Daniel Lennington

Deputy Counsel, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty

Dan Lennington serves as Deputy Counsel for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), where he focuses on the Equality Under the Law Project. Started in early 2021, this project uses strategic litigation to enforce the Equal Protection Doctrine at all levels of government.

Before joining WILL, Dan served in Wisconsin state government as the Assistant Deputy Attorney General and Senior Counsel. Dan’s government service also included appointments as Deputy Solicitor General and Assistant Attorney General, during which he argued cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit, and state and federal trial courts around the state.

Before joining the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Dan was an award-winning federal prosecutor in Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College and Valparaiso University School of Law.

Dan lives in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and can be reached at [email protected].

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