BAR ADMISSIONS
New YorkUnited States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
Nassau County Bar Association (Committees on Commercial Litigation, Real Property Law, and Business Law, Tax and Accounting)Daniel R. Wotman, Esq.
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Daniel Wotman is a seasoned commercial litigator and transactional attorney with over 30 years of experience representing businesses and individuals in make-or-break legal matters. His practice focuses on complex litigation where the outcome can significantly impact a client’s financial standing, reputation, or even their survival as a going concern. He is known for his strategic thinking, practical approach, and fierce advocacy, whether pursuing claims in court or negotiating favorable settlements.
Mr. Wotman has litigated a wide range of commercial, securities, real estate, and business bankruptcy cases in the Federal Courts of New York and in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Courts. His track record includes successful outcomes at trials, hearings, arbitrations, and appeals, as well as skillful resolution of cases through settlement negotiations.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Wotman advises small and mid-sized businesses on corporate and real estate transactions, including acquisitions, office leases, and employment agreements. He has successfully closed a range of deals, such as mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset acquisitions, public and private stock and bond offerings, municipal and corporate bond offerings, leveraged buyouts, going private transactions and other corporate transactions.
Mr. Wotman began his legal career at the nationally recognized law firms of Finley, Kumble, Whitman & Ransom and Greenberg Traurig, where he represented large U.S. and multinational corporations. Drawing on that experience, he founded Wotman Law to provide clients with the high-level expertise of a big law firm, paired with the personalized service and flexible fee structures of a boutique practice.
Brooklyn Law School, Juris DoctorateIn addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Wotman advises small and mid-sized businesses on corporate and real estate transactions, including acquisitions, office leases, and employment agreements. He has successfully closed a range of deals, such as mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset acquisitions, public and private stock and bond offerings, municipal and corporate bond offerings, leveraged buyouts, going private transactions and other corporate transactions.
Mr. Wotman began his legal career at the nationally recognized law firms of Finley, Kumble, Whitman & Ransom and Greenberg Traurig, where he represented large U.S. and multinational corporations. Drawing on that experience, he founded Wotman Law to provide clients with the high-level expertise of a big law firm, paired with the personalized service and flexible fee structures of a boutique practice.
- Representative to National Conference of Law Reviews
- Case Comments Editor, International Law Review
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Highest Grade Constitutional Law
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Highest Grade Torts law
- Internship, Honorable Ruth Washington, United States District Court for Southern District of New York
University of Colorado, B.A., Political Science
- Recipient, Dean Jacob Van Ek Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership in University Community
- Vice President, College of Arts and Science Student Government
- Chairman, Phi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
- Volunteer, Trial Lawyers Care, Inc. Mr. Wotman provided pro bono legal representation to a family of a deceased victim caused by the events of September 11th seeking an award from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
- Member, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Criminal Justice Act Panel.
- Judge, Brooklyn Law School and Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competitions.
- Member, Board of Directors' Advisory Committee, The Directors Company - a Not-For-Profit Theatre Company in the theater district in Manhattan dedicated to training theatre directors. Provided Pro Bono Representation in connection with various real estate and litigation matters to The Directors Company whose critically acclaimed Broadway and off-Broadway productions have included “Irena’s Vow” and “Bat Boy: The Musical.”
- Board Member, Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee of the Board of Trustees of The National Child Welfare League of America.
- Board Member, Legal, Court and Preventive Services Committee of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services.
- Chairman, New Leadership Division of Bar-Ilan University.
- Board Member, Steering Committee, Young Lawyers Division of United Jewish Appeal.
- Vice President for Membership, Brotherhood, Temple Beth-El of Great Neck.
- Chairman, Resident Pedestrian Safety Committee, Village of Great Neck Plaza