Dustin McDaniel

Dustin McDaniel is co-chair of the State Attorneys General practice at Cozen O’Connor, with a Little Rock office. He advises corporations and law firms on issues involving state attorneys general, government investigations, and regulatory actions. His work includes consumer protection, administrative law, antitrust, multistate litigation, privacy regulation, and Medicaid fraud matters. He previously served as Arkansas Attorney General and in the Arkansas House of Representatives.

Dustin graduated from the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business. He later earned his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. He serves on the law school dean’s Advisory Council and teaches as an adjunct professor. His business and legal education, together with his public sector experience, supports a practice advising organizations on legal and governmental enforcement issues.

Dustin served as Arkansas’s Attorney General from 2007 through 2015, after serving in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2005 through 2007. While attorney general, he held leadership roles in the National Association of Attorneys General, including committees addressing tobacco, energy, and the environment. Before joining Cozen O’Connor, he was a founding partner of McDaniel Wolff, PLLC. He now works on state attorney general investigations and disputes.

Dustin McDaniel has been recognized by Best Lawyers for government relations practice, according to his firm. He is national co-chair of the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus and has served in several legal and civic organizations. His experience inside state government informs his work advising clients on investigations, consumer protection enforcement, and matters involving state regulators across different jurisdictions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cozen O’Connor
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Chairman, National Association of Attorneys General’s Southern Region (2009-2011)
• Co-Chair, NAAG Tobacco Project, National Association of Attorneys General’s Tobacco Committee (2009-2011)
• Co-Chair, NAAG Energy and the Environment Committee, National Association of Attorneys General’s Energy and Environment Committee (2013-2014)
• Co-Chair, NAAG Public Safety and Health Committee, National Association of Attorneys General’s Public Safety and Health Committee
• Co-Chair, Democratic Attorneys General Association (2009-2011)
• National Co-Chair, Society of Attorneys General Emeritus
• Board Member, Central Arkansas Library System
• Member, Arkansas House of Representatives
• Member, University of Arkansas Alumni Association
• Member, 50 For the Future
• Volunteer Sheriff’s Deputy and Legal Counsel to the Sheriff, Poinsett County Sheriff

Licensed State

• Arkansas
• District of Columbia
• South Dakota

Education

• William H. Bowen University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Arkansas
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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