Tim has spent twelve years building a record as one of the most effective advocates in Annapolis, representing a diverse group of clients at the state's legislative and executive branches, and county governments. Prior to engaging in government relations, Tim served as Chief of Staff to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., the longest serving State Senate President in United States history. Tim is a graduate of West Virginia University, and the West Virginia University College of Law, where he serves as a member of the Board of Visitors. Tim is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. Tim lives in Baltimore County.
2) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC
6) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) AT&T
11) Beatty Development Group LLC
13) BSC America
16) Chesapeake Beach
17) Cisco
18) City of Aberdeen
19) Columbia Care
20) Concentra
22) County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland
24) Darden, Inc.
25) Don Bosco Christo Rey High School and Corporate World Study Program
26) Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc.
27) Election Systems & Software
28) Enterprise Commuity Development, Inc.
29) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
30) Ernst & Young
32) FiscalNote
33) Flagger Force
34) FMR, LLC
35) GCOM
37) GetInsured
41) GR Patel & Associates, Inc.
43) Greenvest
49) International Sleep Products Association
50) Konterra Realty
51) Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition
52) Maryland Association of Boards of Education
53) Maryland Horse Breeders Association
58) Next One Up
59) Nissan North America, Inc.
60) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
61) Perry White Ross & Jacobson
63) Procter & Gamble
64) Public Service Enterprise Group
67) Recovery Centers of America
69) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
70) SkyGenUSA
72) Sports Facilities Management, LLC
76) Sun Service LLC
77) TrueRoll
78) United Healthcare Services, Inc.
79) US Wind, Inc.
81) W.R. Grace & Co.
84) Washington Gas
717-237-4801
409 N. Second Street, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is the largest of its kind within any law firm in Pennsylvania. Its Government Relations Group provides a wide variety of clients with an outstanding program of advocacy services before the General Assembly and Executive Branch agencies of state government. The principals have held positions at the highest levels of state government, including former members of the House of Representatives, and a former member of the Governor's staff. In addition, they include former Chief Counsels of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department as well as former Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and of the Pennsylvania State Police.
Firm Specialties:
Buchanan's services include providing background information to clients and key policy makers about the potential impact of proposed legislation or regulations; effectively communicating clients' concerns to government; drafting legislation; testifying before legislative committees and regulatory hearings; drafting and distributing position papers for clients; and monitoring the General Assembly and providing clients with updates.
1) 3M Company and its affiliates
2) Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.
3) American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
4) Argo AI
5) Crown Castle (including Pennsylvania Partnership for 5G)
8) GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
10) HP Inc.
12) Iron Mountain Information Management
13) Kay Builders
14) Lucid USA, Inc.
19) North Fayette
21) Pattern Energy
23) Pennridge Development Enterprises Inc
24) PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
25) PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY
26) PENNSYLVANIA SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, INC.
28) Rolka Loube Saltzer LLC, DBA Rolka Loube
29) St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
31) The National Elevator Industry, Inc.
32) The Williams Companies, Inc.
34) West Penn Power
STEPHEN M. DEFRANK is a senior advisor in Buchanan's state government relations group. He joins Buchanan after spending 23 years of his career in Pennsylvania state government. His most recent position was chief of staff for Senator Lisa M. Boscola.
Steve brings process and policy expertise to our Pennsylvania Government Relations Practice, having worked in state government for more than 20 years. He has served in several roles in his over two decades with the Senate of Pennsylvania, including chief of staff, committee executive director, and policy director. Steve called on his strengths differently in each of those roles: as a chief of staff for Sen. Lisa Boscola, he used his organizational skills and ability to multitask to advance the senator's legislative agenda in Harrisburg and manage constituent outreach and communications in her district office. As Executive Director for the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Steve grasped new concepts quickly and effectively, and developed an area of expertise in issues affecting the energy and utility sectors. As Policy Director, he worked as a jack of all trades to advance a caucus-wide agenda that included initiatives related to legalized gaming, community and economic development, workforce development, education initiatives and government reform.
(304) 546-8121
106 Capitol St, Charleston, WV, 25301,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Media/Entertainment, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality
Jonas Jacobson developed a broad government relations practice after 15 years serving in key leadership roles in State and local government. Jonas has extensive experience working on public policy matters and has worked on complex initiatives involving environment, energy, transportation, infrastructure, development and public works matters. During his government tenure, he served under three Maryland Governors and was appointed to the Maryland Department of the Environment as Deputy Secretary. Jonas also served as Director of Environmental Protection for Baltimore County. His practice involves engagement with the leadership of state and local agencies and the Maryland General Assembly. Jonas received a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law and a Bachelor of Science from Towson University. Jonas is the President of the Howard County Conservancy and serves on the Board of the Towson University Alumni Association.
2) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC
5) AT&T
7) Beatty Development Group LLC
8) BSC America
10) Cisco
11) Concentra
13) Darden, Inc.
14) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
15) Ernst & Young
19) Greenvest
23) International Sleep Products Association
24) Konterra Realty
25) LKQ Corporation
27) Nissan North America, Inc.
28) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
30) Preston Scheffenacker Properties
31) Procter & Gamble
32) Public Service Enterprise Group
35) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
36) Sheetz, Inc.
40) Sun Service LLC
41) US Wind, Inc.
42) W.R. Grace & Co.
43) Washington Gas
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, 18TH FLOOR, AKRON, OH, 44308,
(304) 993-8917
PO Box 7058, Charleston, WV, 25356,
2029551500
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20037,
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, 18TH FLOOR, AKRON, OH, 44308,
3307619960
801 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 960, Washington, DC, 20004,
3307619960
800 N. Third St., Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20037,
(304) 534-7344
5001 Nasa Blvd, Fairmont, WV, 26554,
1) FirstEnergy
2023332524
2600 Virginia Avenue NW #505, Washington, DC, 20037,
7177402301
PO Box 638, Palmyra, PA, 17078,
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, 18TH FLOOR, AKRON, OH, 44308,
443-624-6716
54 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
2) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC
6) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) AT&T
11) Beatty Development Group LLC
15) Chesapeake Beach
16) Cisco
17) City of Aberdeen
18) Columbia Care
19) Concentra
21) County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland
23) Darden, Inc.
24) Don Bosco Christo Rey High School and Corporate World Study Program
25) Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc.
26) Election Systems & Software
27) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
28) Ernst & Young
30) FiscalNote
31) Flagger Force
32) FMR, LLC
33) GCOM
35) GetInsured
39) GR Patel & Associates, Inc.
41) Greenvest
47) International Sleep Products Association
48) Konterra Realty
49) Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition
50) Maryland Association of Boards of Education
51) Maryland Horse Breeders Association
56) Next One Up
57) Nissan North America, Inc.
58) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
60) Procter & Gamble
61) Public Service Enterprise Group
64) Recovery Centers of America
66) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
67) SkyGenUSA
69) Sports Facilities Management, LLC
73) Sun Service LLC
74) TrueRoll
75) United Healthcare Services, Inc.
76) US Wind, Inc.
78) W.R. Grace & Co.
81) Washington Gas
3303845596
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, 18TH FLOOR, AKRON, OH, 44308,
2024348242
P.O. Box 625, Buda, TX, 78610,
1) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
5) Amgen, Inc.
6) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
7) Apple Inc.
10) Blackstone Administrative Services Partnerships L.P.
11) Broadcom Limited
12) California Business Roundtable
13) Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
14) CoreCivic, Inc.
15) CTIA-The Wireless Association
16) Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
17) FirstEnergy Service Company
19) Florida Crystals Corporation
21) Fresenius Medical Care North America
22) GRAIL, INC.
24) ID.me
26) Ligado Networks
28) National Fisheries Institute
30) Occidental Petroleum Corporation
31) Pacific Gas and Electric Company
33) Pfizer Inc.
34) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
36) S&B Engineers & Constructors, Ltd.
37) SACHEM Inc.
40) Shangri-La Industries, LLC
41) Southern Company
42) Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
49) Western Growers
3307619960
2800 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA, 19612,
(304) 288-0522
PO Box 327, Fairmont, WV, 26555,
2) ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services
3) Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.
6) CityNet, LLC
7) Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
9) FirstEnergy
(304) 676-3675
PO Box 5615, Charleston, WV, 25361,
614-359-6072
100 East Broad Street, Suite 2225, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) FirstEnergy
301-582-5208
10802 Bower Avenue, Williamsport, MD, 21795,
2029553000
800 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20006,
2600 Virginia Avenue NW #505, Washington, DC, 20037,
