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Guest of Honor

Daniel K. Bean, Captain, USN (Ret.)

Biography

Mr. Bean possesses extensive experience in trust and probate matters, complex commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, insurance coverage issues, financial lending matters and class actions, as well as in the provision of assistance to foreign litigants in accordance with Title 28 United States Code Section 1782.


He also provides preventative legal counsel to minimize client’s future litigation costs. He previously clerked for the Honorable J.H. Moore II, the Honorable Ralph W. Nimmons Jr. and the Honorable Harvey E Schlesinger of the United States District Court. Now a retired Navy Captain with a Legion of Merit, Dan served in the US Navy as a surface warfare officer and as a judge advocate.


Mr. Bean attended Vanderbilt University on a Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship and served as the editor of the Vanderbilt school newspaper. He attended the University of San Diego School of Law on a Navy Law Education Program Scholarship.

Education

Undergraduate

  • Vanderbilt University


Law School

  • University of San Diego School of Law

Memberships

  • US Navy (Ret.), Captain
  • K9s for Warriors, CEO
  • Jacksonville Naval Museum, CEO
  • Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association, President
  • WJCT Board of Trustees, Chair
  • Five Star Veterans Center, Board Member
  • Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Vice-Chair
  • Jacksonville Port Authority, Chair, 2019 – Present
  • Jacksonville Bar Association, President, 2009 – 2010
  • FreshMinistries Board of Trustees, Chair
  • North Florida Make-A-Wish Advisory Board, Co-Founder

About 250th Navy Ball Southeast

K9's For Warriors

K9's For Warriors

K9's For Warriors

Attorney Daniel Bean is the CEO of nonprofit K9s For Warriors and was a member of the board when the organization that helps veterans was established in 2011.

USS Orleck

K9's For Warriors

K9's For Warriors

Attorney Daniel Bean, a U.S. Navy veteran, worked for years to bring a naval museum ship to Jacksonville. As a member of the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association, he helped bring the USS Orleck to Jacksonville in 2022. The ship is now open for visitors along the St. Johns River south of the Duval County Jail.

JAXPORT

K9's For Warriors

JAXPORT

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors unanimously elected attorney Daniel Bean as Chair and selected additional officer positions effective Oct. 1, 2023.  

Jacksonville Naval Museum - USS Orleck

The U.S. Navy's, second most decorated ship in the Navy's 250-year history! The "Top Gun" of Vietnam!

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