Daniel Waldman graduated from Harvard Law School. While in law school, Daniel volunteered in a legal clinic where he helped veterans and underprivileged members of society in family law and estate planning matters, and was a line editor for the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law. Daniel also graduated summa cum laude from UCLA, having majored in Political Science with a concentration on international relations with a substantial course load in game theory.

As an attorney, Daniel practiced at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, focusing mostly on estate planning, corporate income tax and large-scale securitization taxation issues and dedicating most of his pro bono hours serving veterans and veteran-related charities in their legal needs.