In 2008, he graduated from Cornell University with distinction in all subjects and subsequently received his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. During law school, Daniel served as the Chief Managing Editor of the Pacific Basin Law Journal and a research assistant for the former Dean, Rachel Moran. Daniel began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Randolph A. Rogers and Brian C. Yep of the Los Angeles Superior Court and a research attorney at the Santa Clara Superior Court. Daniel is a member of the State Bar of California.