Honors, Awards, and Publications

Daniel W. Layton has been recognized by his peers in the legal profession for the following honors, awards, publications, and positions of responsibility:

Honors and Awards


  • Top 100 Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates, 2019
  • Selected for Clients' Choice Award by Avvo
  • 2017 Orange County Bar Association Tax Law Section Chair Service Recognition
  • Received a perfect 10.0 "Superb" rating by Avvo every year in private practice
  • Listed as a top attorney in Orange County in the area of Tax Law by Coast Magazine, October 2015
  • Among attorneys in Tax Division who were Nominated for the Attorney General’s Award to the Department of Justice by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California
  • Recognized for five years of service in the Department of Justice
  • Recipient of the Internal Revenue Service’s “Bravo!” award
  • Selected as a Victor McQuistion Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School

Positions


  • 2020 Chair of the Orange County Bar Association, Tax Law Section
  • 2019 Chair-Elect of the Orange County Bar Association, Tax Law Section
  • Admitted as Member of American Society of Legal Advocates (an invitation-only legal organization)
  • 2018 Secretary/Treasurer of the Orange County Bar Association, Tax Law Section
  • 2016 Chair of the Orange County Bar Association, Tax Law Section
  • 2015 Chair-Elect of the Orange County Bar Association, Tax Law Section
  • 2014 Secretary/Treasurer of the Orange County Bar Association, Tax Law Section

Publications


Presentations


  • (Co-Presenter)The 2020 FBAR Litigation Update - Orange County Bar Association, Tax Section (2020)
  • (Co-Presenter) CDTFA One Year Later and the Effects of the Supreme Court's Wayfair Opinion on California Sales and Use Tax - Orange County Bar Association, Tax Section (2018)
  • Ethics (co-presenter)-State Bar of California (2015) and OCBA Tax Section (2017)
  • Tax Tips for Law Firms-California Solo and Small Firm Summit (State Bar) (2016)
  • Tax Implications of Labor/Employment Settlements (Panelist)-OCBA Tax Sec. (2014)
  • Crim. Tax Procedure (Panelist)-Ann. Mtg. of the Cal. Tax Bar & Cal. Policy Conf. (2014)
  • Identity Theft and Your Tax Return-State Bar of California Annual Meeting (2014)
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