Daniel W. Moger

Daniel W. Moger, Jr., former Greenwich, Connecticut attorney, passed away on February 25, 2026, after a long period of declining health.

Born in White Plains, New York where his grandfather had a general store, he spent most of his childhood in Riverside, Connecticut. Dan was a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Yale University, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review.

Dan began his legal career clerking for Justice Charles S. House of the Connecticut Supreme Court. From there he went into private practice in Hartford, before returning to Greenwich and practicing there for the rest of his 54-year legal career. His work covered many areas, including real estate, civil litigation, family law, civil rights, trust and estates, and criminal law, but as he liked to say with a deadpan delivery, it was really a matter of: "all cases, all courts - no case too small." He was also renowned for his storytelling about his shaggy dog cases and his "high-stakes" sports law cases (meaning youth sports, not pro sports). He was the true suburban lawyer, as equally ready to provide practical counsel for small family crises as he was to take a disability rights case through federal appeal.

Dan always took an avid interest in the world and genuinely delighted in the company of the people around him. He never held back from engaging with others or trying new things because he might not "win." He was known for his rhetorical skill on the basketball court where he would mention that he "had never lost with this ball" (whenever he bought a new ball). On the tennis court, Dan's long reach, top spin shots and verbal volleys made any running seem incidental to his game. He took up soccer in midlife because after many years of watching youth soccer, he just thought he would give it a try, despite the fact that the average adult player was half his age and double his speed. An avid reader since his days as an English major at Yale, he was always ready to read along with anyone's homework just in case he could be helpful. He also emboldened his children's readiness to travel the world by never letting his terrible language skills keep him from trying to communicate in other countries and never letting an unknown food go untasted (even if he had to look for ways to dispose of the "evidence" of something he discovered he couldn't stomach).

Throughout his career, Dan was devoted to his community, assisting with various civic organizations, most evident in his role as the long-time president of the board of the Perrot Memorial Library Association of Old Greenwich, where he ushered in the planning, funding, and construction of the library's new wing.

Dan was always ready to joke around and the first one to laugh at himself, but he was relentlessly dedicated to doing the right thing whether it was in the context of a legal matter or in everyday life. He was a devoted husband and father, and very proud of his four grandchildren, all of whom had special topics of conversation with him, including who owed whom "a fiver."

Dan is survived by his wife, Angela (Angel), daughter, Amanda Rettig, son-in-law, Patrick Rettig, daughter-in-law, Julie Mills, grandchildren Jasper, Rory, Eve, and Georgina, siblings Claire Crawford, Todd Moger, Bruce Moger, Melissa Gilbert, and their spouses and children. He was predeceased by his son Daniel W. Moger, III. A celebration of his life will be planned some time in the future.

In lieu of flowers, please consider gifts in Dan's memory to the following organizations:

- Legal Services Corporation, 1825 I Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, https://lsc.networkforgood.com/

or

- Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810 or www.andover.edu/giving.