Daniel “Dan” G. Couch

Shareholder

T 405-835-2324 | F 405-553-2855 Oklahoma City

Resident in Oklahoma City; Licensed in Oklahoma; not currently licensed in Colorado

Dan Couch focuses his practice on assisting businesses and families with a variety of legal needs, including litigation, construction, real estate, corporate services, probate and trusts, as well as home owners association matters.

While Dan's home base is in the Oklahoma City office, he also frequently works from the Denver office. Born and raised in Oklahoma, he has a strong commitment to public service and has volunteered and served many philanthropic organizations throughout the state.

Prior to graduate school, Dan worked for Farmers Insurance Group as a Specialty Claims Adjuster. While earning his law degree and M.B.A., he served as a student law clerk for the Honorable Arlene Johnson of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.

Dan has vast experience assisting his clients, including:

Serves as de facto general counsel to several businesses
Successfully defended various construction companies regarding breach of contract and negligent construction matters
Successfully prosecuted and defended breach of contract and related matters for multiple companies
Successfully prosecuted and defended various lawsuits involving breach of fiduciary duty
Successfully prosecuted and defended various family members in myriad roles regarding probate and trust litigation matters
Successfully negotiated and closed multiple commercial real estate transactions, including commercial sales and leases
Successfully negotiated and closed multiple mergers, acquisitions and inter-company ownership and management changes
Guided and counseled myriad clients through various business transactions and strategic decisions
Prepared, analyzed, and/or negotiated hundreds of contracts regarding a multitude of subjects
Formed multiple businesses in several states
Assisted multiple land developers in acquiring, preparing, building, forming and operating owners' associations and selling property
Assisted owners' associations with various covenant issues

Practice Areas

Education & Admissions

Education

University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2007)
University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business (M.B.A., 2007)
University of Oklahoma (B.A. in Letters, 1999)

Admissions

Oklahoma (2007)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2007)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2010)
Absentee-Shawnee Tribal Court

Experience

2023-Present Hall Estill
2015-2021 Daniel G. Couch, PLLC
2021-2023 Perri Dunn
2019-2022 District Judge, Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
2016-2017 Special Prosecutor, Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
2009-2015 Rubenstein & Pitts

Honors & Awards

Named the 2013 Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year
Named the 2012 Oklahoma County Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer Director of the Year
Recognized as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer since 2018
Recognized by the Order of Solicitors (2007)

Community & Professional Involvement

Member, Oklahoma County Bar Association (Board of Directors 2014-2017)
Member, Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyer Division Board of Directors (2008-2015)
Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
Member, Oklahoma Bar Foundation
Member, Oklahoma County Bar Association Fee Grievance and Bar Committee (2017-2022)
Member and Chair, Oklahoma County Bar Association Bench and Bar Committee (2017-2022)
Member, Oklahoma Bar Association Mock Trial Committee (2011-2018)
Barrister, William J. Holloway American Inn of Court (2008-2009; 2011-2014)
Associate, Luther Bohanon American Inn of Court (2007-2008)
Member, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Campaign Chair (2015-2017), Committee (2012-2019)
Member, Board of Directors, Trinity School (2010-Present)