Feb 21, 2023
Dan Wannamaker was born in Alabama and attended the University
of Texas and South Texas College of Law. He started his career
clerking for the Criminal Court of Appeals and has spent nearly
four decades representing the accused as both a Federal Public
Defender in Texas and Alabama and as a private attorney. He has two
rare distinctions: (1) being board certified in criminal law and
crinimal appellate law and (2) obtaining a pardon from President
Obama on behalf of one of his clients. Dan and his wife live in
Austin, Texas.