Donald A. Daugherty, Jr., is a senior counsel at Liberty Justice Center (LJC). Before joining LJC, Don served in a similar capacity for seven years with other public-interest firms, focusing on education reform, free speech, parental rights, campaign finance, government overreach, constitutional rights, and related issues. Before that, he was a partner at three of Wisconsin’s largest law firms, with nearly 30 years of trial and appellate litigation experience. He has been consistently recognized as among The Best Lawyers in America and named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer. Throughout his career, Don has written and spoken extensively on issues arising in his practice.

Don has served on the boards of numerous civic and charitable organizations, including as president of the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association. He was appointed by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin to the Wisconsin Judicial Commission in August 2021 and, after reappointment in 2024, continues to serve on the Commission. He also served on the Preliminary Review Committee of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin’s Office of Lawyer Regulation.

Don is on the Board of Advisors for the Milwaukee Chapter of the Federalist Society and on the Executive Committee of the Society’s Litigation Practice Group.

Don is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. He has been admitted to practice before federal courts across the country, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court.

Don earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Virginia. After law school, he clerked for the Hon. Roger J. Miner on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.