Legal Services for Business,
Family and Institutions
The Law Offices of Daniel J. Knight, a Professional Law Corporation is committed to bringing both legal expertise and business experience to your legal matter.
Texas
Civil Litigation Group
General Litigation is a very broad term, and general civil law matters may range from contractual disagreements, to property and real estate disputes to estate contests.
Group Lead: Daniel Knight
Group Members: Daniel Knight, James Caldwell, Ashlyn Algra Emory and Acacia Jackson
First steps are important in determining your legal position and the strengths of various approaches to winning a positive outcome in any dispute.
A consultation with a member of our team is the safest, easiest and fasted way to determine how, when and if you should pursue a legal remedy.
Just call or click the Schedule Consultation button on the left to email or call our local office.
Texas
Estate Planning Group
Group Lead: Daniel Knight
Group Members: Dana Ainsworth and Daniel Knight
Guardianship • Will • Trust • Financial Power of Attorney • (POA) Durable Power of Attorney (POA) • Advance Healthcare Directive (AHCD) • Beneficiary Designations • Succession Plan
Texas
Construction Group
Group Lead: Daniel Knight
Group Members: Daniel Knight, Ashlyn Algra Emory and Acacia Jackson
Expert Witness • Alternative Dispute Resolution • Defective Design (architectural and engineering • Professional Liability • Defective Workmanship • Delay, Disruption and Prolongation Claims • Contractor and Subcontractor Disputes • Mechanic’s Liens and Foreclosure Claims • Terminations
Texas
Real Estate Group
Group Lead: Daniel Knight
Group Members: Daniel Knight, James Caldwell and Acacia Jackson
Land Use • Variances Permits • Foreclosures • Escrow • Contracts
California Group
Group Lead: Daniel Knight
Group Members: Daniel Knight, James Caldwell and Ashlyn Algra Emory
General Civil Litigation • Alternative Dispute Resolution • Construction Law • Estate Planning • Probate • Trust Administration • Contractor and Subcontractor Disputes • Real Estate
Hawaii Group
Group Lead: Daniel Knight
Group Members: Daniel Knight, Ashlyn Algra Emory and James Caldwell
General Civil Litigation • Alternative Dispute Resolution • Construction Law • Estate Planning • Contractor and Subcontractor DisputesProbate • Real Estate • Trust Administration
Located in the “Manor House” in the San Luis Obispo Historic Business District
Corporate Office
San Luis Obispo, California
Downtown San Luis Obispo – Main Office
1103 Johnson Ave
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
805.316.1180
Dan J. Knight a Professional Law Corporation
1103 Johnson Ave #H
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
Phone: 805-316-1180
Located in the new the Texas capital building
Austin, Texas
Austin Business Office
Law Offices of Daniel J. Knight, A.P.L.C.
823 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Law Offices of Daniel J. Knight, A.P.L.C. 823 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Dan Knight Law
Located in the Maui Research and Technology Center
Maui, Hawaii
Kihei Business Office
1590 Lipoa Pkwy
Kihei HI 96753
808.556.3234
Kihei Mailing
1215 S Kihei Rd, Ste O PMB 401,
Kihei HI 96753 – Mail
Law Offices of Daniel J. Knight, A.P.L.C. 1590 Lipoa Pkwy Kihei HI 96753
Law Offices of Daniel J. Knight, A.P.L.C.
1590 Lipoa Pkwy
Kihei HI 96753
Remote Office
Texas – Hawaii – California Law delivered Across Town or Anywhere by Internet
Our Virtual Office service provide, convenience, fast service confidential personal client meetings, depositions, document signing and the full range of in office capabilities at home, office or on the road.
Legal Team
Attorneys – Texas- Remote Offices
Daniel J. Knight
Principal Attorney – Texas
California and Hawaii
A “born & raised” San Luis Obispo County native, Dan feels privileged to be an active part of such a strong and vibrant community and to have grown up learning its ins and outs, institutions, relationships and interrelationships.
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Dan started his career by working in his father’s construction business; gaining knowledge from experienced tradespeople about the “right” ways to construct foundations, build residential/commercial structures, and work in the public right-of-way. During high school Dan worked at Pete’s Automotive in Morro Bay, California.
After graduation from high school, Dan started his own one-person
general construction business and, through hard work and tenacity, grew it into a full-service general building and general engineering company. At the same time, Dan went back to school, earned both a bachelors and master’s degree in accounting, and then continued to and graduated from law school, passed the bar and began his career as a licensed attorney. Along the way Dan also obtained his real estate broker’s license.
Dan lives in Atascadero with his wife Shawn (married in 2013), and three precocious children. When not working, Dan enjoys playing rugby at the Prop or Lock positions, weightlifting/kettle bell workouts, endurance backpacking and other outdoors activities. Dan’s goal in his hobbies is to push the body hard enough that it becomes both a physical and mental test of discipline.
Ashlyn Algra Emory
Paralegal
Ashlyn was raised in Santa Barbara, born in Bakersfield, and calls Templeton home. She attended UCSB and Santa Barbara College of Law. While working as a State Department intern in college she helped US citizens overseas at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy. She has also worked as a paralegal at the US Attorneys Office in the criminal division. Most recently she was a consultant for a legal software company
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Ashlyn is married to Toby and they have a little girl named Scarlett (9 months). She’s usually spending time with family outdoors as she enjoys going on walks with their golden retriever puppy, Belle. You can find them adventuring in any US national park on the weekend. While Yosemite may be her favorite, it was hiking the Grand Canyon rim to rim that was by far the most memorable. Never afraid to learn something new, Ashlyn has recently learned to ski. Next up- learning to ride horses. Ashlyn recently started a mothers’ group in Templeton with the goal of having families find support and have fun together.
James Caldwell
Paralegal
In the position of Office Paralegal and with The Law Offices of Daniel J. Knight, P.L.C., James Caldwell brings the knowledge, experience, organizational and problem-solving skills garnered during a 35-year career in the real estate field, first as a Title Officer and subsequently as a certified Petroleum Landman.
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James is highly skilled in addressing issues and formulating solutions for a wide range of real property matters, such as title defects, subdivision, mineral rights ownership and leasing, complex transactions, boundary line disputes, and access/right-of-way issues. Having worked closely with many attorneys over the years, James was excited to make the transition to become a part of Dan Knight Law and found that the same skill sets applied; intellectual curiosity and “outside the box” thinking coupled with a detail oriented, logical and methodical approach to serving the client’s needs.
A lifelong Californian, James was born and raised in the central valley. After obtaining a B.S. in Economics from C.S.U.B. he began working in the title insurance industry and in pursuing that career lived and worked in both Southern California, Monterey, and the San Francisco bay area. James was fortunate to be able to return home to the central valley to care for his mother during the last few years of her life and, as a person who is committed to life-long learning, he was able to obtain a degree in human biology during that time.
Now, having been back in San Luis Obispo County and living in Atascadero for the last decade, James spends his leisure time exploring this remarkable area, building model rockets and wrangling slightly overweight cats. All while being lucky enough to have his son, daughter-in-law, grandson and stepdaughters nearby.
Office Support Team
Staff – Texas – Remote Offices
Acacia Jackson
Legal Assistant
Office legal assistant Acacia Jackson brings her breadth of experience in retail finance, specialized education, client relations and customer service to insure accurate and timely communications throughout our organization.
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As a long time resident, Acacia enjoys singing on the porch with family and hiking on local trails. She loves the trails from the beaches of Montana De Oro to the slopes of Madonna Mountain as well as Hanomanioa Lighthouse.
Dana Ainsworth
Administrative Manager
Dana is a multi-tasking powerhouse and makes solving complex administrative problems look easy.
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Dana worked as a legal assistant and paralegal in an estate planning and probate administration practice for the last 15 years before join the firm. For the last 8 years, she has also worked to develop a successful general contracting firm where she is the business administrator. She has been integral in shepherding its growth from a small family business to a multi-million dollar contracting firm. Dana was born in Saigon, Vietnam one month before the 1975 evacuation of American personnel. She is a lifetime California resident, having lived in San Luis Obispo for the last 25 years. She has one daughter, Alexis, who is the center of her universe. Dana developed early on in her professional career extraordinary administration skills that have served her employers well. She has worked in several attorneys’ offices and insurance agencies, as well as for the Superior Court.
Darren Thomas
Technology Director
Physical and Remote Offices
Darren has decades of expertise in the technology field, specifically in corporate communications. He brings with him ample experience to maintain a secure and productive environment at the law firm where support and marketing services are provided to our network of offices.
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Darren’s career has included working for fortune 500 companies, including the early days of Apple and Intel, where he started out in corporate communications. He later gained experience working with startups in computer graphics systems used for product introductions for Porsche, Toyota and Honda to name a few. His public relations experience and hands-on computer skills make him a valuable member of our growing team. As a North County community member since 1995, he also works with several local non-profits.
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