10 Questions

Dani Herman

DBA Member since 2023

Where did you go to Law School?

I graduated from Denver Law in 2024.

Where do you work?

I am an associate with Kinnett & Cordes, formerly Woody Law Firm, LLC.

Why did you become a lawyer?

Prior to entering law school, I was a kindergarten teacher in Denver Public Schools. I saw too many examples of systemic roadblocks in place for students, parents, and teachers. Once the pandemic hit, I decided I could continue to be frustrated or do something different. Being an attorney allows us a secret code/language that not everyone else is afforded, and I wanted to gain that code to help break down some of the roadblocks I saw while teaching.

What is one item on your bucket list?

I want to visit every continent at least once. So far, I have spent time in five out of the seven.

If you weren’t a lawyer, what would you be?

My retirement plan is to own a floral shop. Flowers bring me so much joy.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received?

At 33, when I was applying to law school, a lot of folks questioned my choice to start over in my career. But one friend said something that stuck. He said, “Either way, you are going to be 37 someday, might as well be 37 and an attorney.”

What’s your favorite book and why?

My favorite book is Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, because it has a little bit of everything. It is a multi-generational love story intertwined with magical cooking. What’s not to love?

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

I have two very silly, very busy kids, and a lot of free time is spent chasing them. When I have free moments, I love a meal with friends, an episode of SNL, a trip to anywhere with a beach, or a walk around my local garden center.

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

The obvious answer would be graduating law school while working full time and raising two kids, but that’s not true. Once I started law school, I had to finish. The accomplishment I am most proud of was spending a year in Costa Rica after I graduated undergrad. I had a one-way ticket, very little money, no real plan waiting for me, and I nearly left the airport while waiting to board my plane. But I went, I stuck it out when it was hard, and it was the first time I got to test my own bravery. That experience set me up for several brave choices in the future.