Daniel Dalton, co-founder of Detroit-based Dalton & Tomich, PLC, is renowned as a tenacious land use and zoning litigator. He has litigated nearly all types of land use, zoning, and religious property disputes in state and federal courts across the U.S. With over 30 years of experience, he is adept in pre-trial remedies like pre-judgment attachments, injunctive relief, and lis pendens.Dan has achieved a complete victory for the elders and pastors of a Korean church in Los Angeles, who were sued by a larger denomination for control of the church’s $100 million property after they voted to withdraw. He has also assisted nearly 1,000 local churches in leaving mainline denominations while retaining their properties.He has litigated religious land use and zoning cases in nearly 20 states, including a landmark case against San Diego for a private religious school’s campus expansion. He has secured land use approvals across the U.S. for numerous religious entities. Dan, an accomplished speaker and legal writer, authored Litigating Religious Land Use Cases, first published by the American Bar Association in 2014 and updated in 2016. His 2021 book, Religious Property Disputes: House of God, Laws of Man, guides denominational trust clause cases across the U.S.Dan has received several legal honors, including being listed in Crain’s Detroit Business 2021 Notable Real Estate Executives and named a ‘Go To Lawyer’ for real estate in 2021 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. He is also a multiple DBusiness Top Lawyer and Michigan Super Lawyer in zoning and land use, and was part of the 2010 Leaders in the Law class by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. The media frequently seeks Dan for high-profile cases and religious land use issues, and he has been quoted in publications like Fox News Digital, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Christianity Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Tennessean.Dan holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Western Michigan University. He is a Ruling Elder at Trinity Church, Evangelical Presbyterian, near Plymouth, Michigan, where he leads the food pantry ministry and the One Generation Fundraising campaign. Dan was a citizen leader in Plymouth, serving on the city planning commission and zoning board and as an elected official on the city commission. In his free time, Dan is an avid, enthusiastic swimmer.A complete curriculum vitae of Daniel Dalton, including significant cases, articles, activities, and awards, can be found on his LinkedIn profile.