About Daniel
Daniel Kay trained first as a communicator after which as an attorney. He earned a B.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990. He stayed within the state for law program and received his J.D. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1993.
He moved into public service early in his career. In 1997 he served as an assistant public defender in Jackson County. Two years later he joined the Illinois Attorney General's Office as an assistant lawyer general. In 2005 he took a position in Trial Defense Services within the United States Army Reserve as a JAG officer. Those roles placed him in courtrooms and military legal settings, the place he gained repeated trial experience and exposure to a variety of criminal and administrative things.
Kay’s court background shapes how he strategies cases. He spent formative years representing humans charged with crimes on the county level. He later worked on matters for the state. His army service added a different set of procedural rules and disciplinary frameworks. That combination has given him familiarity with jury trials, case preparation, and courtroom procedure throughout civilian and army boards.
Outside of courtroom work, Kay participates in professional institutions that connect him to colleagues across Illinois. He holds membership within the Illinois State Bar Association and is lively in the Williamson County Bar Association. Those memberships keep him engaged with changes in state law and nearby practice problems.
Kay keeps an office in Herrin. He continues to handle things that draw on his public defender and JAG experience. His practice consists of trial work and case dealing with that displays years spent in each county criminal courts and military legal settings.
He works from his Herrin office and remains concerned in litigation and trial practice throughout Illinois. His current practice focuses on felony protection and legal proceedings arising from his years in public and military service.
