Senior Attorney | Director of Consultations & Case Strategy
Former Staff Judge Advocate, Command Judge Advocate, and Senior Legal Advisor to U.S. Army Commands Worldwide
For more than two decades, Daniel Saumur served as a trusted legal advisor to military commanders, senior government officials, and organizational leaders responsible for making high-consequence decisions involving personnel, investigations, operations, ethics, national security, and organizational risk.
A retired Army Judge Advocate, Dan held some of the military’s most significant legal advisory positions. He served as Staff Judge Advocate for U.S. Army South, where he was the principal legal advisor responsible for Army legal matters throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. He also served as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for U.S. Army Installation Management Command, providing legal counsel affecting Army installations worldwide, and as Command Judge Advocate for Brooke Army Medical Center, the largest medical center in the Department of Defense, where he advised leadership on investigations, personnel actions, healthcare law, ethics, labor law, fiscal law, and complex organizational challenges.
Throughout his career, Dan was repeatedly called upon to help leaders navigate difficult situations where legal, operational, and strategic considerations intersected. His experience includes advising Special Forces organizations, deploying to Iraq, supporting the U.S. Government’s response to the Haiti earthquake, overseeing significant investigations, and counseling senior leaders on matters involving risk, accountability, and mission success. These experiences provided him with a deep understanding of how government decision-makers evaluate facts, assess risk, and arrive at consequential decisions.
Dan’s experience gives clients a unique advantage because he has spent decades helping leaders solve complex problems. Whether a matter involves military law, security clearance concerns, government investigations, federal employment issues, administrative actions, ethics matters, or other high-stakes legal challenges, he understands how government systems operate and how decision-makers are likely to evaluate the issues presented.
Today, Dan serves as National Security Law Firm’s lead consultation and case assessment attorney. He works closely with prospective clients to evaluate legal issues, identify risks, develop initial strategies, and help individuals understand the options available to them before moving forward with representation. His combination of military leadership, national security experience, and strategic legal judgment allows him to provide clients with practical guidance from the very first conversation.
Jurisdictions Admitted: Minnesota and the United States Supreme Court. Represents clients nationwide in federal administrative, military, national security, and federal employment matters.
Education: LL.M., Military Law (International Law), The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School; J.D., University of Minnesota Law School.