Biography
Daniel Epstein, JD, Ph.D., is an expert in administrative law and regulatory policy. His research focuses on regulatory oversight by the courts and Congress. His publications have appeared in the peer-reviewed Presidential Studies Quarterly and in several law reviews, including the Texas A&M Law Review, Pepperdine Law Review, and Baylor Law Review, among others. He is the author of The Investigative State: Regulatory Oversight in the United States (Palgrave 2023), a book that explores the relationship between legislative delegation to the bureaucracy and congressional oversight.
Dean Epstein has written for popular publications like the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Washington Post. He has testified before Congress and provided expertise, interviews and commentary to media outlets including Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC and all major print media.
Dean Epstein has a Ph.D. in Political Science from George Washington University, a JD from Emory Law School, and a BA from Kenyon College. Prior to joining FIU, Epstein worked at St. Thomas University, as a litigator in private practice and as a nonprofit leader, in venture capital, in the White House, in Congress, and founded and directed a public interest law firm representing entrepreneurs in bet-the-company cases against regulators. Dean Epstein currently serves as the Chairman of Palm Beach State College and on the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission.
Education
- JD, Emory University School of Law
- Ph.D. Political Science, George Washington University
- BA, Political Science & Philosophy, Kenyon College
Publications
Books
The Investigative State (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023).
Selected Recent Articles
- The Common Defence, 78 Baylor L. Rev. __ (2026) (forthcoming).
- Criminalizing Legislative Impairment, 63 U. Louisville L. Rev. 267 (2025).
- Administrative Law’s Unavailing Duties, 12 Texas A&M L. Rev. 263 (2024).
- Procedural Pluralism: A Model for Enforcing Internal Administrative Law, 51 Hastings Const’l Qrtl’y 311 (2024).
- Congressional Incentives and the Administrative State (with Hon. Steven Menashi), 17 N.Y.U. J. of L. & Liberty 172 (2024).
- Industrial Jurisdiction, 128 Dickinson L. Rev. 305 (2023).