Atty. Dan J. Kazanas
Dan J. Kazanas has more than four decades of legal and business cross-functional experience and cross-industry expertise.
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Dan J. Kazanas is a Managing Attorney based in St. Louis, Missouri, practicing at KAZANAS LC Law Firm. They have 43+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1983. Their practice focuses on divorce, wills, patent, contracts, and trademark. Admitted to practice in Missouri (1983), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (1984), U.S. Supreme Court (1990), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois (1998). Educated at St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1983) and University of Missouri-St. Louis (B.S.B.A., 1980). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Serands clients in St. Louis, MO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Dan J. Kazanas has more than four decades of legal and business cross-functional experience and cross-industry expertise
- He is a licensed Attorney and Counselor at Law in the State of Missouri, as well as, a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association
- His representation covers all aspects of: BUSINESS LAW • REAL ESTATE LAW • ESTATE PLANNING: Wills, Trusts & Probate • COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- Dan Kazanas regularly counsels C-level executives, entrepreneurs, investors, emerging and established companies, and associations on a broad range of domestic and international corporate and commercial legal matters
- One of Dan Kazanas' strengths for his clients that is somewhat unique is that he knows and fully understandings his clients’ specific business, industry environment, and legal concerns, with a focus on both their immediate and long-term goals
- This strength was nurtured because he has funded, managed, and sold businesses of his own in highly competitive domestic and global environments
- Dan Kazanas’ commercial litigation practice focuses on resolving financial and business disputes between individuals and businesses
- Dan Kazanas’ career started after his 1980 graduation cum laude from the University of Missouri at Saint Louis, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
- He next obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 1983
- After receiving his Law Degree, Dan Kazanas worked for nearly two decades as an attorney in the real estate, estate planning, franchising, business, and bankruptcy sectors
- From 2001 through 2009, Dan Kazanas was President of O’Neil Lumber & Millwork, in Saint Louis, where his business savvy contributed to the company’s phenomenal growth
- Soon after, Dan Kazanas filled the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary for Vertecra, Inc., an energy technology company, until he accepted the role as the top executive of the technology commercialization firm of ideaRELAY LLC -- a Saint Louis firm that offers technology transfer and product-development services
- In this position as the Managing Director, he is always on the lookout for scientific advances that, with assistance, can become marketable and profitable products
- To support the community, Dan Kazanas provided considerable free time to the ALS Association of Greater Saint Louis, where his role as a Chairperson of Board Development and Governance included evaluating the Board of Directors’ membership, and preparing governance documents to serve the charitable functions of this organization
- The ALS Association’s mission is to help those with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, a debilitating motor-neuron condition
- Dan Kazanas also is a founding member of the Hellenic Spirit Foundation, which supports charitable causes
- In addition, he is on the advisory board for the University of Missouri-St Louis’ Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship, and was co-chairperson for his St. Louis University School of Law 15th reunion event
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Dan J. Kazanas handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
A divorce attorney guides you through property division, spousal support, custody, and the final decree — contested or uncontested.
Dan J. Kazanas is one of 50,487 divorce attorneys indexed nationally. Browse divorce attorneys in Missouri →
Dan J. Kazanas is one of 34,541 wills attorneys indexed nationally. Browse wills attorneys in Missouri →
Dan J. Kazanas is one of 20,749 patent attorneys indexed nationally. Browse patent attorneys in Missouri →
Dan J. Kazanas is one of 76,762 contracts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse contracts attorneys in Missouri →
Dan J. Kazanas is one of 23,222 trademark attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trademark attorneys in Missouri →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Missouri
Practicing law in Missouri. Legal matters in Missouri are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in St. Louis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Missouri state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Missouri brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Missouri courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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