Daniel Sheehan
Acclaimed civil rights attorney at the forefront of the unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) disclosure and transparency advocacy movement.Civil Rights Defender
Danny is a Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Divinity School–trained constitutional litigation and appellate attorney. For over five decades, his work as a federal civil rights attorney, author, public speaker, and college and law school professor has helped expose the structural sources of injustice in our country.
Danny has protected the fundamental and inalienable rights of our world’s citizens and has elucidated a compelling and inspiring vision for the future direction of our human family. His dedication to this vision and his work have placed Danny at the center of many of our generation’s most important legal cases and movements.
In 2023, Danny founded the New Paradigm Institute (NPI) as an initiative of the Romero Institute. NPI’s mission is to inform the public of the facts surrounding the UAP phenomenon and to mobilize them to secure full and responsible disclosure of the information about UAP technology and non-human intelligence held in secret from the public and even Congress for over 80 years by the Military Industrial Complex.
Danny’s involvement in UAP disclosure and transparency advocacy dates back decades to the Jimmy Carter administration. NPI represents a renewed focus and seeks to hold the government accountable in its investigations and reporting.
Accomplishments
Supreme Court Cases
Several complex cases were argued and won before the Supreme court, including:
- The Iran Contra civil lawsuit
- The Three Mile Island litigation
- The nation’s first Sanctuary defense case
Early Successes
Prior to forming the Christic Institute (the precursor to to the Romero Institute) in Washington D.C, he litigated a number of high-profile cases, including establishing the right of news journalists to protect their sources, the Pentagon Papers case for the New York Times, the Watergate burglary case, and the Wounded Knee occupation case for the ACLU.
Cultivating Change
In the late 90’s Danny focused on identifying and cultivating non-dialectical, cooperative models for change. After arriving in California, he served as the Director of the New Paradigm Project at Mikhail Gorbachev’s State of the World Forum. There, Danny joined world leaders in examining the obstacles to a new era of sustainable economic and social organization and development.
The People's Advocate
Published by Counterpoint Press, Danny’s autobiography The People’s Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America's Most Fearless Public Interest Lawyer, traces his personal journey from his working-class roots through Harvard Law School and his initial career in private practice. The People’s Advocate is the “real story” of many historic American cases, told from the unique point of view of a central lawyer.
Areas of Expertise
A veteran of more than a dozen landmark American civil rights cases, Danny makes himself available to initiate and supervise extraordinary cases when the legal issues and public interest potential of such cases align with his interests and skills.
Legal & Trial Consultant
Danny has acted as a legal and trial consultant to various individuals and organizations. He can quickly analyze the appropriate application of various laws, determine the relevant need for fact-gathering and investigative action, and develop the best strategic plan for success.
Public Interest Investigations
Danny is nationally known for initiating and leading high-profile public interest investigations in numerous famous civil rights cases. These include the Karen Silkwood case, the American Sanctuary Movement case in Brownsville, Texas, the Greensboro Civil Rights Massacre in North Carolina, and the Iran-Contra civil case, which entailed investigations throughout the US and Latin America.
Public Interest Case Analysis
Danny has evaluated hundreds of public interest legal cases and projects during his career as general counsel for the National Office of Social Ministry for the American Jesuit Order, as chief trial counsel for the ACLU in the Rocky Mountain states, and as president and general counsel for the Christic and Romero Institutes.
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