Dan Cavanaugh | Source | Criminal Defense Attorney at Law Offices of Cavanaugh and Cavanaugh, P.A.

Dan a criminal defense attorney who has nearly 25 years of quality experience in criminal law, Dan Cavanaugh has handled cases involving virtually every crime.

Prior to working as a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Cavanaugh prosecuted and supervised prosecutors in various counties. He worked in Lee County (Special Victims’ Unit) and served as Chief Assistant State Attorney. He was also the Misdemeanor and Juvenile Chief in the Collier County State Attorney’s Office. As a prosecutor, Mr. Cavanaugh handled serious and high-profile cases and was even featured on the Dateline NBC’s “To Catch a Predator” series to make legal charging decisions in real-time. He also sat on the State Attorney’s hiring and death penalty committees.

He has been recognized for his trial skills as the recipient of Attorney of the Year at the State Attorney’s Office in Fort Myers. In 2022, Dan Cavanaugh is only the fourth attorney practicing in Florida to have achieved the "ACS Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Designation as recognized by the Chemistry and the Law Division of the ACS” allowing him to have a better understanding of drug and alcohol related criminal cases.

He was a part-time instructor at the Southwest Florida Public Service Academy and organized quarterly training exercises to a cross-section of law enforcement at inter-agency training in both states. Dan has even worked as a Jail guard during law school to best understand every side of criminal law.