Daniel Usiak, Jr. is a graduate of the University of Houston College of Law. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and his Master of Divinity degree from Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology.

In 1981, Daniel was admitted to the State Bar of Texas and practiced in Texas until 1984 when he became a pastor in the United Methodist Church.

In 2000, he became licensed in Colorado and returned to the practice of law. Daniel is currently admitted in Texas, Colorado and the United States District Court, District of Colorado.