contact

DEmessier@Christovich.com
Direct: 504.593.4257
Cell: 504-519-6275

Bar Admission

Louisiana, 2025

Court Admission

All Louisiana State courts
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education

Seton Hall University (Magna cum laude 2022) honors

Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2025)

Memberships

Louisiana State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter
New Orleans Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section

Daniel E. Messier (“Dan”) joined Christovich & Kearney, LLP in 2025 as an associate attorney after graduating from Tulane University School of Law. Dan was a former law clerk at Christovich & Kearney, and he clerked for both plaintiff and defense firms around New Orleans while in law school. Through his clerkships, Dan gained experience both in and out of the courtroom on a variety of legal issues, including in both state and federal courts.

Dan earned his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law, cum laude, along with a Certificate in Sports Law, in the spring of 2025. While attending Tulane, Dan was the Senior Articles Editor of the Sports Lawyers Journal, a national legal journal edited by Tulane law students and published by the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA). As a Junior Member of the Sports Lawyer Journal, Dan had his case note published, W. Flagler Assocs., Ltd. V. Haaland: The D.C. Circuit Parlays the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act into Sports Betting, 31 Sports Law. J. 123 (2024).

He received his B.S. in Sports Management and Finance, with a Minor in Legal Studies in Business, magna cum laude, from Seton Hall University in 2022.