Top Attorney – Pamela Beck Danner
McLean, VA WW/Press/September 16, 2020 – Pamela Beck Danner, Principal Attorney with Danner & Associates was selected for inclusion into the Top Attorneys of North America 2020-2021 edition by The Who’s Who Directories. 
Danner & Associates is based in McLean, Virginia. The firm represent clients in legal matters including nonprofit association law, estate planning, business law, and trademark registration. Pamela Beck Danner, the firm’s founder along with her legal team are committed to providing top-notch legal services for its clients. The hallmark of Danner & Associates has always been, and will continue to be, its responsiveness to client needs in a timely and professional manner. They take pride in their ability to develop and maintain a personal, yet professional, relationship with clients.
Ms. Danner is a principal of her law firm in McLean, Virginia. Her practice is concentrated in full service business and trade association representation, and estate planning. 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.
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 1982 through 1984, Ms. Danner was with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the Director of the Office of Manufactured Housing and Construction Standards, responsible for all construction standards relating to public, FHA-insured housing, and manufactured housing as well as the manufactured housing enforcement program. In 1982, 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.
Ms. Danner earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. As a law student, she was third year editor for the Georgetown International Law Journal, Law and Policy in International Business. She earned a M.A. from the American University School of International Service and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Purdue University. She attended Madrid University her junior year and is fluent in Spanish.
Ms. Danner is a member of the Virginia, Indiana and District of Columbia Bars. She served four years on the District of Columbia’s Building Code Advisory Committee engaged in updating the District’s construction codes. She was appointed by HUD Secretary Kemp and served as a member of the National Manufactured Home Advisory Council.
From 2004-2005, Ms. Danner served as President of the Rotary Club of McLean, a chapter of the world’s oldest service club organization. Ms. Danner was a member of the Fairfax County Water Authority Board from 1992 until 2004 and she served as Chair of its Water Quality Committee and served on its Finance Committee. She is also a member of the American Society of Association Executives Legal Section and has served on its Legal Council. She has served as the Chair of the Dranesville Area Plan Review Task Force and on the Dranesville Transportation Spot Improvement Task Force.
October 3, 2002, Ms. Danner was appointed by Governor Mark Warner to serve as the Escheator for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
Ms. Danner is a graduate of the 1993 Leadership Fairfax Class and is an active member of many business and professional associations, including the McLean Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of McLean, and McLean Bar Association. She has been actively involved in her community for over 35 years. She served on the McLean Community Center Governing Board from 1986-92; as President of the Barney Neighborhood House Board of Trustees; and has served on the Friends of the McLean Community Center and the McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia’s 400th Board of Directors and the Tysons Land Use Task Force. She is Past President of the McLean Community Foundation.
Ms. Danner was awarded the Dennis Duffy Citizenship Award, Fairfax Bar Association, 2001, the Lady Fairfax, Dranesville District, 2008, the Leadership Fairfax Trustee Leadership Award, 2011 and the Friend in Deed Award, Friends of McLean Community Center, 2012.
The Top Attorneys of North America, a New York based publication, distinguishes and profiles leading attorneys who have reached a recognizable degree of success and leadership in their field. The directory is valued for promoting awareness of the accomplishments within the North American legal community.
