Daniel Cassman
About Me
I’m a national security attorney based in San Francisco. I’ve worked for the National Park Service in Yosemite, Earthjustice in Alaska, and a law firm in New York. I created an interactive system that diagrams relationships among terrorist organizations. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, sports, photography, travel, and tinkering with computers.
Experience
United States Department of Justice |Washington, D.C. & San Francisco, California
Attorney Advisor |2017 - Present
Represented the United States before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Conducted oversight of the United States Intelligence Community. Co-led a team of forty attorneys responsible for oversight of a major intelligence collection program. Overhauled and modernized oversight of that program, including developing custom software to improve efficiency and quality of oversight.
Assistant Attorney General Award for Outstanding New Initiative (2019)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |Macon, Georgia
Law Clerk to the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson | 2015 - 2016
United States District Court for the Northern District of California |San Francisco, California
Law Clerk to the Honorable Samuel Conti |2014 - 2015
Center for International Security and Cooperation |Stanford, CA
Web Developer, Research Assistant, and Teaching Assistant |2013 - 2014
Analyzed interactions among terrorist organizations in Iraq. Created and maintained interactive software showing relationships among terrorist organizations in several regions worldwide. Advised undergraduate honors students on writing theses related to international security.
Education
Stanford Law School |Stanford, California
Juris Doctor |2013
Honors
- First Place, Steven M. Block Civil Liberties Award
- Goldsmith Writing Prize in Conflict Resolution
- Moot Court: Best Oral Argument, Quarterfinalist
Activities
- Stanford Law Review Executive Board (Senior Online Editor)
- Timor-Leste Legal Education Project
- International Human Rights Clinic
Stanford University | Stanford, California
Bachelor of Arts | 2010
Political Science, Computer Science Minor
Honors
- Honors in International Security Studies
- Distinction (top 15% of class)
Publications & Writing
Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe: An Empirical Analysis of the State Secrets Doctrine
67 Stanford Law Review 1173 | 2015
http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/print/article/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safe
Persistence and Recurrence of Internal Armed Conflict
Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation | 2010
https://purl.stanford.edu/hh223mq2639
Nuclear Challenge from Pakistan and Iran — Part I (with Matthew Rojansky)
YaleGlobal Online | 2009
https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/nuclear-challenge-pakistan-and-iran-part-i