Obituary of Daniel Paul Westman

Daniel Paul Westman, a resident of Great Falls, Virginia and a McLean, VA attorney and partner with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP, died at home on May 22, 2016 at age 59 after a lengthy illness. He graduated from Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin; with distinction in history from Stanford University; and from the University of Chicago Law School. He served as law clerk to the Hon. Barbara B. Crabb, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. From 1982-1999, he practiced labor and employment litigation in San Francisco and Palo Alto, CA. Since 1999, he practiced law in Northern Virginia, most recently as a partner with Morrison & Foerster LLP since 2005, where he served as the Managing Partner for the firm's Northern Virginia office. In his Virginia practice, he specialized in litigating trade secrets, non-competition, whistleblower, computer fraud, and retaliatory discharge cases. He authored the book Whistleblowing: The Law of Retaliatory Discharge and was the senior editor of a treatise on trade secrets. A proud Midwesterner, he was a very personable, thoughtful, and loyal man, devoted to his God, family, friends, and profession. He was beloved by his extended family, lifelong friends, colleagues, and staff, and respected by clients and peers. He was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy Baehre Westman. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Alison Carlson; sons, Peter, Eric & Alex Westman; father, Dr. Jack Westman; brothers, John Westman (Jan Hummon) and Dr. Eric Westman; and eight nieces and nephews. The memorial service is being held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 4th at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1133 Reston Avenue, Herndon, VA. A reception will immediately follow the service. The family requests that memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers in memory of Daniel Westman to the Sarcoma Research Fund at Johns Hopkins University (payable to "JHU", memo line "Daniel Westman"), Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Attn: Bridget Cashen, 550 N. Broadway, Suite 722, Baltimore, MD 21205 or online at https://secure.jhu.edu/form/sarcom, select "Sarcoma Program Fund" or to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (payable to "GSLC", memo line "Daniel Westman Memorial"), 1133 Reston Avenue, Herndon, VA 20170. Information and condolences www.adamsgreen.com