Dan Conaway

Attorney Dan Conaway has been practicing law for the past 17 years and is a former Assistant District Attorney and a graduate of Emory University's School of Law where he was honored for his trial advocacy skills. He regularly appears on CNN, HLN, the Fox News Channel and Tru TV to give his legal commentary on high profile cases. He has appeared on CBS' The Early Show, Jane Valez Mitchell, Glenn Beck, Nancy Grace, among others.  Mr. Conaway has also appeared on various Fox radio stations throughout the country.  He has also appeared on Atlanta local television news programs in relation to his representation of various clients. He is a member of both the Georgia and New York State Bars and is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in both New York and Georgia. Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Conaway

 has handled over a thousand criminal cases in state and federal courts and has tried over one hundred jury and bench trials.  He has also represented clients arrested abroad in England, Argentina, Qatar, and Mexico. 

Mr. Conaway represents clients charged for ANY criminal offense at the state or federal level.  He is deeply familiar with the judges and prosecutors in these courts. He also represents clients who are arrested outside of the United States.  The law firm has offices in Atlanta and New York to accommodate Mr. Conaway's clients.

"The key with all state and federal criminal investigations is attacking the case early, before it ever reaches the indictment stage," explains Conaway.

"Whenever a person is being investigated for a state or federal crime, the most important step is to develop their defense immediately. Many times, the criminal investigation can be halted at the pre-indictment stage, before the client is formerly accused, arrested, or ordered to appear in court. These are the biggest victories for a criminal trial lawyer: getting the charges dismissed before there ever is a trial."

Mr. Conaway is an adjunct professor for Emory Law School's Kessler-Eidsen Institute for Trial Advocacy, where he instructs law students in the art of case preparation and trial advocacy. Mr. Conaway also teaches ethics to first year Emory Law students through a three day round table discussion group comprised of practicing attorneys, first year law students, and Emory Law School faculty. Mr. Conaway is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also a member of the International and American Bar Associations and the Georgia and New York Bar Associations. He is currently Junior Vice Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the International Bar Association. Through these organizations, he has helped shape public opinion and legislative policy concerning state and federal criminal law.

Mr. Conaway is also the author of many articles on criminal law and he enjoys doing public speaking engagements concerning cutting edge criminal law issues. He has been selected to chair a prestigious panel of international speakers for several years at the International Bar Association's annual conference.  

ADMITTED TO BAR
1993, State of Georgia

2004, State of New York

EDUCATION
Emory University Law School, Atlanta, GA (J.D. 1993)

Allegheny College, Meadville, PA (B.A. 1985)

LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

International Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee, Vice Chair

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

American Association of Trial Lawyers

American Bar Association

New York Bar Association

Georgia Bar Association

New York City Bar Association

Atlanta Bar Association

The Lawyer's Club of Atlanta

FORMER PROSECUTOR
Assistant District Attorney

LEGAL EXPERT COMMENTATOR
CNN's Headline News Issues with Jane Valez Mitchell, the Glenn Beck show, Nancy Grace, Fox and Friends, The Line up on Fox News Channel, TruTV and FOX 5 News Channel CBS 46 News Channel, among others

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
International Bar Association Annual Conference, 2010, in Vancouver
International Bar Association Annual Conference, 2008, in Buenos Aires
International Bar Association Annual Conference, 2007, in Singapore
International Bar Association Annual Conference, 2006, in Chicago

CURRENT ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Kessler-Eidsen National Institute for Trial Advocacy

The State Bar of Georgia's Committee on Professionalism and the State of Georgia's Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism at Emory University School of Law