Daniel Leslie Brenner ’73

Daniel Leslie Brenner ’73 died on February 15, 2016, in Los Angeles from injuries after having been struck by an automobile while crossing a street. Daniel came to Dartmouth from Beverly Hills High School in Los Angeles. After freshman year he transferred to Stanford, where he graduated in 1973 and earned a master’s in communications and a law degree. Daniel clerked for U.S. District Court Judge William Byrne Jr., in California before working as an associate at the Washington, D.C., office of the WilmerHale law firm and as a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP in D.C. An expert on cable and telecommunications law, Daniel was an adjunct law professor at the University of Southern California, Georgetown University, American University and Yeshiva University. He was a senior advisor to the chair of the Federal Communications Commission from 1979 to 1986. Daniel was a member of the board for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from 1986 to 1991. From 1992 to 2009 he was the vice president of the law and regulatory department at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. Daniel served as a trustee of Stanford from 1982 to 1986. In 2012 Daniel was appointed a superior court judge by California Gov. Jerry Brown, a position Daniel held at time of his death. He was also a talented comedian who in the 1980s and 1990s made several appearances as a standup comic and host in comedy clubs in Los Angeles and D.C. Daniel is survived by his partner, Robert, and two brothers. Memorial contributions may be made to Care International.