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.
2) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
3) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
5) Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
6) Curaleaf
7) DaVita, Inc.
8) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
10) Justworks, Inc.
11) LifeSpan Network
12) Lilly USA, LLC
13) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
14) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
15) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
17) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
18) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
19) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
21) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
22) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
24) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
25) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
26) Patient First
28) Retail Finance International Holdings, Inc.
15-20 years
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.
1) Agency Insurance Company of Maryland, care of Bryson F. Popham, P.A.
3) American Coatings Association
4) Avia
5) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
6) Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association
7) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
8) Curaleaf
9) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
10) Independent Payroll Providers Association c/o National Strategies, LLC
11) Insurance Agents & Brokers of Maryland, Inc., care of Bryson F. Popham, P.A.
13) Justworks, Inc.
14) Lilly USA, LLC
15) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
16) Maryland AGC
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 Motor Truck Association
21) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
22) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
23) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
25) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
27) National Waste & Recycling Association
28) Patient First
29) Retail Finance International Holdings, Inc.
15-20 years
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.
612-280-2249
525 Park St Ste 130, St Paul, MN, 55103,
For over 40 years, the Messerli & Kramer Government Relations team has shown integrity, unmatched service and a respected presence before the Minnesota Legislature, executive and regulatory agencies and local units of government. Every day we put that experience and knowledge to work to best serve our clients. Our lobbyists have been called upon to develop and pass into law some of the most complex and high profile legislation ever enacted in Minnesota. Just a few examples include:
Messerli & Kramer has a respected reputation for bipartisan lobbying activities that never take a legislator's vote for granted. Our real success is reflected by the fact that most of our clients were referred to us by legislators, other lobbyists who know the quality of our work and clients who have experienced the value of having our representation at the Capitol.
Coordination of statewide lobbying efforts to pass Minnesota's "Marriage Equality Act."
Bonding legislation for Target Field - a 42,000-seat, open air, natural grass ballpark, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Extensive involvement in bonding legislation to develop and expand metro transit and light rail.
Lobbying to support passage of mandatory seatbelt laws.
Representation of Minnesota law enforcement and first responders.
Firm Specialties:
Government Relations services at Messerli & Kramer fall largely under four key areas:
Legislative Lobbying - helping clients navigate due process and gain access to key decision makers to advocate for their interests.
Procurement - enhancing the ability for Minnesota companies and organizations to win contracts with state government entities.
Economic Development - supporting efforts to improve the quality of life and business and job growth in Minnesota communities.
Municipal Representation - assisting clients with protocols before units of government to obtain approvals, permits, waivers and other assistance.
In addition, our team represents clients in administrative law and grassroots advocacy. In the political arena, we have advised candidates and consulted on elections, and supported the Governor's office and state agencies. We offer legal and strategic advice for regulatory and administrative bodies, and management of strategic and crisis communications.
(850) 681-0411
215 South Monroe Street, 301, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
3) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
6) Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
7) Florida Rural Economic Development Association, Inc.
8) Hohonu, Inc.
9) Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida, Inc.
10) Lift Technology
13) Samsara, Inc.
15) State Farm Florida Insurance Co.
16) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
17) Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
18) United Therapeutics Corporation
19) Universal City Development Partners, LTD. dba Universal Orlando
(603) 410-4320
One Capital Plaza, PO Box 1500, CONCORD, NH, 03302-1500,
3) Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center
4) Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem
5) Boys and Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire
6) Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester
7) Casella Waste Services, Inc.
8) CoinFlip
10) ConvenientMD
11) Cooperative Credit Union Association
12) Copart
14) Delaware North Companies, Inc.
15) DraftKings, Inc.
17) Enbridge
18) Fortinet, Inc.
19) Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
21) Merck Sharpe Dohme & affil- Schering Corp & Merck S
22) New Hampshire Grocers Association
23) New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association
24) New Hampshire Oncology Hematology PA
25) New Hampshire Wildlife Federation
26) Pennichuck
29) Southern New Hampshire University
30) Unite Us, Inc.
5013530562
1301 W. Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
1) AIRBNB, INC.
2) ALICE WALTON
6) ARKANSAS BLOCKCHAIN COUNCIL, INC.
8) BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
9) BETMGM, LLC
12) CENTENE CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES
13) CHI ST. VINCENT
14) CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA
15) CJRW
16) COLONIAL LIFE
17) CRYPTIC FARMS
18) DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP
19) DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF ARKANSAS
20) DEXCOM, INC.
21) DIRECTV, LLC
23) DRAFTKINGS, INC.
24) ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES
25) ENTERGY ARKANSAS
27) FARMVOICE, INC.
29) FORTINET, INC.
30) FOUNDATION FOR ASTHMA AND ALLERGY IMPACT AND RESCUE
33) GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.
34) GREY2K USA WORLDWIDE, INC.
36) HNTB CORPORATION
37) KLEO INC. D/B/A CLASSWALLET
38) LABATON SUCHAROW
39) LAX, VAUGHAN, FORTSON, ROWE & THREET, P.A.
40) NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
41) OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL D/B/A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
42) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
43) PPL FIRST
44) PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP LLC
45) QMETIS
46) SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE & SPIRITS OF ARKANSAS
49) STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
50) STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY
52) STRIDE, INC.
53) THRIVE HEALTH TECH, INC., D/B/A THRIVE MOBILE
54) U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
56) UKG INC.
57) UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
58) UNITI GROUP
(603) 410-4325
One Capital Plaza, PO Box 1500, CONCORD, NH, 03302-1500,
3) Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center
4) Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem
5) Boys and Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire
6) Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester
7) Casella Waste Services, Inc.
8) CoinFlip
10) ConvenientMD
11) Cooperative Credit Union Association
12) Copart
14) Delaware North Companies, Inc.
15) DraftKings, Inc.
17) Enbridge
19) Fortinet, Inc.
20) Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
22) Merck Sharpe Dohme & affil- Schering Corp & Merck S
23) New Hampshire Grocers Association
24) New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association
25) New Hampshire Oncology Hematology PA
26) Pennichuck
29) Southern New Hampshire University
30) Unite Us, Inc.
(919) 418-3169
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
2) American International Group, Inc.
3) Blue Ridge Atlantic Development, LLC, d/b/a Blue Ridge Cascade
5) Critical Response Group, Inc.
6) Ecolab, Inc.
7) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
8) FMR LLC
11) Motorola Solutions, Inc. by MultiState Associates LLC
12) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
13) North Carolina Association of CPAs
14) North Carolina Association of Independent Schools
15) North Carolina Economic Development Association
16) North Carolina Medical Society
17) Sherwin Williams
18) United Therapeutics Corporation
(850) 681-4238
215 South Monroe Street, 301, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
1) American Tungsten Works, LLC
2) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
3) Chefs' Warehouse of Florida, LLC
5) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
6) Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
9) Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
10) Florida Public Transportation Association
11) Florida Rural Economic Development Association, Inc.
12) Hohonu, Inc.
15) Lift Technology
17) Northwest Registered Agent LLC
19) Samsara, Inc.
21) State Farm Florida Insurance Co.
22) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
23) Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
24) United Therapeutics Corporation
25) Universal City Development Partners, LTD dba Universal Orlando
(919) 833-3836
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2300, Raleigh, NC, 27602,
1) Advocates for NC Communities, Inc.
2) American International Group, Inc.
4) Critical Response Group, Inc.
5) Ecolab, Inc.
6) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
7) FMR LLC
11) Motorola Solutions, Inc. by MultiState Associates LLC
12) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
13) North Carolina Association of CPAs
14) North Carolina Association of Independent Schools
15) North Carolina Economic Development Association
16) North Carolina Medical Society
17) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
18) Sherwin Williams
410-244-7000
20 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
5013530562
1301 W. Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
1) AIRBNB, INC.
2) ALICE WALTON
6) ARKANSAS BLOCKCHAIN COUNCIL, INC.
8) BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
9) BETMGM, LLC
12) CENTENE CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES
13) CHI ST. VINCENT
14) CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA
15) CJRW
16) COLONIAL LIFE
17) CRYPTIC FARMS
18) DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS, LP
19) DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF ARKANSAS
20) DEXCOM, INC.
21) DIRECTV, LLC
23) DRAFTKINGS, INC.
24) ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES
25) ENTERGY ARKANSAS
27) FARMVOICE, INC.
29) FORTINET, INC.
30) FOUNDATION FOR ASTHMA AND ALLERGY IMPACT AND RESCUE
33) GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.
34) GREY2K USA WORLDWIDE, INC.
36) HNTB CORPORATION
37) KLEO INC. D/B/A CLASSWALLET
38) LABATON SUCHAROW
39) LAX, VAUGHAN, FORTSON, ROWE & THREET, P.A.
40) NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
41) OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL D/B/A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
42) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
43) PPL FIRST
44) PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP LLC
45) QMETIS
46) SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE & SPIRITS OF ARKANSAS
49) STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
50) STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY
52) STRIDE, INC.
53) THRIVE HEALTH TECH, INC., D/B/A THRIVE MOBILE
54) U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
56) UKG INC.
57) UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
58) UNITI GROUP
(850) 681-0411
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, 215 S Monroe Street - Suite 301, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
(603) 410-4330
One Capital Plaza, PO Box 1500, CONCORD, NH, 03302-1500,
3) Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center
4) Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem
5) Boys and Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire
6) Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester
7) Casella Waste Services, Inc.
8) CoinFlip
10) ConvenientMD
11) Cooperative Credit Union Association
12) Copart
14) Delaware North Companies, Inc.
15) DraftKings, Inc.
17) Enbridge
18) Fortinet, Inc.
19) Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
21) Merck Sharpe Dohme & affil- Schering Corp & Merck S
22) New Hampshire Grocers Association
23) New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association
24) New Hampshire Oncology Hematology PA
25) New Hampshire Wildlife Federation
26) Pennichuck
29) Southern New Hampshire University
30) Unite Us, Inc.
(603) 410-4350
One Capital Plaza, PO Box 1500, CONCORD, NH, 03302-1500,
4) Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center
5) Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem
6) Boys and Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire
7) Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester
8) Casella Waste Services, Inc.
9) CoinFlip
11) ConvenientMD
12) Cooperative Credit Union Association
13) Copart
15) Delaware North Companies, Inc.
16) DraftKings, Inc.
17) Elevance Health and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc
18) Enbridge
20) Fortinet, Inc.
21) Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
23) Merck Sharpe Dohme & affil- Schering Corp & Merck S
24) New Hampshire Grocers Association
25) New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association
26) New Hampshire Oncology Hematology PA
27) Pennichuck
30) Southern New Hampshire University
31) Unite Us, Inc.
651-556-9208
Ste 130, St Paul, MN, 55103,
(512)6493649
1115 San Jacinto, Suite 105, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) Avalon Health Services, LLC d/b/a Avalon Healthcare Solutions
2) BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP and Republic EES, LLC d/b/a Republic Services
3) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
6) CFG Bank
7) CITGO Petroleum Corporation
8) Deloitte LLP
9) EBSCO Information Services, LLC
10) Elara Caring
11) Empower Clinic Services, LLC dba Empower Pharmacy
12) Equifax, Inc.
14) Foris DAX, Inc. d/b/a Crypto.com
17) Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC
19) KPMG, LLP
21) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
22) LKQ Corporation
23) MSC CE LLC
24) Mustang Machinery Co., LLC d/b/a Mustang CAT
25) Nexus Family Recovery Center
26) OnMed LLC
27) Othram Inc.
28) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
29) Retail Services & Systems, Inc.
30) Revenue Based Finance Coalition, Inc.
32) Splunk LLC
33) Texas Caterpillar Dealers' Legislative Council
34) Texas Oil & Gas Association
410-244-7000
20 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
2) American Coatings Association
3) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
4) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
6) Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association
7) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
8) DaVita, Inc.
9) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
10) Independent Payroll Providers Association c/o National Strategies, LLC
12) Justworks, Inc.
13) Lilly USA, LLC
15) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
18) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
19) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
21) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
22) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
24) National Waste & Recycling Association
25) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
27) Retail Finance International Holdings, Inc.
30) TurnAround, Inc.
