Daniel S. Field

Dan Field represents employers in a variety of labor and employment matters. As a litigator, Dan defends clients against virtually all kinds of employment disputes, with a particular focus on wage and hour class and collective action lawsuits, as well as government audits. Businesses also hire Dan to handle litigation involving claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, trade secret violations, torts and breach of contract. An experienced trial attorney, Dan has served as lead counsel in numerous jury trials.

As the former Chief of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, which is Massachusetts’ principal labor law enforcement authority, Dan’s responsibilities included overseeing the enforcement of Massachusetts’ wage and hour and prevailing wage laws. He represented the Attorney General before the legislature and prepared legislation on labor standards, as well as regulatory guidelines. Working with the United States Department of Labor, he prosecuted multiple civil and criminal cases involving overtime, pension-benefit and tax violations as well as insurance fraud. He also previously served as an assistant district attorney with the Middlesex District Attorney.