Danielle Merrick

Danielle Merrick is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurial Legal Services Clinic at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law since 2004. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law since 2024. She holds a B.S.W. in Social Welfare from the University of Kansas (1999), a J.D. (2003), and an LL.M. in Taxation (2003) from UMKC.

Her teaching focuses on Contract Drafting. Her research interests include taxation, entrepreneurial legal services, and education finance, notably her role in launching Kansas' 529 plan. Previously, she worked at American Century Investments in tax compliance, specializing in individual and corporate tax forms.

Merrick leads the Entrepreneurial Legal Services Clinic, providing legal support to startups and small businesses. No specific scientific awards or grants are mentioned, and her academic publications are not detailed in the text.