Dan joined Chambers in 2000, having previously worked at 1 Hare Court. He started as a Junior Clerk in 1999 and was promoted to First Junior Clerk in 2010, Team Leader in 2013, to Senior Clerk in 2018 and Practice Director in 2023. Dan is responsible for the management and development of members’ practices, including diary management, work allocation, fee negotiation, business development, client relationship management, and the listing of cases at Court. Dan sits on Chambers’ Management and Marketing Committee.

In 2016, Dan completed the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management with the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM). Dan is also a member of the Institute of Barristers' Clerks.

What the directories say

The Legal 500:

• "… Dan understands what solicitors need and works hard to collaborate." Legal 500, 2025
• "Daniel Wheeler and Nick Hockey are excellent and helpful." Legal 500, 2025
• "The clerks at the chambers are top-notch. They are responsive and great to deal with. Daniel Wheeler is the perfect clerk. He understands the needs of a solicitor and enhances the experience with the chambers. Emma Quin and Arron Snipe are also great to work with." Legal 500, 2025
• "Dan Wheeler is very responsive and personable; he is always a pleasure to deal with." Legal 500, 2025
• "The clerks are excellent, especially Emma Quin and Dan Wheeler." Legal 500, 2025
• "Their clerking team is highly responsive and commercial. I deal in particular with Daniel Wheeler and Amber Feltwell, who I always find to be a pleasure to deal with." Legal 500, 2025
• "Serle Court has a superb clerking team. They are can-do, commercial, they fight hard (but fair) on obtaining the best fees for their barristers and they are, without exception, wonderful company. They are also the most collegiate team we work with. Dan Wheeler and Emma Quin are fantastic." Legal 500, 2025
• "All clerks are efficient and courteous. Dan Wheeler is particularly helpful." Legal 500, 2025
• "The clerks at Serle court are exceptional and very easy to work with. Dan Wheeler, Charlie Payne and Colin Bunyan are all deeply experienced in the MENA region and have excellent working relationships with their solicitors and clients in the region."
• "Dan Wheeler is a superb clerk - incredibly hard working and a real professional." Legal 500, 2025
• "Dan Wheeler is very responsive and always helpful." Legal 500, 2025
• "Nicholas Hockney, Daniel Wheeler and Arron Snipe are excellent and extremely responsive, offering a 24/7 service." Legal 500, 2025
• "Clerks are always quick and easy to deal with, particularly Daniel Wheeler and Colin Bunyan. They understand commercial imperatives for the matters and never have any issue with them." Legal 500, 2025
• "Dan Wheeler is very responsive and personable; he is always a pleasure to deal with." Legal 500 - Middle East, 2024
• "Daniel Wheeler, in particular, is a superb clerk. Commercial, approachable and with a can-do attitude that guarantees excellent service every time." Legal 500, 2024
• "The clerks are extremely capable, friendly and efficient, particularly Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler." Legal 500, 2024
• "Daniel Wheeler and Nick Hockney are real assets for the set." Legal 500, 2024
• "Best clerks in the business. The set is in very good hands with Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler." Legal 500, 2024
• "Dan Wheeler is very approachable and always willing to assist." Legal 500, 2024
• "Dan Wheeler is top-notch – very professional and a good networker." Legal 500, 2024
• "Daniel Wheeler is excellent clerk and really nice to deal with." Legal 500, 2024
• "Daniel Wheeler is excellent clerk and really nice to deal with." Legal 500 - Middle East, 2023
• "The clerks are always very responsive and pleasant to deal with. We have had a positive experience with Paul Ballard and Dan Wheeler." Legal 500 - Middle East, 2023
• "Dan Wheeler is very approachable and always willing to assist." Legal 500 - Middle East, 2023
• "Dan Wheeler is top-notch – very professional and a good networker." Legal 500 - Middle East, 2023
• "The clerks room is brilliant – nothing is too much trouble and they always go the extra mile. Dan Wheeler is a breath of fresh air; easy to deal with, straight forward manner and good fun to work with." Legal 500, 2023 
• "Clerks service is generally excellent, responsive and commercial in approach. Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler in particular are always a pleasure to deal with, although that extends to the clerks as a whole." Legal 500, 2023 
• "Clerks service is generally excellent, responsive and commercial in approach. Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler in particular are always a pleasure to deal with, although that extends to the clerks as a whole. Again, the clerks are a credit to Serle Court."  Legal 500, 2023 
• "Daniel Wheeler is very responsive."  Legal 500, 2022
• "The clerks at Serle Court are outstanding – especially Steven Whitaker, Nicholas Hockney and Daniel Wheeler."  Legal 500, 2022
• "Clerks room is a well-oiled machine. Dan Wheeler is particularly helpful and efficient." Legal 500, 2021
• "Steve Whitaker and Daniel Wheeler, in particular, are responsive, can-do and commercial – and a pleasure to deal with." Legal 500, 2021
• "commercial and a pleasure to deal with" Legal 500, 2021
• “always recommends a barrister suitable for the job and generally makes life easier”. Legal 500, 2020
• "responsiveness and willingness to accommodate complicated requests." Legal 500, 2019

Chambers and Partners:

• "The clerks are always responsive, constructive and helpful. Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler are very supportive and understanding of the cost pressures we face as solicitors." Chambers & Partners, 2025
• "The clerks led by Practice Directors Nick Hockney and Daniel Wheeler are excellent. They are always on hand to solve issues and ensure that work is delivered to clients on time." Chambers & Partners, 2025
• "Practice directors Dan Wheeler and Nick Hockney are both brilliant clerks with a really high level of professionalism and experience." Chambers & Partners, 2025
• "They are a great clerking team, particularly Dan Wheeler, who is always very responsive and helpful." Chambers & Partners, 2025
• "Practice directors Nicholas Hockney and Dan Wheeler provide a fantastic service." Chambers & Partners, 2025
• "Dan Wheeler and Charlie Payne, practice manager, are a real pleasure to deal with. They are helpful, reasonable, proactive and understand the commercials." Chambers & Partners, 2025
• "Dan Wheeler, practice director, is great at getting things done. We can phone him up with an urgent issue, and he moves things around and gets things done. He's excellent at matching barristers to clients as well. A standout clerk for me." Chambers Global, 2024
• "Dan Wheeler, senior clerk, is amazing and just a brilliant character who instils confidence." Chambers Global, 2023
• "The "fantastic" head clerk Steven Whitaker is ably assisted by senior clerks Nicholas Hockney and Daniel Wheeler, whom clients find to be "very helpful and responsive." Chambers & Partners, 2022