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Dan Whitehead grew up in Anderson, Indiana, completed his Bachelor’s degree and Master's degree from Ball State, and earned his Juris Doctorate from Indiana University – Indianapolis.
Dan overcame tremendous adversity in life as a child when his father and brother were arrested, convicted, and sent to prison. Without the money for high priced attorneys and not having the finer things in life (other than a wonderful grandmother Dan would say), Dan worked his way through school paying his way and earning the grades needed to get into law school so that he may find a way of getting his brother and father released from prison. During this time, Dan was also wrongfully charged criminally but he proved his innocence and was acquitted. Having been through the legal system, wrongfully accused of a crime, he is able to relate to his clients like no other attorney in Madison County.
Dan knows what it is like to go visit family in prison for Christmas. Watching his family torn apart by the legal system, he now looks for ways to use the system to strengthen children. As he watches parents find ways of attacking the other parent inside and outside the courtroom, he tells clients, “Children need love, trust, and hope. Look in the mirror, ‘Am I really doing this to my kid?’ A child will blame themselves.” He aims to work to resolve family conflict in peaceful resolutions with visitation and custody plans that focus on the children, because in the end, it is what the parents want as well – well adjusted happy children.
Recently Dan has been speaking out as a cancer survivor beating stage 4 cancer. He truly believes through his life’s work you can always overcome adversity.
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28 years | 3,000 cases
28 years | 3,000 cases
28 years | 300 cases
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Acquired: 1999
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1003 Meridian St, Anderson, IN, 46016-1749
57 Client Reviews
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Posted by Jennifer Fort | December 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
These people are amazing
I'm not one to do reviews, but I just had to take time out to tell everyone about this office. I had spoken with Kara the paralegal about my situation and my court hearing in a week, which isn't enough notice to get much done. She went above and beyond to make sure we were able to proceed and fit me ...
Posted by anonymous | October 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Support
Child Support much too long!
Many thanks to Kara who helped facilitated the termination of child support for me. I lost a lot of sleep worrying about daughter. As a result, I paid child support much longer than I probably should have, since my daughter was 24 years old, with mental disabilities. I paid for the birth of two grand...
Posted by Vernal | October 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Attorney that's a man
what can I say about Daniel Whitehead. Very surprising. From Michigan had to go to Indiana for child custody with my son. The day I met Daniel was on a Friday midday. We were looking for a lawyer. He just happened to be in his office. Showed up and regular playing close wasn't supposed to be there. ...
Posted by Brenda | September 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Family Law
After several months trying to find the right attorney and over eight years of a custody battle and a run in with the court system, we were all becoming discouraged. It wasn’t until recently our daughter found Daniel Whitehead and immediately upon the first meeting with Daniel, it was apparent he wa...
Posted by Joseph | August 11, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
The best criminal attorney in Anderson,In
Mr. Whitehead & his staff has been so amazing in helping me & my fiance in our time of need so if anyone ever needs a criminal defense attorney I would greatly recommend hiring Mr. Whitehead they are very caring & they get the job done. If I ever need an attorney again I would definitely get Mr. Whit...
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2017
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2017
Top 10 Best, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2017
Top 100 Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates
2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2016
Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates
2016
Top One Percent, National League of Renowned Attorneys
2016
Premier 100 Trial Attorney, National Academy of Jurisprudence
2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
1997
Stuart and Rosalie Felton Scholarship, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
1999 - Present
Attorney, Daniel K. Whitehead, Attorney At Law, LLC
2010 - 2017
Public Defender, State of Indiana
2016 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2016 - Present
National League of Renowned AttorneysMember
2016 - Present
Madison County Bar AssociationAdvisory Board
2014 - Present
National Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2002 - Present
United States Court of Appeals Seventh CircuitMember
2000 - Present
United States District Court, Northern District IndianaMember
2000 - Present
Association of Trial Lawyers of AmericaMember
1999 - Present
Indiana State BarMember
1999 - Present
Supreme Court of IndianaMember
1999 - Present
United States District Court, Southern District IndianaMember
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Client was only found guilty of a Class D Felony- possession
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JD - Juris Doctor
1996
MA - Masters
1993
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2013
Running a Small Criminal Defense Practice-CLE
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Legal Answers
My father wants me to live with my aunt, but does not want me to gain emacipation. would i be able to become emancipated?
06 Apr 2015
My husband and I want a divorce but neither of us can afford the costs at the moment. We heard we could do a legal seperation
09 Apr 2015
My girlfriend soon to be ex husband keeps driving by her house and her work taking pictures how can she stop him from doing this
01 Apr 2015