Dan Unumb, Esq.

Dan Unumb is the founder of the nonprofit National Autism Law Center which he formed to address systemic issues and serve as a national clearinghouse for information, litigation and legal policy support, and advocacy on behalf of the autism community. Dan is also President of the Autism Legal Resource Center LLC, a national legal consulting firm assisting providers, families and associations with insurance, Medicaid, and other healthcare coverage-related issues. Previously, Dan was Executive Director of the Autism Speaks Legal Resource Center. He has briefed autism issues in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Dan is co-author of the law school casebook “Autism and the Law” and has presented on autism legal topics at numerous national conferences. Dan graduated from Northwestern University School of Law and has litigated cases in federal and state courts across the country in private practice in Boston, Washington, D.C., and Charleston; as Director of Litigation for his state’s legal services program; and as an attorney with the United States Department of Justice.