Daniel C. Sloan
Associate
About
Daniel Sloan focuses his practice on civil litigation, government liability, and appellate advocacy. His background includes high-stakes pharmaceutical patent litigation at an international law firm in New York and service as a term clerk (research attorney) to Justice Melissa T. Standridge of the Kansas Supreme Court. Daniel draws on this combined trial and appellate background to analyze complex legal issues, develop clear litigation strategy, and craft persuasive written and oral advocacy.
Daniel graduated magna cum laude from Washburn University School of Law, where he served as President and competitor of the Moot Court team and as Articles Editor for the Washburn Law Journal. During law school, he externed for the Honorable Julie A. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and participated in the Civil Litigation Clinic. Daniel has presented CLE programs on patent issues and has authored or co-authored publications appearing in the Journal of the Federal Bar Association, Kansas Bar Journal, and the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property.
About
Daniel Sloan focuses his practice on civil litigation, government liability, and appellate advocacy. His background includes high-stakes pharmaceutical patent litigation at an international law firm in New York and service as a term clerk (research attorney) to Justice Melissa T. Standridge of the Kansas Supreme Court. Daniel draws on this combined trial and appellate background to analyze complex legal issues, develop clear litigation strategy, and craft persuasive written and oral advocacy.
Daniel graduated magna cum laude from Washburn University School of Law, where he served as President and competitor of the Moot Court team and as Articles Editor for the Washburn Law Journal. During law school, he externed for the Honorable Julie A. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and participated in the Civil Litigation Clinic. Daniel has presented CLE programs on patent issues and has authored or co-authored publications appearing in the Journal of the Federal Bar Association, Kansas Bar Journal, and the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property.
About
Daniel Sloan focuses his practice on civil litigation, government liability, and appellate advocacy. His background includes high-stakes pharmaceutical patent litigation at an international law firm in New York and service as a term clerk (research attorney) to Justice Melissa T. Standridge of the Kansas Supreme Court. Daniel draws on this combined trial and appellate background to analyze complex legal issues, develop clear litigation strategy, and craft persuasive written and oral advocacy.
Daniel graduated magna cum laude from Washburn University School of Law, where he served as President and competitor of the Moot Court team and as Articles Editor for the Washburn Law Journal. During law school, he externed for the Honorable Julie A. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and participated in the Civil Litigation Clinic. Daniel has presented CLE programs on patent issues and has authored or co-authored publications appearing in the Journal of the Federal Bar Association, Kansas Bar Journal, and the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property.
Practice Areas
Administrative Law
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
Business Transactions & Litigation
Civil Defense Litigation
Civil Rights
Construction Litigation
Corporate Law
Employment Law
Government Liability
Insurance Law & Defense
Mediation
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Real Estate & Zoning Law
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Education
- Washburn University School of Law (magna cum laude)
- Missouri University of Science and Technology - B.S. in Biological Sciences
Bar Admissions
- Kansas
- New York
- United States District Court for the District of Kansas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Publications & Presentations
Motions to Amend: Have the Changes Made by the USPTO’s Pilot Program Resulted in More Favorable Outcomes for Patent Owners?, 24 Chi.-Kent J. Intell. Prop. 138 (2025). Available at: https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/ckjip/vol24/iss2/8/
PTAB Updates for Life Science Practitioners, Hatch Waxman Speaker Series Jones Day (2025).
Review of Patent Owner Estoppel Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(d), 23 Chi.-Kent J. Intell. Prop. 143 (2024). Available at: https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/ckjip/vol23/iss2/9.
Analyzing Trends in Hatch-Waxman Motion Practice, Hatch Waxman Speaker Series Jones Day (2024).
The Glass Cage: Unleashing America’s Underrepresented Innovators, 70 Fed. Law 28 (Spring 2023).
Smart Contracts: A Leap Forward in Technology and a Step Backwards in Law, 60 WASHBURN L.J. 387 (2021).
“Zoom”-ing through Law School: A Law Student Perspective on Learning During COVID-19, 89 J. KAN. B. ASS’N 40 (May/June 2020).
Why Scientists Can Make Good Lawyers, 89 J. KAN. B. ASS’N 50 (Nov./Dec. 2020).