Dan Huff is a native Tucsonan and experienced trial attorney with a focus in family law, juvenile law, adoptions, and estate planning. Dan has a strong trial record and uses effective and cost-efficient strategies in his legal work. Additionally, Dan’s finance background allows him to provide clients with comprehensive advice on various case complexities, whether regarding asset division or estate planning. Dan is rated AV® Preeminent™ with high ethical standing by Martindale-Hubbell for the highest level of professional excellence, and he was nominated to the Governor as a judicial candidate for the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County.
Before entering private practice in 2017, Dan was an Assistant Attorney General for the State where he gained significant litigation and trial experience while also serving as a Team Lead/Supervising Attorney. There, his trial work focused on prosecuting dependency and termination of parental rights cases, and establishing permanent guardianships for children. For a time, Dan also performed all phases of litigation for the State in the Court of Appeals in cases involving the Department of Child Safety. Dan also served on multiple court-improvement committees and was an attorney liaison for the State’s Office of Child Welfare Investigations.
Dan is also invested in strengthening our community and improving outcomes for children and families. He serves as a Regional Council Member for Arizona’s First Things First (an initiative to support children ages birth to five), serves on court steering committees and as a volunteer Judge Pro Tempore in Pima County Superior Court, and serves on the Board of Directors for Community Extension Programs. He has also served on a local historic preservation commission and on the Board of Directors for an education foundation. Dan is also a seminar presenter for the Arizona State Bar and Pima County Juvenile Court regarding various legal topics. He has also served on the Executive Councils of the Arizona State Bar’s Family Law and Public Lawyers Sections.
When he is not working with his clients to achieve their respective goals and objectives, Dan enjoys spending time with his family, hiking the trails around the Tucson valley, and watching college basketball.