The Law Office of Daniel L. Ackman

Fighting for Fair Treatment

When government agencies, licensing authorities, or powerful institutions violate your rights, the consequences can affect your livelihood, reputation, and future. The Law Office of Daniel L. Ackman represents individuals, business owners, and professionals throughout New York City in civil rights litigation, administrative hearings, constitutional law matters, and business disputes.

For more than two decades, Dan Ackman has been taking on difficult cases and challenging unlawful government practices. He is perhaps best known for his work on behalf of New York City taxi drivers, where his litigation helped establish important legal protections for thousands of drivers whose licenses were suspended based solely on arrests and where he has won multi-million dollar settlements.

Focused on constitutional and administrative litigation, Dan is best known for winning class action lawsuits for city taxi drivers, including Nnebe v. Daus, a case where Dan and his chosen colleagues achieved a record $140 million settlement on behalf of cabdrivers who the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission had suspended based solely on an arrest and then offered bogus hearings when suspended cabbies sought reinstatement. Not only did Dan obtain a record money judgment for nearly 20 thousand cabdrivers, he made it possible, indeed likely, for suspended cabdrivers to win reinstatement at post-suspension hearings. So if you have a case, large or small, where the government has threatened your civil rights, call Dan.