Dustin McDaniel | |
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| 55th Attorney General of Arkansas | |
| In office January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015 | |
| Governor | Mike Beebe |
| Preceded by | Mike Beebe |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Rutledge |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 75th district | |
| In office 2005–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Bookout |
| Succeeded by | Joan Cash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dustin Blake McDaniel April 29, 1972 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bobbi McDaniel |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| Website | Official Website |
Dustin Blake McDaniel (born April 29, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th Attorney General of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. McDaniel is the co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Group. He is also the Office Managing Partner of Cozen O’Connor’s Little Rock, Arkansas office. As of 2024, McDaniel is the last Democrat to have held the office of Arkansas Attorney General.
McDaniel's practice focuses on attorney general investigations, consumer protection and administrative law issues, multi-state litigation, antitrust laws, tobacco laws, gaming laws, Medicaid fraud and digital privacy laws. He is licensed in Arkansas, South Dakota, and the District of Columbia and enjoys a national law practice representing individuals and some of America's largest law firms and corporations. He advises clients across a wide range of industries from healthcare to technology, with a focus on highly regulated industries. McDaniel assists his clients with their interactions with state attorneys general from both parties across the country. He has successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is recognized by Arkansas Business as one of the Arkansas 250, the state's most influential leaders. He has also been listed in the Best Lawyers in America for his government relations practice.[1] He has served as an adjunct professor of law at the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law.