Daniel F. Hardin

Past Experience:

Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary W. McDade, Illinois Appellate Court, Third District (2013-2014)

Admitted to Practice:

Illinois

Iowa

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit 

College: Portland State University

Degree Earned: B.S., magna cum laude, 2007

Law School: University of Illinois College of Law

Degree Earned: J.D., magna cum laude, 2012

Law School Activities & Awards:

Managing Editor, University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy (2011-2012)

Rickert Award for Excellence in Legal Writing (2012)

ALI-ABA Award for Scholarship and Leadership (2012)

Pro Bono Notation

Note, "Blowing Electronic Smoke: Electronic Cigarattes, Regulation, and Protecting Public Health," 2011 University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy 433 (2011)

Daniel is a member of the following professional associations:

Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel

Illinois Bar Association

Iowa Bar Association

Rock Island County Bar Association, Board of Managers (2017-2019)

American Bar Association

Scott County Bar Association, Board of Managers (2023-present)

Muscatine County Bar Association, Treasurer (2023-present)

Illinois Defense Counsel 

Pro Bono Activities

Volunteer Lawyer Project, Rock Island County (2014-present)

Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee (2015-present)

Goodwill of the Heartland, Board of Directors (2022-present)

Muscatine Legal Services, President, Board of Directors (2024-present) 

Volunteer Lawyer Project Volunteer of the Year (2023)