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Daniel Cory

Daniel Cory

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Business

Environmental

Insurance Coverage

Litigation

Real Estate

Career

Dan Cory has a results-oriented practice focused on assisting clients in managing risks within their companies and on environmentally impacted properties. This includes overseeing environmental investigations and remedial actions, transactions involving contaminated properties, litigation, enforcement defense and order negotiation, environmental compliance and counseling and Brownfield redevelopment.

He also regularly presents on environmental topics and serves as an adjunct faculty member at Notre Dame Law School, teaching a course on environmental law and development, which covers both the specifics of Brownfield redevelopment as well as broader policy considerations where environmental and development interests intersect.

Professional Memberships

Member, Environmental Law Network

Member, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources

Member, St. Joseph County Bar Association, Bench Bar Section

Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law Council

Publications

2023 | Author: Supreme Court’s Ruling in Sackett Has Major Implications for Water Protections, Land Development, Res Gestae – Indiana State Bar Association Journal

2022 | Author: Sackett’s implications for water protections, land development, The Indiana Lawyer

2022 | Speaker: Wetlands: Regulation and Litigation Update, Indiana Farm Bureau Drainage School

2021 | Speaker: The Clock is Ticking (Maybe): Guam v. United States and its Impact on Settlement Dynamics and CERCLA’s Statute of Limitations, Indianapolis Bar Association CLE Webinar

2015 | Author: Complying with Water Quality Laws and Regulations: Part 2, Half Moon Education Seminar CLE

2014 | Speaking Engagement: Speaker, Indianapolis Bar Association CLE – Exploring the New ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Investigations

2013 | Speaking Engagement: Speaker, Herman Melville and Lemuel Shaw: American Values Reflected in Law and Literature

2013 | Speaking Engagement: Speaker, “Vapor Intrusion Guidance Update” – Indiana Environmental Management Conference

2010 | Publication: Author, “EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act,” Environmental Section Newsletter, Indiana State Bar Association.

Education

Notre Dame Law School

J.D., cum laude

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

B.A.

Awards

2020-2024 Indiana Super Lawyers – Environmental

Super Lawyers

2020

2016-2025 Environment - Indiana

Chambers USA

2016

2014-2018 Indiana Rising Stars – Environmental

Chambers USA

2016

Leadership in Law Up and Coming Lawyer Award

The Indiana Lawyer

2013

David T. Link Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Social Justice

Notre Dame Law School

2008

Dean Konop Legal Aid Award for Outstanding Service in the Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic

Notre Dame Law School

2008

Conrad Kellenberger Award for Service Toward the Betterment of Notre Dame Law School and the Local Community

Notre Dame Law School

2008

2007-2008 Peter Lardy Memorial Scholarship Award

Notre Dame School of Law

2007

Expert in these Jurisdictions

State of Indiana, 2008

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2008

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2008

Languages Spoken

English

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  • Dan is an excellent lawyer; great at communicating complex issues in a way non-legal folks can understand.

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