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.
Awards
- 2020-2024, Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers – Environmental
- 2016-2024, Ranked by Chambers USA
- 2014-2018, Selected for inclusion in Indiana Rising Stars – Environmental
- 2013, Recipient of the Indiana Lawyer’s Up and Coming Lawyer Award
- 2008, Recipient of the David T. Link Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Social Justice
- 2008, Recipient of the Dean Konop Legal Aid Award for Outstanding Service in the Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic
- 2008, Recipient of the Conrad Kellenberger Award for Service Toward the Betterment of Notre Dame Law School and the Local Community
- 2007-2008, Recipient of Notre Dame School of Law’s Peter Lardy Memorial Scholarship Award
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Notre Dame Law School
- B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington
Bar Admissions
- 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
Professional Affiliations
- 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
Community Affiliations
- Counsel, The Music Village Music School
- St. Joseph Catholic Parish, South Bend
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.