Feel Like Family

The Law Is Complicated. Working With Us Is Not.

EXPERIENCE • PERSPECTIVE • SUPPORT

Dan T. McAfee

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  • Partner

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Phone:

Fax:

317-872-5769

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Inspired by many of Indiana's own local artisans and their dedication to their particular craft and the patrons they serve, my focus is on working with entrepreneurs and business owners in creating, maintaining, and expanding the businesses they have the passion and courage to build.  As a "craft business" lawyer, my goal is always to provide my clients with skilled, experienced, and individually tailored legal work.  Over the past decade, I have worked with many craft businesses in a wide range of industries, including cosmetics, design, eSports, tabletop gaming, medicine, music, photography, and other various professional services.

I understand that for most, the thought of going to see an attorney may be a bit like going to see the dentist – you don’t really want to go, but you know that if you don’t, you may be inviting more trouble and “pain” down the road. Discussing your business and its legal needs doesn’t have to be like this.  Whether it is helping clients with the inital formation of their business, negotiating or drafting an important contract, or helping to resolve or litigate a business-related dispute, I advise and advocate for my clients in a way that is approachable and client-focused (or as I like to call it, "small-batch" legal services). In representing my clients in this way, I have found that I am able to add value to our relationship not just as "their lawyer," but as a trusted friend who understands law.  

“For me, the practice of law is not just about knowing the answers to my client’s issues or being a skilled advocate, those elements are important for sure, but it’s also about building a relationship with my client that lasts beyond the resolution of the legal need that initially brings them to my office.”

Areas of Practice

  • Business Law
  • Business Litigation
  • Corporate Formation
  • Contracts

Bar Admissions

  • Indiana, 2005
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2005
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2005

Education

  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • J.D. - 2005
  • Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana
    • B.A. - 2002

Honors and Awards

  • Nuvo's Best of Indy Honoree - Best Local Attorney, 2014

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Indianapolis Bar Association, 2005 to Present
  • eSports Bar Association, 2018 to Present

Pro Bono Activities

  • Assistant Coach at Dynamo, F.C. (U13 Boys / Premier Team), 08/2017 to Present

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Delta Tau Delta