1) Agency Insurance Company of Maryland, care of Bryson F. Popham, P.A.
3) American Coatings Association
4) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
6) Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association
7) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
8) Curaleaf
9) Diversified Healthcare Trust
10) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
11) Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland
12) Hughes Network Systems, LLC
13) Insurance Agents & Brokers of Maryland, Inc., care of Bryson F. Popham, P.A.
14) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
15) Lilly USA, LLC
16) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
17) Maryland AGC
18) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
19) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
20) Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
21) Maryland Motor Truck Association
22) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
23) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
24) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
26) MD/DC Society for Respiratory Care, Inc.
27) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
29) National Waste & Recycling Association
30) Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
31) Office Properties Income Trust
32) Patient First
34) Secured Finance Network c/o National Strategies, LLC
15-20 years
Steve Wise joined the Firm in 2002 and became a partner in 2008. Early in his career with the Firm he was recognized by the The Gazette as one of the "Rising Stars" of the State House lobbying corps, and he has consistently ranked among the top earning lobbyists in Annapolis since that time.
Steve represents a diverse group of clients before the General Assembly and State agencies, including trade associations and companies in the alcoholic beverage, insurance, gaming, health care, telecommunications and environmental industries.
Mr. Wise's legal practice focuses on administrative law and regulatory matters. He has appeared before the Liquor Boards in 16 of Maryland's 24 jurisdictions and before the Office of the Comptroller, representing alcoholic beverage licensees on licensing and enforcement matters. Steve also represents health care professionals in licensing and disciplinary proceedings before the Board of Physicians, insurance producers and premium finance companies before the Insurance Administration, and has represented maritime-related industries before the Department of Natural Resources. Steve has appeared in many of the State's Circuit Courts, and litigated cases both before the Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals.
Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 1991 and his Masters degree in Public Administration in 1994, both from Florida State University. He graduated cum laude from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law in 2001, and he is admitted to the Maryland State Bar as well as the U.S. District Court for Maryland. Mr. Wise was born and raised on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Denton, and now resides in Annapolis with his wife Amy and twin sons.
410-591-6014
225 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Health Care, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
I currently represent clients in the areas of healthcare, healthcare financing, health reform, health certificate of need (CON), casino gaming, lottery, horse racing, transportation, motor vehicles, rental cars, insurance, state and local taxes, franchises, business regulation, IT - information technology, environmental regulation, procurement, state contracting, bid protests, and acquisition of public funds for private programs and projects. Additionally, I advise clients on state and local ethics laws, election laws and lobbying rules.
I previously served as the former staff counsel to the Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the Department of Fiscal Services.
My clients range from the CBAC Gaming (Horseshoe Casino Baltimore), Education Affiliates/Fortis College, Enterprise/Alamo/National Rental Cars, Maryland Physicians Care MCO, and Washington Area New Auto Dealers Association.
1) Access Holdings Management Company, LLC
3) Ashley, Inc.
4) Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Center (BARCS)
5) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
6) Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC
7) Brewers Association of Maryland
9) BSC America
10) Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.
13) Carahsoft Technology Corporation
14) Catalis LLC
15) CBAC Gaming, LLC (Horseshoe Casino)
16) CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.
17) Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
18) Children's National Health System
20) Coppin State University Development Foundation
21) Corebridge Financial Group
22) Curio Wellness
23) DentaQuest
24) Education Affiliates/Fortis College
25) Enterprise RAC Company of Baltimore, LLC
26) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
27) Fair Hill Condominium Association
28) Fair Hill Foundation, Inc.
31) Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park
32) Gaudenzia, Inc.
33) Google LLC and its Affiliates
34) GT Independence
36) HEVI
37) Humanim, Inc.
40) Leda Health
41) Light & Wonder
42) Maryland Academy of Pediatric Dentists
43) Maryland Association of Realtors
44) Maryland Automobile Dealers Association
45) Maryland Care Inc. dba Maryland Physicians Care
47) Maryland Jockey Club (Pimlico, Laurel and Rosecroft Racetracks)
48) Maryland Partnership for Prevention, Inc.
50) Maryland Wineries Association
51) Maximus
52) Medallia, Inc.
54) Mount Vernon Place Conservancy
55) MTX Group, Inc.
56) NaphCare Inc.
57) NAREIT, formerly National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
59) PGA of America
60) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
61) Premium Cigar Retailers Association of Maryland
62) Prologis, Inc.
64) Reed Group
65) Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC
66) Ripken Baseball
68) Sheppard Pratt Health Systems
69) Skyline Technology Solutions
70) Spotless Brands
73) Tufton Professional Baseball LLC
74) TVI, Inc./Savers
77) Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association (WANADA)
20+ years
Former staff counsel to Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee handling matters related to state & local taxes, retirement, and agency budgets
Experienced lobbyist on health care delivery systems, health insurance, and health occupations, including managed care, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, dental plans, and pharmaceuticals
Team leader on multi-firm effort to preserve the Preakness Stakes in Maryland and to enact a statutory framework for a nearly $400 million capital redevelopment effort for Maryland's racetracks
Counsel for automotive industries including new automobile dealers and rental car agencies
Lead lobbyist on legislation to authorize transportation network companies
Experienced gaming lobbyist representing lottery, casino, racetrack, and sports wagering interests
Procurement counsel assisting entities on RFPs, bids and other offers of goods, services, and construction to state & local governments
Counsels clients on state and local ethics laws, gift laws, campaign contribution compliance, election laws, and lobbying rules
Fiscal Analyst, Department of Fiscal Services (1988)
Committee Staff, Maryland Senate Budget & Taxation Committee (1989 - 1990)
Michael V. Johansen is the Administrative Partner at Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC and the Chair of the firm's Administrative Law and Regulatory Compliance practice. Mike has nearly 30 years of experience in lobbying and legal matters before the General Assembly, executive agencies, and local/municipal governments in the state of Maryland. As a registered lobbyist, he has represented clients in the areas of healthcare, healthcare financing, health reform, health certificate of need (CON), casino gaming, lottery, horse racing, transportation, motor vehicles, rental cars, insurance, state and local taxes, franchises, business regulation, IT - information technology, environmental regulation, procurement, state contracting, bid protests, and acquisition of public funds for private programs and projects. Mike also advises clients on state and local ethics laws, gift laws, campaign contribution compliance, election laws and lobbying rules.
Prior to joining the firm, Mike was legislative staff to the Maryland General Assembly, the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee, and the Department of Fiscal Services. He is a member of the board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Maryland Chapter and a board member of the Indian Creek School.
Through both her work in the public and private sector, Danna L. Kauffman provides her clients with a unique skill set that enables them to successfully navigate the legislative and executive branches of government. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.
2) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
3) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
7) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
8) Curaleaf
9) DaVita, Inc.
10) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
11) HealthCare Access Maryland
12) Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland
13) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
14) LifeSpan Network
15) Lilly USA, LLC
16) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
17) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
18) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
19) Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
20) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
21) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
22) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
24) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
25) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
27) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
28) National Waste & Recycling Association
29) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
30) Patient First
15-20 years
Danna L. Kauffman, Esq. joined the firm in 2013 and became a partner in 2017. Throughout her career Danna has worked in various levels of State government and in the private sector. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.
Beginning in 1997, Danna served as Counsel to the then House Environmental Matters Committee, working on complex health care issues, and then spent three years as a senior legislative advisor to Governor Glendening, where she worked on a wide range of issues in the areas of health, environment, civil rights and homeland security. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Danna served as the Senior Vice President of Public Policy for LifeSpan Network, the leading senior care provider association in Maryland.
Raised in Howard County, Maryland, Danna holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Towson University, where she graduated cum laude. In 1996, she graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was an editor on the Maryland Law Review. Prior to entering State government service, Danna began her career as a litigation attorney at Smith, Somerville and Case, P.A. Danna resides in Annapolis with her husband and two children.
Pamela Metz Kasemeyer is regarded by her colleagues as a substantive and tenacious advocate who represents her clients with integrity and honesty. Legislators and regulators know they can rely on the truth and accuracy of Ms. Kasemeyer's representation.
2) American Coatings Association
3) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
4) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
7) DaVita, Inc.
8) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
10) Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland
11) Hughes Network Systems, LLC
12) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
13) LifeSpan Network
14) Lilly USA, LLC
16) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
17) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
18) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
20) Maryland Motor Truck Association
21) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
22) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
23) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
25) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
26) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
27) Mental Health Association of Maryland
29) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
30) National Waste & Recycling Association
31) Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
32) Patient First
33) Players Philanthropy Fund d/b/a Alston for Athletes
20+ years
Pamela Metz Kasemeyer, the Firm's managing partner, has represented a variety of interests before the Maryland General Assembly and regulatory agencies for more than 30 years. An acknowledged authority on Maryland's environmental and health care laws, she includes amongst her clients dominant trade organizations and corporate interests in the solid waste, energy, transportation, and health care sectors.
Ms. Kasemeyer's background in environmental and health care policy is reflected in her law practice which includes legal counsel to her environmental clients on permitting and enforcement actions and representation of health professionals on licensure and disciplinary matters as well as contractual and practice management concerns.
Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Kasemeyer is a 1980 graduate of Duke University with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies. She received a Masters degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University in 1984. Before her graduation from the University of Maryland Law School in 1993, she was President of Professional Practice Consultants, a health care management consulting firm; served as the first Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Health Maintenance Organizations, and was the regional Corporate Development Director for a national solid waste management company. In 1996, she joined Jay Schwartz, forming Schwartz and Metz, P.A., a predecessor to the current firm.
410-269-5066
225 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
I am the former chairman of the firm's government relations team and have been engaged in lobbying for more that 30 years. I previously served in local government as the Chief of Staff to then County Executive Parris Glendening who went on to become Governor. My clients range from the Maryland Association of Realtors to Federal Express to Facebook and Orsted, the offshore wind developer.
1) Altumint Inc., formerly Optotraffic
2) Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC
3) Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.
4) Children's National Health System
5) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
9) Leda Health
20+ years
RWL successfully worked with the Legislature and the Public Service Commission to gain approval for the largest-to-date offshore wind project in the United States.
Lead lobbyist in gaining necessary approvals for Dominion's LNG export facility in Calvert County
Represented as co-lead lobbyist for Washington Redskins in their successful move to Prince George's County
Co-lead lobbyist on successful effort for first Maryland P3 project, (Baltimore Seagirt Marine Terminal facility)
Recipient of Maryland Government Relations Association's Outstanding Colleague Award (2019)
Appointed by Governor Glendening to Celebration 2000, and was the Governor's appointee to the Commission on Lobbyists Ethics
Chief of Staff, Parris N. Glendening, County Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland (1988-1990)
People's Zoning Counsel for Prince George's County, Maryland (1985-1988)
Attorney to the Prince George's County Personnel Board (1982-1985)
First Vice Chair, Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee (1986)
Maryland state joint task force on lobbying ethics (1994)
Transition Committee of Attorney General Brian Frosh (2012)
Vice Chair, Anne Arundel County Development Corporation Board of Directors (appointed by Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh and reappointed by County Executive Steuart Pittman (2016-Present)
Joel D. Rozner rejoined the firm as a Partner in 1998. Previously a partner in the firm from 1991 to 1994, Mr. Rozner focuses his expertise on government relations in Annapolis and Prince George's County and is the former chair of the firm's extensive Government Relations and Lobbying practice.
Mr. Rozner was elected three times to the Prince George's Democratic Central Committee. He served seven years as People's Zoning Counsel for Prince George's County and also as Chief of Staff for then County Executive Parris N. Glendening who was later elected Governor. Mr. Rozner was the Governor's appointee to the Commission on Lobbyist Ethics.
In his practice, Mr. Rozner has represented a wide range of clients including the Washington Redskins in their successful move to Prince George's County and also was the lead lobbyist in gaining necessary approvals for Dominion's LNG export facility in Southern Maryland, which to date is the state's largest capital project. Having participated in and managed numerous political campaigns, he is also primarily responsible for development of the firm's legislative strategy.
410-244-7000
20 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
2) American Coatings Association
3) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
4) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
7) Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association
8) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
9) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
10) Hughes Network Systems, LLC
11) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
12) Lilly USA, LLC
16) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
18) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
19) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
21) National Waste & Recycling Association
22) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
23) Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
24) Secured Finance Network c/o National Strategies, LLC
27) TurnAround, Inc.
