a Certificate in Public Interest & Social Justice Law with Distinction and received academic honors during law school. This background supports careful legal research, analysis, writing, and practical problem solving across the matters handled in the practice.

Katyl’s experience includes immigration matters through the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic, including asylum, SIJS, CAT, removal defense, bond matters, and appeals. Before becoming an attorney, he spent years working with an international exchange program and later served as a family-law and immigration paralegal. Across these matters, the work calls for careful preparation, clear issue identification, and practical attention to the available legal options.

Daniel Katyl graduated from Maine Law with distinction in public-interest legal study and joined the firm as an attorney after prior paralegal experience there. His background combines immigration-system experience, client service, public-interest training, and direct representation in removal and humanitarian matters. The overall profile reflects sustained professional work in the areas described above and a practical approach to client representation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Landis Arn & Jaynes, P.A.
• Member, Maine State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Eastern University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Youth Ministry and Development, with a Minor in Psychology

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