Daniel B. Winslow(born May 13, 1958) is an American lawyer,Republican Partypolitician, and former Presiding Justice of theWrenthamDistrict Court.He was thestate Representativefor the Ninth Norfolk district from January 2011 to September 2013.
Daniel Winslow | |
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| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from the9th Norfolkdistrict | |
| In office January 5, 2011 – September 29, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Ross |
| Succeeded by | Shawn Dooley |
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| Born | May 13, 1958 Northampton,Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Susan Winslow |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Tufts University Boston College Law School |
| Website | Official website |
Winslow served as Chief Legal Counsel to then-Massachusetts GovernorMitt Romneybetween 2002 and 2005 overseeing a team of more than 800 in-house and outside counsel. As an elected member to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, he served on the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, the House Ethics Committee, and the House Rules Committee, among other assignments.
Previously, he served eight years as a presiding justice and appellate division justice in the Massachusetts Trial Court. Winslow ran to be the Republican nominee in thespecial electionto succeed Secretary of StateJohn Kerryin theUnited States Senate,but lost the primary election.
Winslow stepped away from public life to serve as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI) where he built and managed a global legal team of nearly 70 lawyers and legal professionals during the company’s transition from private to public company.
Dan Winslow was appointed to President of theNew England Legal Foundationin October 2021 after serving as a law partner or counsel in small and large law firms, as Chief Legal Officer of a publicly-traded software support company, and at a senior level in all three branches of state government.
Dan has been cited by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly newspaper as one of the 35 most influential lawyers in Massachusetts in the past 35 years. He has an AV rating from Mardindale-Hubbell. Mr. Winslow is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, among several other organizations. He received his B.A. from Tufts University magna cum laude with special honors, and graduated from Boston College Law School cum laude.
Education
editWinslow received his bachelor's degree in political science from Tufts University and his J.D. fromBoston College Law School.Winslow was a Senior Fellow at theTufts University Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Serviceand a lecturer of government reform at Tufts University and Trial Advocacy at Boston College.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
editWinslow's campaign for State Representative focused on cutting taxes by cutting state spending, enhancing local core services, such as education, police, fire, public safety, and infrastructure, and using the Internet to improve government accountability and transparency. This seat was vacated by state RepresentativeRichard J. Ross,who won the seat in theMassachusetts Senatethat was vacated byScott Brownupon his election to the United States Senate in January 2010.[1]In reaction to theanti-bullying legislationbeing considered in Congress, Winslow has called on the House and Senate conference committee to adopt criminal penalties and to useRestorative Justicein the criminal system.[2]He took office January 5, 2011. He resigned effective September 29, 2013 to join a software services provider as senior vice president and general counsel.[3]
Public service, associations, and honors
editWinslow participated in local government for 15 years, including serving on the Norfolk Planning Board, Affordable Housing Committee, DPW Commission, Zoning Bylaw Study Committee, and Correctional Facilities Advisory Committee. As a member of the Planning Board, Winslow drafted "Smart Growth" zoning strategy including tradition New England Development, architectural design review, and creation of pedestrian and kid-friendly neighborhood streets that enhanced property value. Winslow is a member of the Massachusetts and Federal Bar Association, the American Judicature Society, and the International Institute for Conflict & Resolution (CPR). He was cited by MassachusettsLawyers Weeklynewspaper in 2007 as one of the 35 most influential lawyers in Massachusetts in the past 35 years and was recognized as a Super Lawyer inMassachusetts by Law and Politicsmagazine.[4]He served as general counsel forAmericans Elect,a group which unsuccessfully attempted to nominate a third party or independent candidate for president in2012and provide him or her with ballot access nationwide.[5]
References
edit- ^"Wicked Local Millis".Gate House Media Inc.RetrievedMay 5,2010.
- ^"Wicked Local Bellingham".Gate House Media Inc.RetrievedMay 11,2010.
- ^"Dan Winslow: Decision to leave public life driven by chance to boost income".September 17, 2013.
- ^"Duane Morris Lawyer Profile".Duane Morris LLIP & Affiliates. Archived fromthe originalon January 24, 2010.RetrievedMay 5,2010.
- ^Schoenberg, Shira (March 7, 2013)."Senate candidate Dan Winslow says work for Americans Elect, which wanted 3rd presidential nominee, was about process not party".masslive.com.RetrievedDecember 17,2014.