Danna Kauffman
Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.
dkauffman@smwpa.com
410-294-7759
20 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
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Links: Website
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) City of Rockville
6) Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
7) Curaleaf
8) DaVita, Inc.
9) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
10) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, 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
16) Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
17) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
18) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
19) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
20) Maryland Tech Council
21) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
22) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
23) Merck & Co., Inc.
24) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
25) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
26) Patient First
27) Retail Finance International Holdings, Inc.
28) Synagro/WWT, Inc.
29) United Therapeutics Corporation
30) Valet Living, LLC
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.
Last Updated: November 04, 2025
