Daniel E. Bright

Senior Status

Daniel E. Bright

Since joining McQuaide Blasko in 1987, Daniel E. Bright has concentrated his practice on estate planning and administration, business and finance transactions, and tax-exempt organizations.

He leads the firm’s business and corporate practice group and has represented numerous Central Pennsylvania corporate clients in major transactions.

  • American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Centre County Bar Association
  • Northwest Bank, Regional Board Member
  • Pro Bono Solicitor, Boalsburg Fire Company
  • Pro Bono Volunteer, Mid Penn Legal Services

  • Recycling Law Update, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania, Fall Meeting, October 2016
  • Estate Administration Presentation, Foxdale Village, October 2015
  • Recycling Law Update, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania, Fall Meeting, October 2015
  • Recycling Law Update, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania, Summer Meeting, June 2014
  • Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, Public Private Projects with Municipal Authorities, August 2013
  • Chamber U Presentation, The 2013 Tax Law Changes, January 2013
  • Recycling Law Update, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania, Spring Meeting, April 2012
  • Tax Traps in Oil & Gas Leasing for Non Profit Hunting Clubs, Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Annual Conference, March 2012
  • Foxdale Village, CCRC, Estate Administration Update, November 2011
  • The Village at Penn State, CCRC, Estate Planning and Administration Update, October 2011
  • Brookline Village Retirement Community, Estate Planning Update, June 2011
  • Estate Planning Update, PSU Retiree Benefits Fair, 2006-2010
  • Legal Update, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania Spring Meeting, May 2010
  • Centre County Chamber of Business and Industry, Chamber U, Business Succession Planning, August 2008

Recent Professional Development

  • Annual Estate Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 2016
  • Keys to Creative Negotiation, August 2016
  • Orphan’s Court Rule Changes, February 2016
  • Annual Estate Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 2015
  • Pennsylvania Entity Transactions Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, May 2015
  • Update on Medical Marijuana, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April 2015
  • Annual Estate Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 2014
  • Coordinating Medicare Benefits, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, August 2013
  • Legal Issues in an Age of Aging, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April 2013
  • Annual Estate Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 2012
  • ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section Spring Symposia, May 2010
  • The Impact of Estate Tax Repeal, American Law Institute of the American Bar Association (“ALI-ABA”), Web Seminar, January 2010
  • Dealing with Estate Tax Repeal and Carryover Basis, ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Seminar, Web Seminar, January 2010

  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court
  • U.S. Military Courts
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

  • L.L.M., Taxation and Commerce, Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, 1991
  • J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1981
  • B.A., Allegheny College, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1978