Daniel P. Haley is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Boston office.
Prior to joining McDermott, Dan served in the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, first as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Governor, and then as Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel to Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey and Assistant Chief of Staff to Governor Mitt Romney. As deputy legal counsel, Dan drafted and actively promoted passage of “Melanie’s Law,” a major anti-drunk driving initiative signed by Governor Romney in 2005.
Previously, Dan was a litigation associate at a major law firm based in Boston, where he represented clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters. He also served as a Special District Attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Before law school, Dan was a special assistant to the chairman of the Republican National Committee, a consultant to the National Republican Congressional Committee, and special assistant for the 1996 Republican National Convention. He also served as a special liaison to the Bush/Cheney transition in 2000.
Dan is a Trustee of Framingham State College and also serves on the college's Foundation Board. He serves on the Boston Bar Association’s Legislative Advisory Committee and its Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section Steering Committee. Dan is also a member of the Legal Advisory Committee to the Youth Advocacy Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing legal representation and community-based services to at-risk children in the Boston area.
Dan serves in a volunteer capacity as treasurer of the Charlie Baker for Governor Committee and is frequently quoted in local and statewide media concerning political and legal issues.
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 2001
- Middlebury College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1995
