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Daniel Olds

Senior Attorney

Daniel Olds represents public and private entities in a wide variety of litigation matters from inception through appeal. He has extensive experience advocating for clients in both state and federal courts, handling commercial disputes, constitutional issues, employment claims, public law matters, and cases involving sovereign and governmental immunity. Daniel also regularly advises and represents clients on matters involving the Texas Public Information Act and other issues affecting governmental entities. 

A significant portion of Daniel’s practice is devoted to appellate advocacy. His experience includes briefing and arguing cases in nearly every Texas intermediate appellate court, as well as the Texas Supreme Court. He has successfully defended favorable trial court rulings through the appellate process. As a former briefing attorney for a Texas intermediate appellate court, Daniel brings valuable insight into judicial decision-making and the appellate process. 

In addition to his litigation and appellate practice, Daniel is an active contributor to the Texas legal community. He has authored multiple law review articles, which have been cited by both practitioners and legal scholars. He chairs the State Bar of Texas Court Rules Committee, which is charged with proposing revisions to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. He also co-chairs the Austin Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee. 

Daniel also serves as an adjunct law professor at a Texas law school teaching Texas Civil Procedure. He was selected to present at the 2026 TexasBarCLE Advanced Civil Trial Course, one of the State Bar of Texas’ premier litigation programs. He has also been published in several bar publications, most recently in News for the Bar, the Litigation Section newsletter of the State Bar of Texas, where he authored an article discussing procedural requirements for obtaining hearings on motions in Texas state courts. 

Education

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 2013
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2010

Recognitions

Accepted into Austin Young Lawyers Association Leadership Class, 2021

Memberships

State Bar of Texas Court Rules Committee, Chair (2026-2027)

Austin Bar Association

Dallas Bar Association

Austin Young Lawyers Association

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

State Bar Licenses

Texas

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Texas
U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Texas
U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Texas
U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

Organizations

  • University of Texas School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, Moot Court Coach
“The Jurisdiction of Texas Appellate Courts,” The Appellate Advocate (2021)
“Ordinary Meaning, Context, and Textualism in Texas Statutory Interpretation,” 52 Texas Tech Law Review 485 (2020)
“The Often-Overlooked Appeal: Restricted Appeals in Texas,” UNT Dallas Law Review On the Cusp (2019)

Presentations

  • “Statutory Interpretation,” Texas City Attorneys Association Fall Conference (October 2021)
  • “General Contracts—A Litigator’s Perspective,” Texas City Attorneys Association Summer Conference (August 2021)
  • “An Overview of Statutory Interpretation,” Houston Young Lawyers Association (July 2021)
  • “Exploring the Attorney-Client Relationship with Cities,” Texas City Attorneys Association Summer Conference (June 2020)
  • “The Often-Overlooked Appeal: Restricted Appeals in Texas,” Civil Litigation/Appellate Law Section, Collin County Bar Association (May 2020)
  • “The Often-Overlooked Appeal: Restricted Appeals in Texas,” Appellate Law Section, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, TX (February 2020)
  • “A Primer on Statutory Interpretation in the Administrative Law Context,” Administrative Law Section, Austin Bar Association, Austin, TX (February 2020)
  • Panelist, “The Evolution of Statutory Construction,” Austin Bench Bar Conference, Austin Bar Association, Austin, TX (May 2017)
  • “The Basics of Statutory Interpretation,” Nuts and Bolts of Administrative Law, Administrative Law Section, Austin Bar Association (March 2017)
  • Guest, “Helping Courts Interpret Statutes,” Texas Appellate Law Podcast (October 2020)

Experience

  • Successfully obtained dismissal of a state official from lawsuit in federal court on standing grounds; dismissal affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
  • Successfully obtained conditional grant of writ of mandamus from Texas intermediate court of appeals dismissing client from lawsuit in a case involving a contractual forum-selection clause.
  • Successfully argued in Texas intermediate appellate court to obtain reversal of a trial court judgment denying a motion to dismiss under Chapter 150 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
  • Successfully obtained favorable rulings at pretrial conference in Texas state court, leading to a favorable settlement.
  • Has served as embedded appellate counsel in multiple trials.

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