Ms. Danner is a principal of her law firm, Danner & Associates, 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 2014 through August 2018, Ms. Danner was Administrator of the Office of Manufactured Housing Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) where she was responsible for all construction standards relating to manufactured housing nationwide and their enforcement. From 1982 through 1984, Ms. Danner was first the Director of the Office of Manufactured Housing and Construction Standards. Then, 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.

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