Daniel A. Manna

Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Gass Turek LLC
Daniel A. Manna
Gass Turek LLC

Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Appellate, Civil Litigation; view more

Licensed in Wisconsin since: 2008

Education: Columbia Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024 Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 - 2022

Gass Turek LLC

241 N. Broadway
Suite 300
Milwaukee, WI 53202 Visit website

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Daniel A. Manna is a Partner at Gass Turek LLC, a Milwaukee-based litigation boutique that has been named Wisconsin’s best litigation firm five years running. The focus of Mr. Manna’s practice is complex commercial litigation, which has included the defense of several class actions in Wisconsin state and federal courts during the past few years. Mr. Manna’s practice also includes appellate work and other types of civil litigation, such as construction, insurance defense, and the occasional plaintiff’s case.

Practice areas

Business Litigation, Appellate, Civil Litigation: Defense, Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense, Construction Litigation: Business, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Appeals, Class Actions, Construction Defects, Non-Compete Agreements, Trade Secret

  • 50% Business Litigation
  • 20% Appellate
  • 10% Civil Litigation: Defense
  • 10% Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense
  • 10% Construction Litigation: Business
  • 0% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2008, Wisconsin

Professional Webpage: https://www.gassturek.com/our-lawyers/daniel-manna/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Accepted invitation to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary society of lawyers who have been selected for their outstanding achievement and professional distinction. Fellowship is reserved for just 1% of attorneys in a given jurisdiction., 2022
  • Admitted to practice in United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit., 2022
  • Successfully managed transition from Gass Weber Mullins LLC to Gass Turek LLC and became first Managing Partner of Gass Turek LLC., 2021
  • Elected Managing Member of Gass Weber Mullins LLC, 2020
  • Co-Chair of Civil Litigation Section of Milwaukee Bar Association, 2020
  • President of Wisconsin Chapter of International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms, 2020
  • Invited to join Milwaukee Chapter of Serjeants' Inn, an exclusive group of approximately 50 Wisconsin judges and attorneys., 2019
  • United States District Courts for the Western Districts of Wisconsin
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2008
  • Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee Bar Association, 2008
  • American Bar Association, 2008
  • Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2008
  • State Bar of Wisconsin, 2008
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Took over as fourth law firm for difficult client in legal malpractice and defamation case that had been pending for over three years and within eight months eliminated $3.6 million in potential liability through creative motion practice. This represented 98% of the client's exposure., 2023
  • Obtained $815,385.67 judgment for business client in international business dispute that ripened into litigation in Wisconsin., 2023
  • Won reversal from Wisconsin Court of Appeals of circuit court decision to impose perpetually rising daily sanction on client, saving client over $1,000,000., 2022
  • Successfully petitioned Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear client's appeal. Only about 7% of petitions to the Wisconsin Supreme Court are granted., 2021
  • Won appeal in Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirming summary judgment in favor of client in catastrophic equipment failure litigation., 2020
  • Won summary judgment for Costco Wholesale Corporation in action by petroleum marketer claiming that Costco's gasoline pricing violates the Wisconsin Unfair Sales Act. Also won award of attorney's fees to be paid to Costco by the plaintiff. , 2020
  • Won summary judgment in defense of quarter-million dollar products liability case involving catastrophic damage to two expensive farm implements. Convinced a Wisconsin circuit court judge to dismiss the case as a sanction for noncompliance with court orders, something the judge had only done once previously in his 23-year tenure on the bench. (The case was Rural Mutual Insurance Company v. Kuhn North America, Inc., Green Co. No. 18-CV-38.), 2019
  • As the plaintiff's counsel in federal breach of contract and declaratory judgment suit, forced settlement for full amount of client's damages plus full amount of client's attorney fees and costs in both the federal action in Wisconsin and a separate federal suit in Kentucky, 2019
  • Won total defense verdict on behalf of dental insurer after trial in small claims court on dental malpractice claim, 2018
Representative Clients:
  • Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, 2023
  • National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-4, 2023
  • Jackson Manufactory HongKong Ltd., 2022
  • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2021
  • Ridge & Crest Company, 2020
  • Costco Wholesale, 2020
  • Container Life Cycle Management, LLC, 2019
  • United Fire Group, 2019
  • BrandSafway, 2019
  • Pacific Consolidated Industries, LLC, 2018
  • Michels Corporation, 2018
  • CIOX Health, LLC, 2018
Transactions:
  • Filed new trademark applications and advanced existing trademark application process for existing client's lifestyle brand., 2023
  • Provided legal counsel, drafted selected transaction documents, and facilitated closing of sale of $2.725 million private home in Fox Point, Wisconsin., 2023
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • For the fourth year running, served as member of Junior Achievement advisory committee for Wisconsin Young Entrepreneur Live competition and mentored student who won competition and $10,000 scholarship., 2023
  • Accepted nomination to lead a team in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Visionaries of the Year campaign, with focus on pediatric cancer treatment research and development., 2024
  • Elected to Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Board of Directors., 2022
  • For the second year in a row, mentored the winning contestant in Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Young Entrepreneur Live! competition (similar to Shark Tank). Contestant won $10,000 scholarship to school of his choice., 2022
  • Joined Junior Achievement of Wisconsin as community volunteer., 2020
Honors/Awards:
  • Judge Terrance Evans Humor in the Law Award, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2023
  • Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2023
  • Best Lawyers Recognition (Commercial Litigation & Litigation - Real Estate), Best Lawyers, 2023
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022
  • Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2022
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021
  • Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2021
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
  • Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2020
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019
  • Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2018
  • Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2018
Educational Background:
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison Bachelor of Business Administration, 2005
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • 2023 edition of annual article summarizing significant, recent federal decisions discussing Wisconsin law., Author, Significant Recent Wisconsin Federal Court Decisions, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, Legal, 2023
  • I am in the process of revising Chapter 1 of the Attorney's Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals., Author, Attorney's Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (8th Edition), Chapter 1: Organization of the Court, Pinnacle Publishing, Legal, 2023
  • Author and editor of the Practical Law entry "Statutes of Limitations: Wisconsin State Q&A", Author, Statutes of Limitations: Wisconsin State Q&A, Practical Law Litigation, Legal, 2023
  • In this featured article in the December issue of Wisconsin Lawyer magazine, I identified and summarized the most significant federal court decisions in the past year that discuss Wisconsin law., Author, Significant Recent Wisconsin Federal Court Decisions, Wisconsin Lawyer, Numerous, 2022
  • Authored and edited the Wisconsin chapter of Wolters Kluwer's Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty State Compendium, for the past half-decade., Co-Author, Tort Law Desk Reference - Wisconsin Chapter, Wolters Kluwer
  • Author of Wisconsin chapter of forthcoming DRI Class Action Compendium., Author, DRI Class Action Compendium - Wisconsin Chapter, 2019
Industry Groups:
  • Banking
  • Construction
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Manufacturing
  • Real Estate

Office location for Daniel A. Manna

241 N. Broadway
Suite 300
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Phone: 414-488-6129

Selections

2 Years Super Lawyers
5 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024
  • Rising Stars: 2018 - 2022

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