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Daniel J. McGinnis

  • Associate

Practice Areas:

  • Municipal Defense
  • Civil Rights Defense
  • Government Representation
  • Employment Discrimination Defense
  • Employee Internal Investigation

Biography

Dan joined The Sotos Law Firm in April 2018. He represents government agencies and officials in state and federal court and advises private organizations in complex civil litigation. He has significant experience in Section 1983 and constitutional litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Dan worked as a law clerk for Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He also served as Assistant Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Dan received his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2015. While there, he served as an executive board member on the Student Bar Association and an associate editor on the Journal of International and Comparative Law. During law school, Dan interned at the Council on American Islamic Relations, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, and was an extern for Judge Pamela Hollis of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Before obtaining his law degree, Dan worked as a corps member with Teach For America, where he taught second grade on the West Side of Chicago for two years.

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
    • J.D. - 2015
  • Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois
    • M.A. - 2011
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: Master of Arts in Teaching
  • Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
    • B.A. - 2009
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: Political Science, History

Bar Admission

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

Past Positions

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Charles P. Kocoras, 2017 to 2018

Professional Associations

  • Chicago Bar Association, Member, 2015 to Present
  • Federal Bar Association, Member, 2018 to Present