Daniel V. Santiago
Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1970, and raised in St. Louis by his parents, Dr. Julio V. Santiago and Anna E. Santiago, both of whom provided him with the best possible examples of treating everyone with respect and good humor.
Mr. Santiago attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where he double-majored in Economics and Political Science in 1993. Subsequently, he attended The University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he earned his J.D. in 1996.
Before establishing the Law Offices of Daniel V. Santiago, P.C. in 2012, Mr. Santiago practiced law for 10 years with Kaplan, Massamillo & Andrews, LLC (now KMA Zuckert LLP), one of the leading aviation litigation firms in the U.S. Previously, he practiced law with the litigation departments of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (“Skadden”) in Los Angeles, California. Skadden is one of the world’s largest law firms whose reputation in the national and international legal communities speaks for itself.
Mr. Santiago has extensive experience with a wide range of complex civil litigation in federal and state courts throughout the country. He has been a member in good standing of the State Bar of California since 2000.
Additional information regarding Mr. Santiago educational background and legal experience are summarized below.
- J.D., The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1996
- B.A., Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1993
- B.A., Political Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1993
The University of Michigan Law School was ranked #8 according to U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of law schools in 2025.
Northwestern University was ranked #6 according to U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of national universities in 2025.
- State Bar of California, 2000
- Kaplan, Massamillo & Andrews, Chicago, IL 2002-2012
- Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel, San Diego, CA 2001-2002
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Los Angeles, CA 2000-2001
- Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, IL 1996 – 1999