United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Background
Horn Aylward & Bandy, LLC, 2007-present
Miller Law Firm, P.C., 1994-2007
Niewald, Waldeck & Brown, P.C., 1992-1994
Education
J.D. 1991; University of Missouri -- Kansas City
B.A. 1988; Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas
Professional Affiliations
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Past Chair - Construction Law Committee - Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
American Bar Association
Publications and Presentations
"Mechanic's Liens in Missouri"--Presentation to the Missouri Bar Association 2012, 2013.
"Schedules and Time Impact Issues; Changes and Differing Site Conditions"--American Bar Association--Forum on the Construction Industry 2013.
"AIA Contracts -- Dispute Resolution Under the 2007 Revisions." Lorman Education Services presentation to the construction industry, January 29, 2008.
"Construction -- Indemnification Issues," Presentation for the Kansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, July, 2007.
"Intentional Acts and Injuries for Purposes of Insurance Coverage," Journal of the Missouri Bar, January-February, 1996, reprinted in Coverage, Publication of Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, July-August, 1996.
Co-Author: "The Self-Insured Retention -- Issues Confronting Primary and Excess Carriers," Declarations, Winter 1993-94.
Recognitions and Awards
Martindale Hubbell - AV rated
"Lawyer of the Year" 2013 - For Construction Law by Best Lawyers in the United States
"Forty under 40" recognition by Ingram's Magazine for business leadership in Kansas City
"Best of the Bar" for construction attorneys, The Kansas City Business Journal
"Super Lawyer" recognition in Missouri and Kansas, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Best Lawyers in Kansas City, recognition by Ingram's Magazine
Top 100 Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas, KC Magazine, 2012
Top 50 Lawyers in the Kansas City metropolitan area, KC Magazine, 2012
Valedictorian (summa cum laude -- 4.0 GPA) -- Southwestern College
University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law
UMKC-
National Trial Team (Regional Champion)
Moot Court Team
Order of the Barristers
Regional Client Counseling Team
Recipient, Lewis F. Powell Award for Trial Advocacy
Recipient, Thomas E. Deacy Memorial Trial Practice Award
Of Note
Danne is a former member of the board of directors for the ALS Association-Keith Worthington Chapter (Lou Gehrig's disease), where he served as president and vice-president. He also served on the board of the Greenbrier Homes Association in Leawood, Kansas. Danne and his wife, Stephanie, have two children - Hannah and Braden.
