Kaplin, Marc B.

Daniel Stewart joined the firm as an associate in June 2006.  In 2009, he became a partner in Petty & Stewart, PLLC. Daniel is Board Certified in Immigration & Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  He focuses his practice on deportation defense, family immigration, citizenship litigation in the US District Courts, asylum law, and assisting immigrant survivors of domestic violence and crime obtain legal status.  Daniel also frequently speaks on the firm’s “Hora Legal” radio show and serves on the Dallas Subcommittee of the unauthorized practice of law Committee of the Supreme Court of Texas.

Daniel was born in Payson, Utah and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies. In May 2006, Daniel received his Juris Doctor from Texas Tech University School of Law. While in law school, Daniel studied private international law at Lyon III University in Lyon, France. He also served as a law clerk for the US Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

When not at work, Daniel enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife and their four children. Daniel is admitted to practice law in Texas and is admitted to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the US District Courts for the Northern District and the Eastern District of Texas. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has featured as a speaker on bond hearings and removal defense strategies.  He is fluent in French and Spanish.