Owner Bio
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Lawyer- Law Office of Daniel Q. Schiffer, 1983 - Present
● Private practice specializing in equine law, contracts and business litigation
● Extensive litigation and administrative hearing experience
● Experience negotiating agreements between competing interests
● Longtime representation of horse interests at all levels
● Successful coordination of work efforts of staff and independent contractors
● Management of finances and use of technology to coordinate enterprises
Owner/ Manager, Hat Ranch West LLC, 1990 - Present
● Thoroughbred breeding and racing stable for past 20 years
● Management, purchase, sale of breeding stock and race prospects
● Continuing navigation of the thoroughbred racing environment
● Operated commercial broodmare and lay up farm, 1990- 2005
Relevant Experience
● Advised Thoroughbred and Quarter horse owners and breeders
● Reviewed and consulted on horsemen’s contracts with racing associations.
● Authored and argued for legislation brought before the California legislature
● Presented many client causes to the CHRB, stewards and administrative law judges
● Analyzed horse racing law on behalf of Thoroughbred and Quarter horse clients
● Established relationships with owners, trainers, breeders, etc., through out California
● Experience as a groom at major SoCal racetracks
Memberships and Activities
● CTBA Board Member, 2001 to Present; President 2003-2004
● SCEF/ Dolly Green Foundation Board member, 2006 to Present; current acting Secretary
● Past California Thoroughbred Farm Managers Assn Board Member and President
● Organized charitable fund raisers for the Fallbrook REINs and Temecula 4-H programs.
● Published “Legal Side of It” article series in Thoroughbred of California Magazine
EDUCATION
● 1980 Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles CA - Juris Doctorate
● 1976 University of California, Los Angeles - Bachelor of Arts, English