Justin S. Daniels

Justin S. Daniels received a bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia Tech University and has a law and MBA degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he grew up. Justin is the trusted legal quarterback providing corporate and commercial real estate advice to fast growing privately help entrepreneurial businesses. He practices law as a shareholder with the firm Wagner Johnston & Rosenthal, P.C. Justin's corporate practice consists of representing businesses and business owners in all aspects of their operations from structuring new ventures, advising on acquisitions and divestitures and reviewing and negotiating key vendor, franchise, employment, and consumer contracts. He has specific expertise representing clients in the technology, manufacturing and professional services industry. Justin's commercial real estate practice consists of representing investor syndicates and commercial developers who acquire, develop, finance, and sell real estate. He has advised investor sydicates and commercial developers in the retail, industrial, office, apartment building, and residential subdivision market segments. He is a frequent writer on commercial real estate topics and has published articles that include "Finding the Right Title," "The LLC Versus the S-Corp," "Underappreciated Commercial Lease Provisions" and "Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Thinking about Exit Strategies at the Outset." Justin's corporate and commercial real estate background uniquely positions him to represent companies who wish to acquire the assets and commercial real estate of another company since he possesses both the corporate and commercial real estate background to successfully advise the client and document and close the transaction. Justin has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Georgia Super Lawyers in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. The Rising Star recognition is given to lawyers who are under 40 who are chosen among their peers in the legal profession as being among the top up and coming lawyers. Only 2.5% of Georgia lawyers receive this honor. He is a frequent legal contributor to the national internet radio program Gravity Free Radio that assists entrepreneurs with business and legal issues. He is a National Business Institute faculty member who has taught nationwide seminars to other lawyers and accountants on topics such as Nuts and Bolts M&A, LLC versus the S-Corporation, and drafting LLC operating agreements. He has also taught a course at Kennesaw State University Small Business Development Council on drafting complex partnership agreements. In his free time, Justin coaches basketball with 11-12 year-olds at Chastain Park and is a board member of the Technology Association of Georgia Finance Society. He also volunteers his time to help the nonprofit House Mate Match program. In the past few years he has been a judge for Junior Achievement through the Atlanta Chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth. He is a graduate of the 2007-2008 Leadership Sandy Springs Class and he plays in squash tournaments in Atlanta and nationwide.