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Daniel W. Kunz is a practicing attorney and adjunct professor at Duquesne Kline, where he has been teaching since 2003. Currently, Kunz supervises the award-winning Veterans Clinic, named among the Top 15 innovative clinics in the country by magazine, and supports the Urban Development Practicum's work in the region.
Kunz sits on several boards and committees across Western Pennsylvania including serving the Foundation of Hope as immediate past president, as well as chairing the Allegheny County Bar Association's Sports Law Committee. He is a mental health first aid trainer and is a frequent guest lecturer and public speaker appearing on local television and radio stations discussing issues involving veterans, athletes, mental health, and substance abuse. Among his previous roles, Kunz was a certified contract advisor for the National Football Players Association, 2010-2016.
In 2018, Duquesne Law's Public Interest Law Association named Kunz as the recipient of the Public Interest Law Alumni Award. The Student Bar Association honored him as the Adjunct Faculty Award recipient in 2017. Saint Vincent College, his undergraduate alma mater, named him the Young Alumni of Distinction awardee in 2013.
Kunz holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Duquesne University's John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business and a Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne Kline University School of Law.
Education
- J.D., Duquesne University School of Law
- M.B.A., Duquesne University Donahue Graduate School of Business
- B.S., Administration, Saint Vincent College
Honors and Awards
- Veterans Leadership Program 2019 Tribute Honoree, May 31 2019
- Public Interest Law Alumni Award, Public Interest Law Association, Duquesne Law, 2018
- Adjunct Award, Student Bar Association, Duquesne Law, 2017
- Young Alumni of Distinction Award, Saint Vincent College, 2013
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Daniel Kunz, Strained Relations Between NFL Owners, Players, Law. J., Feb. 1, 2019, at 1.
Mental Health First Aid Training
Daniel Kunz and Stacy Condie, Mental Health First Aid Training, presentation at Human
Services Administration Organization, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (December 13,
2019).
Veterans Curriculum Training
Daniel Kunz, Judge John A. Zottola, Deb Barnisin, Joshua Cote and Stacy Conde, Veterans
Curriculum Training, panel discussion at Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for the
City of Pittsburgh Police Department (November 15, 2019).
The Laws of Hockey
Daniel Kunz, Steve Reich, Jay K. Reisinger, and John N. Demas, The Laws of Hockey:
CLE with the Penguins, CLE at PPG Arena, Pittsburgh (October 29, 2019).
The Laws of Baseball: 2019 Edition
Daniel Kunz, Judge Jack McVay Jr., Frank Coonelly, Jay Reisinger, Andrew Stiffler
and Bryan Stroh, The Laws of Baseball: 2019 Edition, CLE for Allegheny County Bar
Association (August 22, 2019).
Mental Health First Aid Training
Daniel Kunz and Matthew Koren, Mental Health First Aid Training, CLE at Allegheny
County Court of Commns Pleas (July 19, 2019).
The ABCs of CBAs in Pro Sports
Daniel Kunz and Jay Reisinger, The ABCs of CBAs in Pro Sports, CLE at The Allegheny
County Bar Association (March 15, 2019).
Mental Health First Aid Training
Daniel Kunz and Barb Saunders, Mental Health First Aid Training, presentation at Neighborhood
Legal Service (December 11, 2018).
CLE with the Penguins
Daniel Kunz, Ryan C. Fleischer, Jason E. Luckasevic, Joseph P. Murphy, and Paul D.
Nussbaum, CLE with the Penguins, CLE for Pennsylvania Bar Institute (November 15,
2018).
In Trouble With the Law and the Role of Community: The Veterans Court
John Rago and Daniel Kunz, In Trouble With the Law and the Role of Community: The
Veterans Court, panel discussion at Moral injury and the Role of Community in the
Veteran's Transformation and Homecoming (November 2, 2018).
Legal Sports Betting, Game On!
Daniel Kunz, Judge Jack McVay Jr., State Senator Jay Costa Jr., Frank Coonelly, Alejandro
Urrea, and Bryan Stroh, Legal Sports Betting, Game On!, presentation at Pennsylvania
Bar Institute (August 22, 2018).
Workers' Compensation for Professional Athletes
Daniel Kunz, Alfred L. Benedict, Robert J. Steiner, Eric D. Abes, Thomas C. Baumann,
and Gary D. Ludin, Workers' Compensation for Professional Athletes, CLE for Pennsylvania
Bar Institute (April 24, 2017).
Veterans and Traumatic Brain Injury
Daniel Kunz, Debra McCloskey Todd, and Michael V. Quatrini, Veterans and Traumatic
Brain Injury, CLE at Athletes, Veterans, and Neuroscience event, Duquesne University
(April 7, 2017).
Sports Concussion Litigation
Daniel Kunz and Jason E. Luckasevic, Sports Concussion Litigation, CLE at Duquesne
University (February 4, 2017).
Mental Health and the Law
Daniel Kunz, Jane Campbell Moriarty, William Caye, Edward Mulvey, Allan Pass, Katherine
Ramsland, Kathleen Sekula, Michael Weiner, and Bruce Wright, Mental Health and the
Law, CLE at 16th Annual Forensic Science and Law Symposium (October 20-21, 2016).
Ethical Considerations in Representing Clients with Mental Disabilities
Daniel Kunz and Paul Nussbaum, Ethical Considerations in Representing Clients with
Mental Disabilities, CLE at Duquesne University (August 18, 2016).
Violence and Behavioral Health: Developing an Evidenced-Informed Community Agenda
Daniel Kunz, John A. Zottola, Debra Barnisin, and Robert O'Brien, Violence and Behavioral
Health: Developing an Evidenced-Informed Community Agenda, panel discussion at Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic: Recovery and Wellness (October 27, 2014).
Collaborating with Other Professionals
Daniel Kunz, Leticia Flores, John Cimino, Mary Beth Heller, and Margaret M. Middleton,
Collaborating with Other Professionals, CLE at National Conference on Law Clinics
Serving Veterans (April 3-4, 2014).