Dan Cron

Dan Cron is a highly respected criminal defense attorney with over 40 years of experience serving clients throughout New Mexico. Known for his ability to handle complex and high-profile cases, Dan provides strategic, results-driven representation to individuals facing serious charges.

Dan is also considered New Mexico’s most experienced national security clearance attorney. As a former clearance holder himself, he offers personal insight into the process and has successfully represented New Mexico clients with security clearances from the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), the State Department. He also periodically provides legal counsel to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

With a career spanning decades, Dan’s legal journey began in Santa Fe in 1980, where his work in the New Mexico prison system following the notorious riot earned him national recognition. Since then, he has built a distinguished reputation and is consistently recognized as one of the state’s most accomplished lawyers.

• Recognitions:
• Best Lawyers in America® for 31 consecutive years.
• AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell for 32 consecutive years.
• Honored as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America® multiple times for both White-Collar and Criminal Defense.
• Recipient of the 2025 NMCDLA Driscoll Award, the highest honor for a criminal defense attorney in New Mexico.