Hunter Daniel is an associate attorney with the litigation department based in our Tampa office. His practice focuses on civil litigation including personal injury, construction defects, premise liability, automobile negligence, and insurance defense. Prior to joining Almazan, Hunter has worked as an associate at a boutique personal injury law firm and an insurance defense law firm, securing favorable settlements for many clients and a favorable verdict in a premise liability trial. Hunter worked at the State Attorney’s Office of the 13th Judicial Circuit both summers while in law school. His first summer was in the misdemeanor division, mainly working on traffic cases. The second summer, Hunter completed a Certified Legal Internship (CLI) in the domestic violence division where he tried and won his first jury trial, cementing his interest in litigation.

Emily Daniell is the Managing Partner for Christman Daniell Attorneys. In addition to managing the firm, Emily also handles our family law cases, representing clients and assisting them with their divorces, modifications, enforcements, adoptions, and any other family law-related matters. As a seasoned attorney practicing in the areas of family law and probate, Emily’s goal is to tenaciously fight for clients while always taking time to provide compassionate communication and exceptional client service. As a litigator, she is involved in every step of a client’s case – from intake to final trial. During a case, her goal is to listen to and understand the needs of clients, setting goals together and working hard to achieve those goals throughout the case. Emily started her professional career as a teacher, working with students in junior high and elementary school. While teaching, she attended Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (Now Texas A&M) at night to earn her JD and graduated from law school in 2008. During law school, Emily was a member of the Wesleyan Law Review and multiple scholarship recipient. She graduated 5th in her class, while working full time as an educator. Emily began practicing in the area of real estate law and transitioned into family law soon thereafter. She works hard on each case to think outside the box, and she is not afraid to tackle tough legal issues. Emily has personal experience with divorce and co-parenting, which allows her a unique perspective while representing clients who are walking through these types of cases. Her experiences allow her to bring an important level of compassion and understanding to these often-difficult life transitions.

Area of Practice: Employee Benefits Law Will joined Laner Muchin in 2006. He is an attorney in the Firm’s Employee Benefits Department where he counsels clients on withdrawal liability, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits litigation, and fiduciary responsibility issues under ERISA. He also works with corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, multiemployer plans and tax-exempt entities and organizations. He advises clients on a variety of retirement plan and other employee benefit plan matters, including the design, amendment, administration and termination of pension, profit sharing, 401(k), employee stock ownership and welfare benefit plans and trusts. He has represented clients before the IRS, Department of Labor and District Courts across the country. Will has been an adjunct professor at The John Marshall School of Law since 2002 and teaches courses on ERISA fiduciary obligations, ERISA fundamentals and ERISA in mergers and acquisitions. Will has also authored many articles on withdrawal liability, the most recent of which have appeared in recent volumes of Exhibit City News.

Justine Daniels is a highly skilled litigator specializing in business trial litigation and distressed company and bankruptcy litigation. With an impressive range of professional experience, Justine has worked on and managed cases at all levels, including drafting complaints and conducting discovery, trial, mediation, and settlement negotiations. She has represented a wide variety of clients in a diverse number of matters and across various industries including the aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical, and real estate sectors, among others. Justine also maintains an active and dynamic pro bono practice. For example, she has successfully litigated and settled two Eighth Amendment cases for inmates in California prisons. Justine’s accomplished legal career can be defined by her resolve, resourcefulness, and commitment to her clients’ causes. She was listed among Los Angeles Magazine’s Top Women Attorney’s in Southern California for Business Litigation (2015) and was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine (2015).