About Danielle B.
Danielle B. Kent combined study and practical work early in her career. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012, majoring in political science and dramatic art. She then attended the University of Richmond School of Law, receiving her J.D. in 2015.
Her time in law school included a steady run of extracurricular leadership and editorial work. She served on the Richmond Moot Court Board and was active on the Richmond Trial Advocacy Board, where she held the treasurer role before becoming competitions chair. She worked as a manuscripts editor for the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology and represented the law school in admissions outreach. Those roles ran alongside a Lewis Powell Inn of Court student membership and involvement in trial competitions.
Kent’s practical training began with internships that exposed her to both criminal defense and judicial practice. In 2013 she interned for the State of North Carolina Office of the Public Defender and for the Office of the District Court Judges in District 5. The next summer she worked as a judicial extern to the Honorable Richard D. Taylor in the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia. She also spent time as a summer associate at Allen, Allen, Allen, & Allen, P.C., and earlier had worked as a paralegal and senior legal assistant in smaller offices.
After law school she joined Allen, Allen, Allen, & Allen, P.C. in 2015. Her responsibilities there included traditional lawyer duties and a role as a copywriter and blog contributor, a combination that kept her drafting and arguing in different forums. Prior to law school she gained experience as an intern in Congressman Mike McIntyre’s office and contributed to litigation support as a senior legal assistant.
Kent has maintained memberships in a range of local and state organizations since entering practice. She belongs to the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia Women Lawyers Association’s Fredericksburg chapter, and the Fredericksburg Bar Association. Those affiliations reflect ongoing ties to trial advocacy and collegial networks in Virginia.
Her background reflects a steady progression from student leadership and editorial work to courtroom exposure and firm-based practice. She draws on litigation training and hands-on roles acquired before and after law school in her day-to-day work. She currently practices litigation in Virginia.
