Daniel TennyDaniel Tenny, an Associate at Cohen Milstein, joined the Firm in September 2007. He is a member of the Civil Rights & Employment practice group. Mr. Tenny is currently involved in Keepseagle v. Schafer, in which Native American farmers and ranchers allege discrimination in the United States Department of Agriculture’s provision of agricultural loans, and Amos v. GEICO, in which African-American consumers allege that GEICO discriminates against them by considering level of education and occupation when it sets automobile insurance rates. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Tenny served as a law clerk for the Honorable David H. Souter of the Supreme Court of the United States. Before his clerkship with Justice Souter, he was a law clerk for the Honorable David S. Tatel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Mr. Tenny graduated from Harvard University (A.B. in Mathematics, cum laude, 1999) and the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). While at Michigan, he served as Executive Note Editor of the Michigan Law Review and published his own Note, There Is Always a Need: The “Necessity Doctrine” and Class Certification Against Government Agencies, 103 Mich. L. Rev. 1018 (2005). Mr. Tenny spent his summers during law school in the Housing Unit at South Brooklyn Legal Services and in the Office of General Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Tenny is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia. Contact: dtenny@cmht.com Practice Area: |
