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Drew Duncan was born and raised in Parker, South Dakota. Drew graduated from Parker High School in 1994. In 1999 Drew graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2002 Drew received his law degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law. During his time at USD, he served as the Student Board Association Vice-President his second year, and the Student Board Association President his third year. Drew was also a member of USD's Trial Team in 2002.

Following law school, Drew clerked for the Fifth Circuit Judge of the South Dakota Unified Judicial System in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Following his clerkship, he joined Zimmer, Duncan & Cole, LLP in 2003 and helped form The Duncan Law Firm, LLP in late 2017.

Drew has focused his practice on governmental affairs. Drew's practice also includes regulatory work with the State of South Dakota, criminal law, business services and family law.

Drew and his wife, Carrie, have two children, Olivia and Bennett. Drew is an avid golfer and outdoorsman and prides himself in being an active member of the community. He has served on the Board of Directors of the ParMar Valley Country Club, the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers' Section of the South Dakota State Bar Association, the Executive Board of the South Dakota Republican Party, the Board of Directors of the South Dakota Arthritis Advisory Board, and the South Dakota Board of Elections.

Drew's representative clients include Eli Lilly Corporation, Heartland Consumers Power District, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Neighborhood Dental, the City of Parker, the South Dakota Collectors' Association, the South Dakota Insurance Alliance and Verizon Wireless.

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MARY-PATRICIA WRAY

(Louisiana, )

Top Drawer Strategies

mpwray@topdrawerstrategies.com
225-395-9961
711 N. 6TH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70806,

Subjects: All Subjects, Alcohol, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Criminal, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Labor/Unions, Medicare/Medicaid, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, RFP/Procurement, Taxes

Links:Website, LinkedIn

Top Drawer Strategies is a full-service government relations, political consulting, public relations and media production firm with a record of success managing budgets of every size to set our clients up for their next policy, messaging, or campaign victory. At every level of government, our award winning in-house advocacy has a reputation of delivering results and garnering national attention for our clients. At Top Drawer Strategies, we turn long shots into serious contenders.

1) Alford and Associates Insurance Services

2) Alliance for Safety and Justice

3) Americans for Contraception

4) Bruno & Bruno

5) Center for Resilience

6) City of Westwego

7) CommuniHealth Services

8) Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana

9) Elevate Recovery Housing, LLC

10) Girl Scouts Louisiana East

11) JAC Louisiana

12) Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

13) Louisiana Housing Council

14) Louisiana School Based Health Alliance

15) Louisiana School Bus Operators Association

16) Morganza Action Coalition

17) Mothers Against Drunk Driving

18) PJI

19) River District NOLA Neighborhood Investors LLC

20) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

21) Smart Start

22) Smith and Fawer, LLC

23) South Lafourche Levee District

24) Southern Script, LLC D/B/A Liviniti, LLC

25) Terrebonne Parish Levee and Conservation District

26) Terrebonne Parish School District

27) Terrebonne Port Commission

28) The Whitaker Law Firm, APC

29) Vera Institute of Justice

30) Wisznia Architecture & Development

6-10 years

At our legislature and dozens of boards and commissions across the state, decisions that impact our quality of life happen at warp speed. Top Drawer's effective relationship building and intensive bill and regulation monitoring give our clients the edge they need to impact everything from professional licensing to environmental permitting. Our advocacy has made the difference for clients on controversial issues that tend to divide policy makers, because we find ways to bring people together. From department rate setting to legislative education on pension sustainability, to healthcare policy, to labor and employment issues, we've found ways to make the impossible happen for our clients because of our credibility with decision makers at all levels of government.

Over a decade of advocacy, Top Drawer has brokered hundreds of millions in investments for Louisianans. Our work to secure a steady investment in the historic Morgnaza to the Gulf flood protection system will ensure that the Louisiana way of life is a reality for generations to come. Repeated against-all-odds work to invest in K-12 education after a decade of devastating spending freezes has produced important results for school districts across the state. Our commitment to state investments in smart partnerships with business and industry have borne fruit for organizations like the Port of South Louisiana - the largest tonnage port in the Western Hemisphere - completing capital projects years ahead of schedule to keep our goods and services moving. We're especially proud of our work to fund worthy non-governmental organizations that serve our children and communities, like our three-year successful effort to fund an emergency project for Girl Scouts Louisiana East and protect the camp experience for more than 14,000 young women in Lousiana.

Mary-Patricia Wray, founder of Top Drawer Strategies, is a graduate of The Ohio State University (B.A.) and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D.). Before moving to Louisiana from Ohio in 2008, she worked for Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, later head of the Consumer Affairs Protection Agency. After focusing on constitutional law and administrative procedures in law school, MP, as she is affectionately known, put her knowledge to good use at the Louisiana Capitol. In 2012, she began representing clients focused on improving their communities by investing in public education and increasing access to high quality healthcare. She also works on policy issues surrounding criminal justice reform, healthcare delivery systems, economic development, multimodal transportation, coastal transportation, affordable energy, finance and tax issues, non-profit advocacy and local and municipal government. MP is an adjunct professor of law at Tulane Law School in New Orleans where she teaches Legislative and Administrative Advocacy focusing on legislative drafting and agency rule making.

MP was among the first true believers in the candidacy of John Bel Edwards for Governor, and served as one of the only staffers in the early years of his campaign, securing victory for the only Democratic statewide elected official in Louisiana and the only Democratic governor in the Deep South. Her award winning advocacy contributed to another upset victory, 2018's "Yes on 2" ballot initiative to erase one of Louisiana's last remaining Jim Crow era laws and require the use of unanimous juries.

Mary-Patricia serves her community through volunteer leadership in Girl Scouts Louisiana East as a lifetime member of Girl Scouts USA, having earned her Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting as a member of Buckeye Trails Girl Scout Council Troop #1567. She is a member of the BREC Foundation Board, chairing its public relations committee and focusing on work to reinvest in the life and health of the greater Baton Rouge community. She is involved in the Tulane and Loyola University communities, working to promote public interest as the highest good in every curriculum. She is the proud mother of Henry Lee Wray and resides in Baton Rouge with her husband, Ira.