About Daniel Elden
Daniel E. Nordby is a partner at Shutts & Bowen LLP in Tallahassee, Florida, the place he chairs the firm's Appellate Practice Group. His practice focuses on excessive-profile, high-stakes matters of regulation and public coverage, especially in constitutional, appellate, and regulatory law. He is double board-licensed by The Florida Bar in each Appellate Practice and State and Federal Government & Administrative Practice, making him the only attorney in Florida to hold concurrent board certifications in these areas. Daniel earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida College of Law in 2005. He additionally holds dual bachelor's degrees from the University of Florida: a B.A.
in Classical Studies and a B.S. in Microbiology & Cell Science, each obtained in 2001. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005, Daniel has an in depth appeals practice earlier than Florida’s state and federal courts. He has introduced court arguments before the Florida highest court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and Florida’s district courts of appeal. His experience includes taking on cases of first impression in constitutional law, regulatory law, election law, and coverage regulation.
In addition to his practice, Daniel has been actively involved in a number of committees and sections of The Florida Bar. He served as Chair of the Administrative Law Section from 2014 to 2015 and has been a member of its Executive Council since 2006. He was appointed to The Florida Bar’s Appellate Court Rules Committee in 2024, with a time period running thru June 30, 2027. Daniel's expert affiliations also include the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, the place he has been a member of the Tallahassee Lawyers Chapter's Steering Committee since 2006 and served as its President from 2007 to 2011. He used to be additionally President of the University of Florida Law Students Chapter from 2004 to 2005. Throughout his career, Daniel has represented clients in some of Florida’s largest aggressive procurements and has litigated bid protests, regulation challenges, and allowing things before the Division of Administrative Hearings.
His contributions to the legal community were recognized by his friends, reflecting his commitment to excellence in the field of regulation. Daniel is married to Rachel Nordby, who serves as Florida's Deputy Solicitor General. They reside in Tallahassee, the place Daniel continues to serve clients in complicated legal matters, leveraging his knowledge and board certifications to provide expert counsel.
