Daniel K. Cetina

Wheaton, Illinois
Phone: 630-462-1980
Fax: 630-462-1984

Daniel “Danny” Cetina is an Associate at Walsh, Knippen & Cetina, Chtd. He represents persons seriously injured or killed through others’ negligence and fights aggressively to obtain the compensation that they deserve under the law. He routinely handles catastrophic personal injury, commercial trucking, construction, medical malpractice, automobile, and premises liability cases, among others. Mr. Cetina has professional working proficiency in Spanish and has helped secure compensation for Spanish-speaking clients.

Previously, Mr. Cetina was an associate at the Chicago office of one of the largest defense firms in the country where he focused his practice in complex civil litigation, including employment and labor, class actions, and general liability. He developed particular expertise in various general liability matters, Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) wage and hour class actions, and Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) class actions. Mr. Cetina also performed pro bono legal work in residential lease disputes and prisoners’ rights under Section 1983.

Mr. Cetina received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School where he was published in and served as Law Review Managing Editor. He also participated in mock trial and Moot Court. During law school, Mr. Cetina assisted on multiple murder and narcotics trials as a 711-licensed Law Clerk at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in the Special Prosecutions Bureau – Gang Crimes Unit.

He is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, the Northern District of Illinois, and the Southern District of Illinois.

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2018
Illinois, 2015

Education:

The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 2015
DePauw University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2012

Honors and Awards:

Rising Star, 2021
Emerging Lawyer, 2021

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