Daniel Finerty

Daniel Finerty concentrates his practice on representing and counseling clients in labor and employment litigation and compliance matters in front of administrative agencies, federal, state and tribal courts and in labor arbitration. Daniel has represented Wisconsin counties, cities, school districts, Native American tribes, tribal businesses and private sector employers in senior living, healthcare, manufacturing, food manufacturing, commercial laundry, dry cleaning and other industries. He has handled litigation matters involving Title VII, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the City of Milwaukee Employee Rights Ordinance and other federal, state, local law and tribal ordinances. Daniel has a great deal of experience defending senior living providers from Wisconsin Health Care Worker Protection Act retaliation claims, Wisconsin Fair Employment Act discrimination, retaliation ad harassment claims, unreasonable refusal to rehire worker’s compensation claims, and other claims. Also, Daniel has handled hundreds of employment claims involving Employment Practice Liability Insurance (EPLI) for his insured clients and his EPLI carrier partners. Daniel is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell (Labor and Employment Law), has been recognized among the Best Lawyers in America (Appellate Practice) since 2010 and included among Wisconsin's Super Lawyers since 2014 by Wisconsin Super Lawyers Magazine.

Marquette University Law School

J.D.

1995 - 1998

University of Wisconsin - Madison

B.A. | Double Major: Political Science & Spanish

1990 - 1994

State Bar of Wisconsin  # 1025406

Member

Current

Ho-Chunk Nation Judiciary

Wisconsin

Since 1998

7th Circuit

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Tribal Court

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)

Since 2013

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

• Employment Litigation
• Unemployment Insurance
• Employment Discrimination
• Labor Law
• Appeals & Appellate (Employment)