Daniel Saumur brings over 24 years of distinguished military legal experience to the National Security Law Firm, making him one of the country’s most accomplished national security and military law practitioners. A graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Law and holder of an LL.M. in Military Law with a concentration in International Law from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Dan built his career advising the most senior commanders and staffs in the United States Army across a remarkable range of legal disciplines — including military justice, international and operations law, administrative and civil law, ethics, healthcare law, labor law, and fiscal law. He is licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota and is admitted before both the Minnesota Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Dan’s career includes some of the most demanding and high-profile legal assignments in the U.S. military. As Command Judge Advocate, effectively General Counsel, of Brooke Army Medical Center, the U.S. Government’s largest medical center with over 8,000 personnel and a nearly $1 billion budget, he led a team of twelve legal professionals and was twice recognized as the best Medical Treatment Facility Command Judge Advocate in the entire U.S. Army Medical Command. He served as Staff Judge Advocate for U.S. Army South, where he was the principal legal advisor responsible for all Army legal affairs across Latin America and the Caribbean, and as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for U.S. Army Installation Management Command, providing legal counsel affecting 75 Army installations worldwide. A twice-deployed Special Forces Group Judge Advocate with combat experience in Iraq, Dan also played a central role in the U.S. Government’s legal response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake and served as primary legal advisor to the high-profile investigation arising from the 2012 Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.
At the National Security Law Firm, Dan leverages his extraordinary breadth of experience to serve clients navigating the complex intersection of national security, military, and federal law. Whether advising on security clearance matters, military justice, government investigations, healthcare law, ethics, or international law issues, Dan brings the calm, strategic counsel of a seasoned advisor who has operated at the highest levels of the U.S. Government under the most demanding circumstances. His combination of combat-tested judgment, senior executive advising experience, and deep legal expertise makes him an invaluable asset to NSLF clients and an exceptional advocate in even the most complex and sensitive matters.