Labor Law - Management Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Rochester, NY.
Daniel J. Moore
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
“I enjoy working with clients at a strategic level on employment matters to help them plan for the many changes that have taken place and that will continue to take place in this field over the coming years.”
Dan represents employers in class action and other complex litigation, including cases under the FLSA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA and the New York Labor and Human Rights Laws. In over twenty years of practice, Dan has obtained summary judgment for clients in numerous civil rights, wage and hour and employment cases and numerous dismissals of administrative charges in both the New York State Division of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He counsels small and large businesses on all facets of employment law including litigation avoidance topics, Department of Labor audits, employment contracts, wage and hour issues, and non-competition agreements.
Knowledgeable in Native American law, Dan represents municipalities in Indian Land Claim Litigation. He has counseled to municipal clients regarding such claims as well as in commenting on legislation affecting the rights of Native Americans.Overview
- Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., graduated 1989
- New York, New York State Bar
- Fairport Little League - member
- Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick of the Finger Lakes Region - founding member
- St. Anne’s Stewardship Council - member
- New York, New York State Bar
- Fairport Little League - member
- Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick of the Finger Lakes Region - founding member
- St. Anne’s Stewardship Council - member
- Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., graduated 1989
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Labor Law - Management, Rochester, NY (2026)
- Labor Law - Management, Rochester, NY (2024)
- Labor Law - Management, Rochester, NY (2022)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY (2021)
- Employment Law - Management, Rochester, NY (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
- One of Dan’s clients, Lowe’s, named Harris Beach a “Go To” law firm for 2014 in labor and employment law, and labor litigation as published by Corporate Counsel magazine.
- Upstate New York Super Lawyers – Employment & Labor since 2008
News & Media
Additional Information
- REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Levine et al. v Unity Health System et al. (U.S. District Court): Summary judgment obtained for Employer in wage and hour class action lawsuit.
- Haygood v. ACM Medical Laboratory Inc. et al. (U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit): Summary Judgment dismissal obtained for employer in race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit under various state and federal laws.
- Rojas v. Diocese of Rochester et al. (U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit): Summary judgment obtained for employer in lengthy sexual harassment and retaliation litigation under federal and state laws
- Smith v. Cadbury Beverages, Inc. (U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit): Summary judgment obtained for employer in race discrimination case.
- Saglian v. Allstate Insurance Co. (U.S. District Court): Summary judgment obtained for employer in age discrimination case.
- Miletta v. Waste Management of New York, LLC (U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit): Summary judgment obtained for employer in disability discrimination case.
- McMenemy v. City of Rochester (U.S. District Court): Summary judgment and attorneys fees obtained for codefendant in civil rights action.
- Hudson v. Western New York BICS Division of TOMRA (U. S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit): Summary judgment obtained for employer in age, race and disability discrimination case.
- Jones v. CooperVision, Inc. (U.S. District Court): Summary judgment obtained for employer in race discrimination case.
- Scully v. Samaritan Medical Center (U.S. District Court): Summary judgment obtained for employer in disability discrimination cases.
- Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit): Lead Harris Beach counsel on team of attorneys defending Counties from Indian Land Claim seeking ejectment of current landowners and $1.7 billion in damages. Action was dismissed in favor of counties after 25 years of litigation.
- Bennet v. Cinemark (U.S. District Court): Summary judgment obtained for employer in sexual harassment/disability discrimination case.
- Bennet v. Cinemark (U.S. District Court): Summary judgment obtained for employer in sexual harassment/disability discrimination case.
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