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Steve Wise joined the Firm in 2002 and became a partner in 2008. Early in his career with the Firm he was recognized by the The Gazette as one of the "Rising Stars" of the State House lobbying corps, and he has consistently ranked among the top earning lobbyists in Annapolis since that time.

Steve represents a diverse group of clients before the General Assembly and State agencies, including trade associations and companies in the alcoholic beverage, insurance, gaming, health care, telecommunications and environmental industries.

Mr. Wise's legal practice focuses on administrative law and regulatory matters. He has appeared before the Liquor Boards in 16 of Maryland's 24 jurisdictions and before the Office of the Comptroller, representing alcoholic beverage licensees on licensing and enforcement matters. Steve also represents health care professionals in licensing and disciplinary proceedings before the Board of Physicians, insurance producers and premium finance companies before the Insurance Administration, and has represented maritime-related industries before the Department of Natural Resources. Steve has appeared in many of the State's Circuit Courts, and litigated cases both before the Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals.

Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 1991 and his Masters degree in Public Administration in 1994, both from Florida State University. He graduated cum laude from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law in 2001, and he is admitted to the Maryland State Bar as well as the U.S. District Court for Maryland. Mr. Wise was born and raised on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Denton, and now resides in Annapolis with his wife Amy and twin sons.

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DANNA KAUFFMAN

(Maryland, )

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.

dkauffman@smwpa.com
410-294-7759
20 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,

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Through both her work in the public and private sector, Danna L. Kauffman provides her clients with a unique skill set that enables them to successfully navigate the legislative and executive branches of government. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.

1) Amazon.com Services, LLC

2) American Association of Dental Boards

3) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

4) Behavioral Health System Baltimore

5) Catholic Charities

6) City of Rockville

7) Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland

8) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland

9) Curaleaf

10) DaVita, Inc.

11) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.

12) HealthCare Access Maryland

13) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

14) LifeSpan Network

15) Lilly USA, LLC

16) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians

17) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.

18) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

19) Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

20) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

21) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons

22) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association

23) Maryland Tech Council

24) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association

25) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society

26) Merck & Co., Inc.

27) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers

28) National Waste & Recycling Association

29) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

30) Patient First

31) Retail Finance International Holdings, Inc.

32) Synagro/WWT, Inc.

33) United Therapeutics Corporation

34) Waste Management, Inc.

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Danna L. Kauffman, Esq. joined the firm in 2013 and became a partner in 2017. Throughout her career Danna has worked in various levels of State government and in the private sector. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.

Beginning in 1997, Danna served as Counsel to the then House Environmental Matters Committee, working on complex health care issues, and then spent three years as a senior legislative advisor to Governor Glendening, where she worked on a wide range of issues in the areas of health, environment, civil rights and homeland security. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Danna served as the Senior Vice President of Public Policy for LifeSpan Network, the leading senior care provider association in Maryland.

Raised in Howard County, Maryland, Danna holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Towson University, where she graduated cum laude. In 1996, she graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was an editor on the Maryland Law Review. Prior to entering State government service, Danna began her career as a litigation attorney at Smith, Somerville and Case, P.A. Danna resides in Annapolis with her husband and two children.