For almost a decade, Dan Feltes served as a civil legal aid attorney in NH with NH Legal Assistance. There, he represented low-income families in state and federal court, including the NH Supreme Court. Professor Feltes managed the Housing Justice Project at NH Legal Assistance and served three terms in the NH State Senate, including serving as the youngest Majority Leader in the history of the NH State Senate. He was the 2020 Democratic nominee for Governor.

Prior to Iowa Law Professor Feltes taught at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law where he taught to international attorneys about the American Legal Process. 

Currently, he is a practicing attorney with Iowa Legal Aid.