Rep. Winslow Rejoins Boston Law Firm

Daniel B. Winslow, a Massachusetts state representative and former Chief Legal Counsel to Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, has rejoined the Boston office of Duane Morris LLP.

Winslow, who also served as a trial court judge in Massachusetts, and recently ran a high-profile race in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, will rejoin the firm in its Trial Practice Group. He will continue to serve as a state legislator as he assumes an of counsel role at Duane Morris.

"We are pleased to welcome Dan back to Duane Morris," said Michael Gottfried, managing partner of the firm's Boston office. "He is an innovative lawyer and dedicated public servant who comprehends the myriad challenges facing businesses today. During the past three years, he has continued to establish an understanding of the public and private sectors and has further developed his reputation as a problem-solver. He will be an invaluable asset to our Boston presence and, most important, to our clients."

Winslow's practice will resume its former focus on business litigation and corporate strategy. He has represented clients in matters across numerous areas of the law, including commercial disputes, securities law, state and federal administrative law, corporate compliance, intellectual property, consumer protection, products liability, construction, procurement, and white-collar criminal defense.

He also has served as outside general counsel to companies, assisting in areas such as telecommunications, investment banking, Internet and entertainment law, internal investigations, energy law, project development, health care law and litigation audits.

During the past two decades, Winslow has served in all three branches of Massachusetts government and has received accolades for his management and problem-solving skills, as well as his work as a government reformer.

In 2010, Winslow departed Duane Morris to launch a successful bid for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, garnering 68 percent of the vote. He represents Norfolk County's Ninth District. He ran unopposed in 2012 and was re-elected to a second term. He serves on the House of Representatives' Rules committee, as well as on the Judiciary, Rules, and State Administration and Regulatory Oversight joint committees.

He has won recognition as a "Legislator of the Year" by the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association for his successful legislation to encourage job growth by reducing business costs in coastal communities. He also won approval to modernize and refine the definition of "intellectual disability" to help provide needed services to children and young adults in Massachusetts. Governing Magazinerecognized his efforts twice, naming him among 17 "GOP Legislators to Watch" in 2011 and among 12 "State Legislators to Watch" in 2012.

Winslow also served as chief legal counsel for Scott Brown's successful 2010 special election campaign for U.S. Senate. In February 2013, he announced his intention to run in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry. Winslow received the endorsement of nine major newspapers throughout the state, including the Boston Globeand Boston Herald.

In the Romney Administration, Winslow engineered many improvements in state procedures and oversaw wide areas of policy. He acted as part of the senior team that, within two years, turned the Massachusetts budget deficit into a surplus.

Winslow served for seven years as a Massachusetts trial judge, including as a presiding justice in the Wrentham District Court, a civil managing justice for the Southeast Region, Cape and Islands, and an associate justice in the Southern Appellate Division. As a judge, he created a videoconference courtroom to handle prisoner litigation and to permit counsel to argue motions from out of state. He also created a number of mechanisms to cut the waiting time in court for parties and lawyers.

As a judge, he was honored for instituting many innovations in the state judicial system, and in one case involving his oversight of a domestic abuse matter, he was praised by the Boston Globe as a "highly respected judge" in a 1999 article.

Winslow received his B.A. from Tufts University magna cum laude with special honors in 1980, and graduated from Boston College Law School cum laude in 1983.