Background
Hovland, Daniel Lee was born on November 10, 1954 in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. Son of Lyndon D. and LaVonne A. (Jackson) Hovland.
Hovland, Daniel Lee was born on November 10, 1954 in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. Son of Lyndon D. and LaVonne A. (Jackson) Hovland.
Concordia College (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1976). University of North Dakota (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1979).
Law clerk to Honorary Ralph J. Erickstad North Dakota Supreme Court, Bismarck, 1979-1980. Assistant attorney general Office of Attorney General State of North Dakota, 1980-1983. Partner Fleck, Mather & Strutz, Ltd., 1983—1994, Smith Bakke Hovland & Oppegard,PC, 1994—2003.
Administrative law judge State of North Dakota, 1995—2003. Judge United States District Court North Dakota, Bismarck, 2002, since 2009, chief judge, 2002—2009. Board directors Legal Assistance of North Dakota Bismarck.
Case Comment, "Constitutional Law - Due Process - Suspension or Revocation of a Driver’s License Without Prior Hearing Deemed Constitutionally Adequate," 54 North Dakota Law Review 274. Essay, "Due Process and the Destruction of Breathalyzer, 1977. Ampoules," published in the Pleader by the North Dakota Trial Lawyer’s Association, July 1979.
Minnesota State and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice Law. Litigation) Bar Associations. State Bar Association of North Dakota.
Negligence Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense and General Litigation.
Married Kristen Carol Gregory, February 19, 1988. Three children.