Dan Glazier

Dan Glazier is Executive Director of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Dan began his work with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) in 1981 as a Reginald Heber Smith (Reggie) Fellow in the Welfare Law Program. In 1983, he joined the Housing Program where he represented clients with housing issues in municipal, state, and federal courts as well as administrative proceedings. He then focused on issues relating to homelessness and directed the Homeless Legal Project at LSEM from 1997 to 2005. He was the co-managing attorney of the Housing Program from 1998 to 2005. He was selected as the executive director & general counsel in March of 2005. As executive director, Dan has used his dual degree in law and social work to implement a holistic approach to advocacy at LSEM. Dan earned his J.D. in 1981 from Washington University School of Law; an MSW in 1980 from Washington University School of Social Work; and a Bachelor in Social Work, cum laude, in 1977 from Syracuse University.