Mr. Dalton specializes in representing corporations and individuals in complex civil, criminal, and regulatory matters.

In his criminal law practice, Mr. Dalton has defended various businesses and individuals accused of environmental crimes, health care fraud, securities fraud, antitrust violations, political corruption, and other fraudulent conduct.

In his civil law practice, Mr. Dalton has successfully tried cases before juries in state and federal court in the areas of civil rights, wrongful death, dangerous conditions of public property, employment discrimination, toxic tort, construction defects, and commercial disputes, to name a few.

Mr. Dalton has been named as one of the “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas” by D Magazine.  

Mr. Dalton was born in Long Beach, California in 1969. He received his A.B., cum laude, from Occidental College in 1991 and his J.D., cum laude, from the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1997.  He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1997 and the State Bar of Texas in 2004. 

Current Employment Position(s):
Of Counsel

Areas of Practice:
Business and Regulatory Crimes
Commercial and Complex Business Litigation

Bar Admissions:
California, 1997
Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Representative Case(s):
City of Hawthorne ex rel. Wohlner v. H&C Disposal Co., 109 Cal. App. 4th 1668 (2003) 

Education:
Pepperdine University School of Law, 1997, J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude

Occidental College, 1991, A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Dallas Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association

Birth Information:
May 16, 1969, Long Beach, California, United States of America