Bio

• Dan McPherson joined the AGO in March 2013. He attended law school following a 13 year career as a broadcast journalist in Iowa and Missouri. Dan spent seven years in the private practice of law in Jefferson City before joining the AGO. He initially worked in the Governmental Affairs Unit, representing medical licensing boards, before joining the Criminal Appeals Unit in August 2004.Dan has handled more than 900 appeals in the Missouri Supreme Court and in all three districts of the Missouri Court of Appeals. He has authored or co-authored articles appearing in the Drake Law Review, Creighton Law Review, and Journal of the Missouri Bar.

Practice Areas

• Appellate Practice
• Criminal Law

Admitted to Practice

• Missouri, 1996
• United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1998
• Supreme Court of the United States, 2000

Education

• University of Missouri, BJ, 1980
• Drake University, JD with Honors, 1996
  Academic Achievement Award for top grade in Evidence class
  Associate Editor, Drake Law Review

Professional Affiliations

• Jefferson City Breakfast Rotary
• Elwood L. Thomas Inn of Court, Past Member
• Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

Honors & Awards

• AGO Guardian of Justice Award, 2019
• AGO Best Brief Award, 2010; 2013