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Daniel Wolf is an experienced real estate, business and commercial law attorney who practices in Caplan & Earnest’s Vail office. He is widely recognized as an authority on complex legal issues and he represents a wide variety of entities ranging from physician groups to banks to developers.

Mr. Wolf earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he received The American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts, as well as The American Bar Association Award for excellence in the Study of Land Use and Local Government. He served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge John A. Criswell of the Colorado Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Continental Divide Bar, the Colorado Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

Mr. Wolf is active both in his community and the bar. He is a founder, trustee and a former long-time chairman of The Peak School in Frisco. He has also served on the boards of directors for the Vail Valley Chapter of the Salvation Army and Team Breckenridge Sport Club. He served one term on the Fifth Judicial District Judicial Performance Commission, and two terms on the Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission. Dan currently serves on the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission, to which he was appointed by the Colorado House of Representatives Speaker Julie McCluskie.

Education 

• The University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., with honors
  • The American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts
  • The American Bar Association Award for excellence in the Study of Land Use and Local Government
• Cornell University, B.A.

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Colorado Bar Association, Member
• Continental Divide Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Commissioner, Colorado Independent Ethics Commission (appointed by Colorado House of Representatives Speaker Julie McCluskie in 2023)
• Former Commissioner, Fifth Judicial District Judicial Performance Commission
• Former commissioner, Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission 

Pro Bono & Community Activities

• Founder, trustee and former long-time chairman of The Peak School in Frisco
• Former member of the board of directors for the Vail Valley Chapter of the Salvation Army
• Former member of the board of directors for the Team Breckenridge Sport Club