Tom is a member of Butler Snow's Regulatory and Government group. His practice is concentrated on government relations, regulatory and public affairs advice and advocacy and business transactions.
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Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2010-2022
Government Relations Practice, 2007-2022
Lawyer of the Year: Government Relations Practice (Austin), 2017
Over 35 years' experience representing clients in their dealings with state and federal government agencies, legislators, members of Congress, and executive branch agencies.
Serves as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Austin Trust Company.
Represented a Fortune 100 company regarding the siting, permitting and development of a nuclear power plant.
Represented a Fortune 100 company developing statewide public support for a $4+ Billion liquefied natural gas export facility.
Represented multinational energy trading company regarding doing business with various Texas generators.
Successfully represented the British Consul General regarding legislation which would have limited state investments in companies doing business in Northern Ireland.
Successfully represented the State of Maine, negotiating its withdrawal from an interstate compact with Texas and Vermont, including the waiving of payment of a multi-million dollar exit fee.
Represents one of the world's largest education assessment companies in its dealings with Texas state government.
Represented Texas Academy of Family Physicians in legislative matters including dispensing, rural health care, access to care and other issues.
Represented the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas; the state association of the governmental affairs community in legislative and regulatory matters.
Represented one of the largest medical marijuana companies regarding its efforts to enter the Texas market. ? Represented a national industry association regarding the passage of Texas legislation legalizing hemp cultivation and the establishment of a new hemp industry in Texas.
Represented a Texas groundwater conservation district in its dealings with the U.S. Department of Agriculture developing a multistate, regional effort to conserve groundwater, and before the Texas Legislature
2) ADORATION HOSPICE CARE TEXAS, LLC
3) AT&T
4) Atlas Sand
7) Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
10) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries including Superior HealthPlan
14) Creative Solutions in Healthcare Inc.
15) Disaster Recovery Services, LLC
16) Driscoll Children's Hospital
17) EduCare Community Living Corp.
21) High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1
22) International Legal Finance Association
23) J Ferg Pros
26) Luminant Generation Company LLC
27) MEI Group
29) PATE REHABILITATION ENDEAVORS INC
30) PharMerica Corp.
33) Professional Bondsmen of Texas
35) ResCare, Inc. DBA BrightSpring Health Services
36) SE Legacy Development, LLC
37) Shiftkey LLC
39) Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers
40) Texas Commercial Airport Association
41) Texas Consumer Lenders, LLC
42) Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare
43) Texas Land Title Association
44) Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation LLC
45) Texas Podiatric Medical Association
46) Texas Roofer and Consumer Association
47) Texas Tech University System
50) TXU Energy Retail Company LLC
51) Vaquero Ventures
52) Vistra Corp
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Logan Spence is a Partner at the Austin office of Hance Scarborough, LLP where he represents trade associations, corporations and interest groups before the state legislature and agencies. Logan began his career in state government in 1999 as an intern for State Senator Robert Duncan. In 2001, he worked as the legislative assistant to State Rep. Warren Chisum. While attending law school in Houston, Logan worked for Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, District Judge Harvey Brown and the government affairs office of El Paso Energy.
Upon graduating from law school, he spent five years as a Policy Director in Gov. Rick Perry's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy covering a wide variety of issues and agencies. Logan moved to the Texas State Senate in 2007 where he served as Sen. Dan Patrick's Chief of Staff.
In 2013, Logan served as the manager for Dan Patrick's campaign for lieutenant governor. This ultimately successful effort, against three established statewide incumbents, gave Logan first-hand experience in political communications, grassroots management and campaign strategy. After leading the transition team, Logan was named Chief of Staff to the Lieutenant Governor in 2015.
Logan's broad experience in the Texas House, Texas Senate as well as the Office's of Governor and Lt. Governor, give him a unique ability to advocate for his clients in Texas government. Logan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Texas Tech University and a Juris Doctorate degree from South Texas College of Law. He has been married to his wife Cynthia for over 20 years and they have four children.
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4) Creative Solutions in Healthcare, Inc.
6) Disaster Recovery Services,LLC
8) Frazer Bilt
10) High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1
11) IWP
12) J Ferg Pros