Pamela Metz Kasemeyer is regarded by her colleagues as a substantive and tenacious advocate who represents her clients with integrity and honesty. Legislators and regulators know they can rely on the truth and accuracy of Ms. Kasemeyer's representation.
2) American Coatings Association
3) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
4) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
7) DaVita, Inc.
8) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
10) Hughes Network Systems, LLC
11) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
12) LifeSpan Network
13) Lilly USA, LLC
15) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
16) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
17) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
19) Maryland Motor Truck Association
20) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
21) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
22) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
24) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
25) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
26) Mental Health Association of Maryland
28) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
29) National Waste & Recycling Association
30) Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
31) Patient First
32) Players Philanthropy Fund d/b/a Alston for Athletes
20+ years
Pamela Metz Kasemeyer, the Firm's managing partner, has represented a variety of interests before the Maryland General Assembly and regulatory agencies for more than 30 years. An acknowledged authority on Maryland's environmental and health care laws, she includes amongst her clients dominant trade organizations and corporate interests in the solid waste, energy, transportation, and health care sectors.
Ms. Kasemeyer's background in environmental and health care policy is reflected in her law practice which includes legal counsel to her environmental clients on permitting and enforcement actions and representation of health professionals on licensure and disciplinary matters as well as contractual and practice management concerns.
Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Kasemeyer is a 1980 graduate of Duke University with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies. She received a Masters degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University in 1984. Before her graduation from the University of Maryland Law School in 1993, she was President of Professional Practice Consultants, a health care management consulting firm; served as the first Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Health Maintenance Organizations, and was the regional Corporate Development Director for a national solid waste management company. In 1996, she joined Jay Schwartz, forming Schwartz and Metz, P.A., a predecessor to the current firm.
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
6) Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
7) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
8) Curaleaf
9) DaVita, Inc.
10) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
11) HealthCare Access Maryland
12) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
13) LifeSpan Network
14) Lilly USA, LLC
15) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
16) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
17) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
18) Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
19) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
20) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
21) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
23) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
24) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
26) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
27) National Waste & Recycling Association
28) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
29) Patient First
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) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
5) Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association
6) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
7) Curaleaf
8) Diversified Healthcare Trust
9) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
10) Hughes Network Systems, LLC
11) Insurance Agents & Brokers of Maryland, Inc., care of Bryson F. Popham, P.A.
12) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
13) Lilly USA, LLC
14) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
15) Maryland AGC
16) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
17) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
18) Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
19) Maryland Motor Truck Association
20) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
21) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
22) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
24) MD/DC Society for Respiratory Care, Inc.
25) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
27) National Waste & Recycling Association
28) Office Properties Income Trust
29) Patient First
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.
