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Dan Montalvo is Of Counsel to the law firm of Burleson, Pate and Gibson, L.L.P. For Over 35 years the Law firm of Burleson, Pate and Gibson has been a prominent law firm the the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area. They are committed to providing effective and aggressive representation of individuals and corporations. 
Recently, Dan Montalvo was honored by his peers by being named a “Texas Rising Star.” The selections are made by Texas Monthly magazine, in cooperation with the publication Law and Politics. Mr. Montalvo, along with the other Rising Star honorees, will be featured in the July, 2005 issue of Texas Monthly magazine and the Texas Super Lawyers– Rising Star edition. For the Rising Star competition, fewer than 2.5 percent of attorneys in Texas have received this designation. Recipients are younger than 40 years of age or have been practicing law 10 years or less.  Dan Montalvo has lead an active academic and professional life. While attending the University of Dallas, Dan Montalvo studied in Rome, Italy and introduced a major presidential candidate at a rally held on campus. He spent a summer working in Washington, D.C. (Summer 1990) as an intern with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. He was one of nineteen selected from a pool of eight-hundred. He worked on Capitol Hill for the Chairman of the House Agricultural Committee and He was awarded the Southwestern Presidential Scholarship.
At the Texas Tech University School of Law, Dan Montalvo single handedly revived the Volunteer Law Students and Lawyers, Inc. and was its president for two years. He also attended the Univeristy of Houston's Mexican Legal Studies Program in Mexico City (summer 1994). He was awarded the Texas Tech Board of Regent's Scholarship. He spent his summers clerking for Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. There he worked in both Federal And State Jurisdictions in such areas of law as Immigration, Family, Employment, Criminal, Workers Compensation, Environmental, Commercial and Contract Law. Daniel Montalvo is an experienced Criminal Lawyer in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. He was a verteran prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office achieving the rank of Number Two Felony Prosecutor. As a former State Prosecutor from 1996 to 2004 he tried over 200 Bench and Jury Trials ranging from DWI, Domestic Violence, Criminal Mischief, Aggravated Assault, Drug Possession, Burglary, Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, Arson,  Aggravated Sexual Assault, Murder and Capital Murder Dan Montalvo's experience has given him the ability to know the criminal justice system from inside and out. He puts every bit of his experience and ability to communicate to provide the best representation possible. He will take the time to explain all the options because he knows what they are and because he cares. He knows and understands that your professional, academic or personal life may be at stake.
Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence 1995 Texas Tech Board of Regents’ Scholarship 1992-1995 President, Volunteer Law Students & Lawyers 1993-1995 Mexican Legal Studies Program, Summer 1994 University of Dallas, Irving, TexasB.A. Politics (Political Philosophy) 1992 Semester Abroad, Rome, Italy, Fall 1989 Southwestern Presidential Scholarship, 1988-1992 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Summer 1990
Bar Admissions: State Bar of Texas United States District Court, Northern District of Texas United States District Court, Southern District of Texas United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Memberships and Affiliations Dallas County Defense Lawyers Association; Board Member 2004-2006 Dallas County Defense Lawyers Association Texas Defense Lawyers Association Dallas Bar Association Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
Born: 7 November 1969. Hometown: McAllen, Texas - Montalvo Coat of Arms -  
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