Daniel P. Kiefer
Partner
Daniel is a Partner in the firm’s Trust and Estate Litigation department. He has represented numerous fiduciaries—including trustees, personal representatives, and receivers—in a variety of complex litigations. Daniel also routinely represents beneficiaries and creditors in estate and trust matters, including will and trust contests. Additionally, Daniel regularly assists clients with real estate related litigations involving quiet title, slander of title, partition, and challenges to transfer documents/deeds.
Prior to forming Lee Kiefer & Park, Daniel worked for The Rushforth Firm, Ltd. where he participated in hundreds of estate and trust matters. Daniel began his legal career at Lewis Roca where he worked on civil ligation and bankruptcy litigation matters with a diverse group of clients including gaming companies, financial institutions, investors, and small business owners.
Before the practice of law, Daniel attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where he played four years on the Men’s Varsity Rugby team, earning a silver medal (national runner-up) in the Division I 2007 Men’s Championship. Daniel graduated from BYU in 2007 with a BS in Sociology and then attended J. Rueben Clark Law School at BYU, graduating magna cum laude in 2011.
For eight consecutive years (2014 to 2021), Daniel was selected as a “Rising Star” by Super lawyers in the categories of Civil Litigation and Trust and Estate Litigation. More recently, Daniel’s peers selected him as a full-fledged “Super Lawyer” for 2023 and 2024. In 2024, Mr. Kiefer was honored by Best Lawyers as one of the best trust and estate litigation attorneys in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In addition to his litigation practice, Daniel also has an active appellate practice. He has worked on numerous appeals to the Nevada Supreme Court and argued multiple cases before en banc panels. Mr. Kiefer has also assisted on federal appeals to the Ninth Circuit, as well as an opposition to cert filed before the United States Supreme Court.
During his legal career, Daniel has taken and defended hundreds of depositions, briefed and argued hundreds of motions and petitions, tried numerous cases, and participated in dozens of appeals.
Download vcard here.
Education
- J.D. Brigham Young University, J. Ruben Clark Law School, magna cum laude
- B.S. Sociology, Brigham Young University.
Bar Admissions
- Nevada
Awards and Distinctions
Rising Star, Super Lawyers, Mountain States, 2014-2021- Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, Mountain States, 2023-2024
- Best Lawyers in America, Trust and Estate Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2024
- Nevada Legal Elite, Nevada Business Magazine, 2019-2020
Practice Areas
- Trust and Estate Litigation
- Trust and Estate Appeals
- Real Estate Litigation
Selected Published Cases
- In re Matter of Colman Family Revocable Living Trust, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, 460 P.3d 452 (2019)
- In re W.N. Connell and Marjorie T. Connnel Living Trust, 134 Nev. 613, 426 P.3d 599 (2018)
- Nissenbaum v. NNH Cal Neva Services Co., LLC, 983 F.Supp.2d 1245 (D. Nev. 2013)
- Nissenbaum v. NNH Cal Neva Services Co., LLC, 983 F.Supp.2d 1234 (D. Nev. 2013)
