John Daniels is the Chairman of Quarles & Brady LLP. He has extensive experience in serving national, regional, local and governmental owners and investors in real estate. His experience includes:

• Significant involvement in some of the most complex real estate redevelopment projects, including representing the largest property owner in connection with the redevelopment of the Midwest Airlines Center and representing the largest property owner in connection with the redevelopment of the Bradley Sports Center.
  
  
• Serving as lead counsel for major institutions both in the financing and the disposition of commercial office space. He serves as national real estate counsel for Philip Morris Capital Corporation and has represented a number of major corporations on their real estate developments throughout the U.S., including General Electric Capital Corporation, Xerox Corporation and Kraft Foods.
  
  
• Working on major public/private ventures, including those associated with higher education. He served as lead advisor to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in connection with a redevelopment of a several hundred thousand square foot project and other redevelopment projects in several major cities.
  
  
• Representing clients in commercial and office development and lease negotiation. He served as counsel for the developer on the Grand Avenue project which, when developed, was the largest downtown retail redevelopment in the State of Wisconsin. He also served as counsel to Midtown Mall, the largest urban redevelopment project in Milwaukee, which was a substantial renewal, renovation and adaptive use project.

• Harvard Law School (J.D., 1974)
  
• University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1972)
  
• North Central College (B.A., 1969)
  

Wisconsin, 1974

Honors:

• Listed in The Business Journal of Milwaukee 2009 “Power Book.”
• Named 2009 Lawyer of the Year by the Milwaukee Bar Association.
• Named to the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) Hall of Fame in 2009.
• Received the John and Irma Daniels Humanitarian Award from the St. Francis Children's Center (Milwaukee, WI) in 2008.
• Received the 2008 Leadership Award from the National Bar Association.
• Named one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America from The National Law Journal in 2008.
• Named as one of the 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know from Lawdragon in 2008.
• Appointed Fellow at the Ford Foundation.
• Appointed Fellow at the National Science Foundation.
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® (1993-present: Real Estate Law).
• Listed in Chambers USA (2003-present: Real Estate).
• Selected for inclusion in the 2005-2009 Wisconsin Super Lawyers^® lists (Real Estate).
• Martindale-Hubbell AV^® Peer Review Rated.
• Received Outstanding Community Leader Award by the Thurgood J. Marshall College Fund.
• Received the Human Relations Award from the National Conference of Christians & Jews.
• Given the Outstanding Alumni Award from North Central College.
• Received the 2008 James Howard Baker Award for his efforts to improve the quality of life for African-Americans in Milwaukee, WI.

• American College of Real Estate Lawyers (National President).
• American Bar Association (National Secretary Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section).
• State Bar of Wisconsin (Member).
• Milwaukee Bar Association (Past Director).
• Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (President, 1981-1982).
• American Bar Association (National Vice President, Law Students Division, 1973-1974).
• Quarles & Brady Diversity Committee (Co-chair). 

Public Service/Community Affairs:

• Greater Milwaukee Committee (Vice Chairman).
• Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (Director).
• Ralph Evinrude Foundation (Director).
• Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Director).
• Medical College of Wisconsin (Director Emeritus).
• Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (Past Director).
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Milwaukee (Past Director).

Corporate Directorships:

• Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (Director).
• V&J Foods, Inc. (Director).
• North Milwaukee State Bank (Former Chair).
• Zilber Neighborhood Initiative (Board Member).
• Aurora Health Care (Board of Directors).