Daniel Asonye, Attorney

Dan A. Asonye is an associate attorney whose practice spans the full spectrum of labor and employment law. Dan joined the firm in 2019 as a law clerk and now represents clients in all phases of employment litigation and counseling in state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies.

Dan has broad and hands-on litigation experience, routinely managing cases from inception through trial and appeal. He drafts and responds to pleadings, handles full discovery—including written discovery, ESI, third-party subpoenas, and depositions—and litigates contested motions in both state and federal court. Dan has participated in jury trials, prepared witnesses and exhibits for trial, and delivered oral argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His appellate work includes briefing complex employment-law and whistleblower issues.

Dan's substantive practice includes employment contract disputes; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims; and whistleblower matters involving Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, IHRA, FSMA, and wage-and-hour laws. He also litigates civil-rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986, as well as common-law torts such as retaliatory discharge, assault, battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and gender-based violence. His practice also includes matters involving LGBT and gender-based employment matters.

Dan appears before numerous administrative bodies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Cook County Commission on Human Rights, Chicago Commission on Human Rights, and the U.S. Department of Labor. He guides clients through investigations, fact-finding conferences, mediations, settlement negotiations, administrative hearings, and trial proceedings.

Dan earned his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2022. During law school, he served on the SIU Law Journal, competed on the Moot Court team, and held leadership roles in several organizations, including serving as President of the SIU Law Democrats and participating in the school's Social Justice Initiative.

Outside of his litigation practice, Dan is active in civic and community work. He has organized voter-registration drives and public demonstrations, served as an aide on a Chicago mayoral campaign, and held leadership roles within youth political organizations.