Ken Daines is an associate at Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC. His practice focuses on trial and appellate litigation in federal and state courts, including matters presenting constitutional law, redistricting, and election-related issues.
Before joining the firm, Ken clerked for Judge Ryan D. Nelson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Dee V. Benson on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. He also practiced election law and government ethics at a large law firm in Washington, D.C.
Ken earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. in International Relations and Chinese, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University. While in law school, he worked as a student attorney for the Religious Liberty Clinic and served as Executive Vice-President for the Stanford Law chapter of the Federalist Society. Ken is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland Bars, the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, and the Federalist Society.
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