Daniel Correa

Daniel R. Correa joined the UNT Dallas College of Law faculty in 2023 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Law. He teaches Legal Writing, Remedies, and Civil Procedure. Prior to joining UNT Dallas College of Law, Professor Correa served as an Associate Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law, where he taught Legal Research and Writing and Professional Responsibility.  

Professor Correa graduated first in his class and summa cum laude from Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he received his law degree. There, he served on the law review as an editor and competed in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, earning induction into the Order of Barristers. After earning his Juris Doctorate, he received his Master of Laws (LLM) in Legal Theory from New York University School of Law.

Prior to joining the academic ranks, Professor Correa practiced business and commercial litigation. Super Lawyers recognized him as a Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2018 and 2019. From 2018-2020, he updated Volumes 11-16 on Business Entities, Contracts, and Commercial Law and Litigation, and Chapters 21 and 21A in Volume 2 of Dorsaneo’s Texas Litigation Guide.

His scholarly work touches on integrity in procedure and practice in civil litigation and branches out to the intersection of political and legal theory, focusing on the way power concentrates under law, and its effects and implications on democratic systems of governance. His scholarly works have been published in several journals, including Harvard Latino Law Review, Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, The Journal Jurisprudence, University of Texas Review of Litigation, Texas Tech Law Review, South Texas Law Review, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, and University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy