Counsel

Daniel B. Millman

404-739-8868

Dan Millman is Counsel in the Atlanta office. Dan regularly defends directors, officers, accountants, lawyers, financial advisors, and other professionals against professional negligence claims. Dan has significant experience representing employers in ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, and Title VII claims. He has also litigated insurance coverage, real estate, breach of contract, FDCPA, TCPA, and Voting Rights Act cases.

Dan has significant trial, motion practice and deposition experience. He has successfully advocated in state and federal district courts, appellate courts, and arbitration proceedings.

Recent Assignments

Shannon Sprinkle and Dan Millman secured summary judgment for their law firm client accused of malpractice arising out of disputes over a confirmed bankruptcy plan.

Won a motion to dismiss for a client in a Federal Syndicated Conservation Easement class action filed against 30 different defendants including lawyers, accountants, appraisers, promoters, and engineers. Claims included RICO, malpractice, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Our client was one of only six defendants who were dismissed by the 251 page order.

Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Shooting Down Damages Claim (January 2023). Dan Millman and Joe Kingma prevailed for a Georgia municipality which had denied a liquor license. While Court of Appeals did not address whether the applicant was entitled to the license it agreed that damages for lost profits were not available.

Shannon Sprinkle and Dan Millman defeated ADA claims against a recruiting firm and a staffing company in Akins, v. Cella, Inc., 2022 WL 688847 (N.D. Ga. July 18, 2022) and Levins v. Connect Staffing, Inc., 2022 WL 2187109 (N.D. Ga. May 31, 2022). In both cases, the court agreed that the employers’ termination decisions were lawful and justified based on the employees’ actions.

Bar Admissions

Georgia

Georgia Court of Appeals

Supreme Court of Georgia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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

Memberships

State Bar of Georgia

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Member; Appellate Practice Section, Secretary

Education

J.D.,

2013

cum laude

Emory University School of Law

Org / Honor

Externships – EEOC and DeKalb County District Attorney

Emory Mock Trial Society

Order of Emory Advocates

Deans Awards – Comparative Anglo-American Tort Law and Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy

B.A.,

1997

cum laude

University of Georgia

More Than Stites & Harbison

Dan started practice at a boutique firm specializing in employment law. After that Dan spent five years in the financial services litigation group of an AmLaw 100 firm and two years at a mid-size regional firm where his practice focused on professional negligence, commercial litigation, municipal litigation, and employment disputes.

After Dan graduated from the University of Georgia, he worked as an actor. Dan appeared in productions of Macbeth, King Lear, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo & Juliet, and Merry Wives of Windsor throughout the Southeast.

From there, Dan transitioned into full-time work in the hospitality industry. He was a sommelier for two of Atlanta’s leading restaurant groups and a private club.

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Commercial Litigation (2021-25)