Ms. Danner
is a principal of her law firm in McLean, Virginia. Her practice
is concentrated in full service business and trade association
representation, and estate planning. Prior to establishing her
own law firm in 1992, she was a partner with Ross & Hardies,
a Chicago-based law firm, where she helped establish the firm’s
Washington, D.C. office.
From 1982 through
1984, Ms. Danner was with the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). She was the Director of the Office of Manufactured
Housing and Construction Standards, responsible for all construction
standards relating to public, FHA-insured housing, and manufactured
housing as well as the manufactured housing enforcement program.
In 1982, she was appointed Director of the Office of Manufactured
Housing and Regulatory Functions. In this position, she administered
four major housing programs: Title I Insured Loans, Manufactured
Housing, Minimum Property Standards and Technical Suitability
of Products, and Land Sales Registration. Previously, Ms. Danner
had served as an attorney with the Office of General Counsel
of HUD.
In private practice,
Ms. Danner has represented a wide range of clients, including
national and state trade associations concerning federal and
state regulatory and land use issues. She has filed amicus briefs
on behalf of her clients on critical national issues before
the U.S. Supreme Court. She has participated in litigation in
Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia,
and the District of Columbia.
In 1977, Ms.
Danner earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
As a law student, she was third year editor for the Georgetown
International Law Journal, Law and Policy in International
Business. She earned a M.A. from the American University
School of International Service and graduated Phi Beta Kappa
from Purdue University. She attended Madrid University her junior
year and is fluent in Spanish.
Ms. Danner is
a member of the Virginia, Indiana and District of Columbia Bars.
She served four years on the District of Columbia's Building
Code Advisory Committee engaged in updating the District's construction
codes. She was appointed by HUD Secretary Kemp and served as
a member of the National Manufactured Home Advisory Council.
On June 22,
2004, Ms. Danner was installed as President of the Rotary Club
of McLean, which is the world's oldest service club organization.
Ms. Danner was a member of the Fairfax County Water Authority
Board from 1992 until 2004 and she served as Chair of its Water
Quality Committee and served on its Finance Committee. She is
a member of the American Society of Association Executives Legal
Section and has served on its Legal Council. She has served
as the Chair of the Dranesville Area Plan Review Task Force
and on the Dranesville Transportation Spot Improvement Task
Force.
On October 3,
2002, Ms. Danner was appointed by Governor Warner to serve as
the Escheator for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
Ms. Danner is
a graduate of the 1993 Leadership Fairfax Class and is an active
member of many business and professional associations, including
the McLean Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of McLean, and McLean,
Fairfax and American Bar Associations.
Ms. Danner has
been actively involved in her community for over 25 years. She
served on the McLean Community Center Governing Board from 1986-92;
as President of the Barney Neighborhood House Board of Trustees;
and is currently serving on the Friends of the McLean Community
Center and the McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia's 400th
Board of Directors and the Tysons Corner Study Coordinating
Committee.
For further
information on Ms. Danner, please see her Resume.
Danner
& Associates
1364
Beverly Road, Suite 101,
McLean,
Virginia 22101
Phone:
(703) 734-2793 Fax: (703) 903-8949
E-mail:
pbdanner@ideamatics.net
