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also known as Daney De La O
Dáney De La O is a native Texan and Houstonian. She began her illustrious career at the age of nine advocating for the victims of playground bullies, arguing the injustice of cafeteria food, and skillfully negotiating Garbage Pail Kids trades. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and later transferred to the University of Houston, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in May 2004. She continued her post-graduate education at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor in May 2009.
Ms. De La O is a passionate advocate and enjoys an incredibly diverse practice in general civil matters, concentrating specifically in the areas of landlord-tenant law; construction litigation; real estate and probate litigation; business and commercial litigation; and consumer protection law. She has successfully represented and defended the rights of tenants, landlords, business owners, homeowners, builders, subcontractors and general contractors. Her interest in property, construction and business law comes from growing up in a family-owned and operated masonry company. She understands the pitfalls of operating a business and the importance of protecting contractual rights and uses this experience daily in advocating for the rights of her clients.
Ms. De La O’s practice is also quickly expanding into the area of transgender law. She has happily helped both trans adults and minors receive name changes and gender marker changes in Harris County and surrounding counties and is eager to take on trans employment and trans insurance discrimination cases. Ms. De La O is an active participant in local and national LGBTQ rights and has many alliances and memberships in national, state, and local LGBTQ groups. She is currently a board member of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus and the Stonewall Legal Association of Greater Houston.
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Chat withState: Texas
Acquired: 2011
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022
4201 Main Street, #200-128, Houston, TX, 77002
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Posted by Miguel Angel Valladares | August 28, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant
landlord-tenant and other civil matters.
It is my privilege to inform the public that Attorney Daney De La O. represented me in landlord-tenant and other civil matters, where she demonstrated an exceptional command of the law, remarkable professionalism, and unwavering dedication to her clients. Attorney De La O consistently advocated on...
Posted by anonymous | August 04, 2025 | Landlord & Tenant
She is clueless
Terrible advice as other review mentioned. Kept saying she doesn’t know what rights occupants have.. it’s muddy.. okay??? so why are you practicing this type of law if you don’t know? I should’ve done my research before paying the consultation fee as I found out that she just got off a Fully Probate...
The woman who left this review has been attacking me across multiple platforms for the past two weeks because in our consultation I told her she does not have a good case. You can't violate the lease as an occupant and then expect to have a defense when the tenant gets evicted. She doesn't agree and as a result has been hell bent on attacking me and ruining my reputation on every platform. When one of her reviews is removed, she leaves another. I have flagged this one. And since this woman is just going to keep bringing up my disciplinary history in an attempt to hurt my reputation, let me address it. Thankfully I have more room to do so in this response. A grievance was filed against me by a client who later regretted it and apologized. It was a workman’s comp case that I took when I first opened my practice in 2016. His reason for filing the grievance against me was fueled by personal matters unrelated to my representation. I had never been disciplined before, so I was unfamiliar with the process and went to the hearing without a lawyer. It cost me dearly. I ended up with a terrible grievance board who penalized me for an excuse I used in a continuance based motion. It was uncharacteristically harsh especially since I had no prior discipline history. I should not have been penalized at all. I had completed my representation of my client. I had gotten him a judgment. I had even helped him with a separate immigration matter. By the time I hired a lawyer it was too late, and I could not continue to fight the grievance for cost related reasons. This is the plight of many solo practitioners who do not have the umbrella of a large firm to protect them. The experience taught me a lot. I have grown from it, and ultimately, I am a better lawyer because of it.
Posted by anonymous | February 14, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Client
Not professional. Rarely returns calls. Does not read texts or emails. Paralegal is horrible. Dismissed herself on the day of my trial because of heresy from opposing counsel. Truly a waste of time and money. I was very saddened and disappointed. I was hopeful based on our initial conversation and he...
These are the actual facts: I believed you and went above and beyond to help you despite running into difficulties. You refused my help or assistance. You refused my advice as your lawyer. You refused to listen. I ultimately withdrew from your case because your behavior and treatment towards me was severely triggering my PTSD. I also feared for my safety. Unfortunately, I was expecting this attack of lies from you in a forum where it is difficult for me to prove otherwise. I am grateful for the compassion of opposing counsel, the judge, and my staff, who all helped me traverse this very difficult and uncomfortable situation.
Posted by Bernard | August 08, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
The Bridge Imports
After searching high and low for legal advice, and a knowledgeable, willing attorney, Ms. Daney was referred to me by another attorney. She called me, listened to me, assess the strategy that could be used to help me in court. Afterwards, we worked out the payment and we were collectively ready for ...
Posted by anonymous | September 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant
Super Smart and Talented Lawyer!! Highly recommend!!
I hired Daney to resolve a lawsuit that a landlord filed against me for early departure from a lease. My son and I moved out early due to constant harassment and invasion of privacy from a landlord and her thug workers. It was unsafe to live there. Under a time crunch and very stressful condition...
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.
Fully Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2022
updated on 08/30/2023Fully probated suspension means an attorney is technically suspended but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities during the suspension to make sure that he or she does not repeat the behavior.
“The case for which this disciplinary history is based is a case that I took when starting my law firm in 2016. It was a worker's compensation case and is not at all related to my primary area of practice (landlord-tenant law). I did everything my client wanted. I did not expect a grievance. I was disciplined for an excuse I included in a continuance based motion. Nothing that affected my client or the case. I was not represented by a lawyer at my hearing, which cost my reputation dearly.”
2016 - Present
Owner, De La O Law Firm
2015 - 2015
Attorney, The Gonzalez Law Firm
2015 - Present
GLBT Political CaucusBoard Member
2013 - Present
Stonewall Lawyers Association of Greater HoustonBoard Member
2009
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
2004
BS - Bachelor of Science
Spanish