Introduction

Registered lobbyist and practicing attorney with more than 16 years of combined private and public sector experience with a core focus on business and regulatory matters.

Clients

1) 28 Walker Avenue

2) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC

3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC

4) Anheuser-Busch Companies

5) Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC

6) Association of Dental Support Organizations

7) AT&T

8) Beatty Development Group LLC

9) Branches LLC

10) Canton Stevedoring

11) Cisco

12) Concentra

13) Cresco Labs

14) Cross Street Partners

15) Dynamic Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC

16) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.

17) Ernst & Young

18) Gas Guide

19) GCOM

20) Gelman Companies, The

21) GenOn Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

22) Glaxo Smith Kline

23) Global Tel Link (GTL)

24) Green Leaf Medical, LLC

25) Greenberg Gibbons

26) Greenvest

27) GTI Maryland, LLC

28) HDR Engineering, Inc.

29) Holy Cross Health, Inc.

30) Howard Hughes Corporation

31) International Sleep Products Association

32) Konterra Realty

33) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association Prince George's Chapter

34) Peterson Companies

35) Procter & Gamble

36) Public Service Enterprise Group

37) Republic Services

38) Sheetz, Inc.

39) Sports Betting Alliance

40) Stewart Companies

41) Sun Service LLC

42) Teradata Government Systems LLC

43) US Wind, Inc.

44) W.R. Grace & Co.

45) Washington Gas

46) Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

11-15 years

Relationships

1st Vice President, Maryland Government Relations Association

Former General Counsel, Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation

Former General Counsel, Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce

Biography

Pounds is an accomplished attorney and lobbyist with sixteen years of legal experience and served as General Counsel for government, quasi-government entities, boards & commissions, and businesses. After seven years in Prince George's as a senior campaign and transition staff member, an associate county attorney, and then General Counsel to the Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation, Pounds served six years as a partner and senior counsel in two prominent Maryland law firms. He represents clients in municipal and cannabis law, alcoholic beverage licensing; land use and zoning; business transactions, and government relations. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech, and received his Juris Doctor, with honors, at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Pounds is active in his community and serves on several boards, including the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce and the Maryland Government Relations Association. He lives in Bowie with his wife and two children.

Last Updated: February 22, 2024