President, IWIL Board
State Task Force Committee
Topeka, KS
Danielle Hall currently serves as the Chief of Professionalism and Outreach for the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration with the Kansas Judicial Branch. Much of her career has been dedicated to improving the practice of law and service to the public by tackling issues surrounding the connection between well-being, law practice management, and ethics and professionalism in the profession. She uses her background in these areas to focus on education and outreach for judges, attorneys, law students, and judicial employees.
Prior to joining the Office of Judicial Administration, Danielle served within the Kansas Judicial Branch as the Executive Director for the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program from 2019 to 2024, and a Deputy Disciplinary Administrator with the Kansas Office of the Disciplinary Administrator from 2016 to 2019. In addition to managing the daily operations at KALAP, she provided direct assistance to law students and lawyers who were struggling with a mental health, substance use, or law practice management related issues. As a Deputy Disciplinary Administrator, she investigated and prosecuted disciplinary cases before the Kansas Supreme Court, assisted with Client Protection Fund investigations, and served as a coordinator for the Attorney Diversion Program. As part of the program, she provided training to lawyers in the areas of law practice management and technology and assisted lawyers in overcoming stress and burnout. Early in her career, Danielle worked for the Kansas Bar Association, serving as the organization’s Law Practice Services Director where she and developed the organization’s Law Office Management Assistance Program.
Danielle frequently teaches continuing legal education on many topics including lawyer well-being, ethics, law practice management, and technology use in the law practice. She was named a Woman of Legal Tech Honoree in 2023 by the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center.
Danielle also currently serves as the President of the Kansas Women Attorneys Association, Chair of the Kansas Bar Association Law Practice Management Committee and is a member of the Kansas Bar Association Ethics Advisory Committee. She is also an active member in the ABA Law Practice Division, having served on several committees, and is a regular contributor to the Product Watch column of the LP Division’s Law Practice Magazine. In her free time, she serves an adjunct professor at Washburn School of Law, teaching Law Practice Management and serves as faculty for the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. Danielle received her J.D. in 2009 from Washburn School of Law and was named the Graduate of the Last Decade in 2019.