Magistrate Daniel Pappas

MAGISTRATE DANIEL G. PAPPAS was appointed Magistrate of the Allen Superior Court in November, 2013. Prior to his appointment, Dan was a trial lawyer who primarily practiced in the areas of family, criminal defense, and personal injury law.

Dan serves on the Indiana Supreme Court’s Juvenile Advisory Committee and the Allen County Bar Association’s Family Law Executive Committee.

He was active in the Allen County and DeKalb County Bar Associations, having served as a Board member of the Allen County Bar Association, and also on the Grievance and Fee Dispute Committees of that association. He is the past Board President of his neighborhood association, and has served on the Board of SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth) of America, a non-profit therapeutic foster care agency, as well as on SAFY’s Indiana Board. He also served on the Board of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) organization, whose representatives’ advocate for the needs of children in the community.

Dan obtained his business degree from Indiana University in 1981 and his law degree from Indiana University in 1986.