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personal injury, criminal etc

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San Antonio, TX

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https://www.newsweek.com/taxpayers-out-45k-texas-officials-probe-2020-election-1693167

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NEWS

Taxpayers Out $45K for Texas Attorney General's Failed '20 Election Lawsuit

BY AILA SLISCO ON 3/29/22

LAWSUIT

DONALD TRUMP

TEXAS

ELECTION FRAUD

Ken Paxton Republican Taxpayers Texas Election Lawsuit

Taxpayers in Texas will reportedly foot the bill of at least $45,000 for Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton to defend himself against multiple complaints about his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election with a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court. Paxton is pictured outside the court in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2021]

Taxpayers in Texas will reportedly pay at least $45,000 for Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal defense against complaints over his failed 2020 election fraud lawsuit in the Supreme Court.

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The legal bill accumulated due to Paxton defending multiple complaints about the suit to the State Bar of Texas, according to The Houston Chronicle. Paxton's suit, which was backed by 17 other GOP state attorneys general and more than 100 Republican members of Congress, was dismissed by the nation's highest court for lack of standing on December 11, 2020, only days after being filed.

Paxton's lawsuit sought to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2020 loss by withholding certified vote count results in Pennsylvania and three other states before the results were tallied by the Electoral College. At least two of the complaints he is defending allege that the suit was "frivolous."

Trump has continued to repeatedly and falsely claim that President Joe Biden's victory in states that Trump lost were "stolen." Many of the former president's allies have backed the baseless claim.

Outside attorneys working to defend Paxton reportedly includeChris Gober, a prominent Republican election lawyer who charged the state $525 per hour. Attorneys are providing services that include strategy discussions and reviews of documents related to the complaints, as well as correspondences with the bar and preparation for bar meetings.

In a direct response to the Chronicle, Paxton told the newspaper that he was legally entitled to use state funds because he was defending actions that he took while working as attorney general. He described his actions as "fighting back," while blasting "liberal complainers" and those engaged in a "witch hunt" over the bill.

"Everyone—including Gov. [Greg] Abbott and Lt. Gov. [Dan] Patrick—knows that this witch hunt is a sham," Paxton told the paper. "So I'm fighting back. And I'm authorized to do so by law: The acts that the bar and the liberal complainers are crying about were done in my official capacity as Texas Attorney General, and I may use state resources to defend my and my team's state actions. Period."

While the bar complaints could put Paxton's personal license to practice law at risk, the attorney general is also facing criticism for billing taxpayers, since the Texas state constitution does not require holders of public office to have bar membership.

"This is about his individual license, which is irrelevant to his position in office, so why shouldn't he pay for it?" civil rights attorney Jim Harrington, who was involved in filing a complaint last year, told the Chronicle. "He gets to do this game on Jan. 6, this unconstitutional Supreme Court action, and then turn around and have us pay twice for it? It's outrageous."

"By launching a frivolous, partisan, and politically-motivated sham investigation into my efforts to ensure election integrity, it's the liberal State Bar that's wasting tax dollars, not me," Paxton said in a statement to Newsweek. "Surely, they're burning public money at a rate that far surpasses anything I have to spend to defend myself against their silly games. This is 100% on the State Bar. I stand by the good work that my team and I do."

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Paxton is the subject of an FBI investigation into allegations that he abused his office to benefit a wealthy donor.Former staff members accused him of breaking the law by using his office to help the donor in return for renovations to his home and a job for a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair.

Texas does not have term limits for the office of state attorney general. Paxton, who is in the final year of his second term, is running for re-election in November, backed by an endorsement from Trump.

Paxton must first clear the hurdle of a Republican primary runoff election against George P. Push after failing to secure a majority of votes this month. If he wins, Paxton will face the winner of a runoff between Democratic candidates Rochelle Garza and Joe Jaworski.

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Environmental Group Misrepresented Itself As A Nonprofit In Order To Stick Taxpayers With The Bill For Its Open Records Requests

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Holds "Fridays For Future" Event In Denver

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NATIONAL DIRECTOR, PROTECT INTERNET FREEDOM

December 05, 2019

An attorney for FreedomWorks filed a complaint against Climate Investigations Center, an environmental activism organization, alleging that it misrepresented its nonprofit status to take advantage of FOIA requests.

Allegedly, the Center files FOIA requests for information on organizations it opposes and also requests a fee waiver as a nonprofit, even though it is not listed as one in the IRS database.

Climate Investigations Center has submitted in numerous FOIA requests involving energy corporations and think tanks involved with the energy industry as well as testified at House hearings on climate change.

An environmental activism outfitfocused on attacking energy companies and exposing funding for so-called “anti-environmental” organizations is using dishonest and potentially unlawful business practices and wasting tax dollars to engage in its investigations, critics claim.

According to its website, Climate Investigations Center “was established in 2014 to monitor the individuals, corporations, trade associations, political organizations, and front groups who work to delay the implementation of sound energy and environmental policies that are necessary in the face of ongoing climate crisis.”

Chris K. Gober, an attorney representing D.C.-based free market organization FreedomWorks, argues Climate Investigations Center’s efforts to “monitor” its opponents in public policy discussions include misrepresenting itself to federal agencies in order to collect documents through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) at no expense to the Center.

Gober filed a complaint with the Department of Justice on behalf of FreedomWorks accusing Climate Investigations Center of defrauding taxpayers.

The complaint claims the Center requests massive numbers of government documents from federal agencies using the FOIA process. Climate Investigations Center then requests a fee waiver — allowing the organization to receive the FOIA documents at taxpayers’ expense — on the basis that the outfit is a nonprofit.

A review of the IRS charitable database, however, indicates that Climate Investigations Center has never received a nonprofit status from the federal government. The group is also not registered or incorporated as a charity or business in any state.

Kert Davies, the founder and director of Climate Investigations Center did not respond to emails asking for clarification about the structure of the organization. The organization also failed to provide evidence that the Center is a federally registered nonprofit.

The federal government makes documents available through the Freedom of Information Act in order to broaden the public’s understanding of the actions of the federal government. Gober believes information collected and disseminated by Climate Information Center “does not accomplish this task.”

“Climate Investigations Center,” Gober wrote, “is brazenly asking federal taxpayers to repeatedly foot their bill so they can engage in fishing expeditions into the annals of government records for the purpose of attacking the private entities they are averse to.”

One of the Center’s broadest and most burdensome FOIA requests asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide digital copies of all emails containing any mention of two large oil and natural gas pipeline projects that were sent or received by a former official in the agency’s Office of Policy over a 49-month period. Due to the expansive and inexact nature of the request, EPA employees were still working to compile documents for Climate Investigations Center nearly seven months later.

In addition to the FOIA fee waivers received by the EPA for this and other requests, the Center has improperly requested and received fee waivers from the Justice Department, the Department of Energy, and the Department of the Interior, according to the complaint. (RELATED: DOJ Requests Information That Could Identify Trump Official Behind ‘Anonymous’ Op-Ed)

“Itappears that Climate Investigations Center uses the FOIA process to secure government records related toentities averse to its apparent commercial interests, and that it then posts and distributes this information to cause commercial harm to the private subjects of the government records,” Gober said.

In addition to apparently misleading federal agencies in order to receive public records at no cost, Climate Investigations Center appears to have taken extreme measures to mask its supporters and sources of funding.

The organization’s website domain is registered through a proxy server that intentionally conceals the identity of those involved in purchasing the domain name and setting up the website. Climate Investigations Center also does not list a physical office address, only a post office box in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Alexandria, Virginia.

No fewer than 78 articles appear on the Center’s website related to funding of corporations and nonprofits engaged in influencing climate and environmental policy. One article demands ExxonMobil publish recipients of the company’s corporate giving.Others attack conservative think tanks and other political nonprofit organizations for receiving money from donors with investments in the energy industry.

In an interview with the Energy and Policy Institute, Davies criticized a conservative foundation for refusing to disclose its donors. “There’s no transparency, no accountability for the money. There is no way to tell who is funding them,” Davies complained.

Climate Investigations Center, however, fails to publicly disclose its own donors.

The Center does not solicit donations on its website. In fact, there is no clear way to contribute to the organization, indicating Climate Investigations Center has a stable, reliable source of financing.

Davies did not respond to emails asking how the Center is funded and requesting a list of donors.

Jason Pye, the Vice President of Legislative Affairs for FreedomWorks,said Climate Investigations Center is operating under a hypocritical double standard. “Climate Investigations Center is guilty of hypocrisy,” Pye said. “It’s clear the left doesn’t play by the rules. If any conservative or free-market organization did what Climate Investigations Center has done, there would be cries for donor disclosure laws.”

In addition to failing to publish its sources of funding, the Center also does not reveal salaries for top officers, and hides the identity of its board members. Such information is commonly available for both for-profit businesses and non-for-profit organizations – particularly those engaged in advancing transparency and accountability.

“Climate Investigations Center appears to be nothing more than a well-funded attack website that advances the agenda of its unknown financial backers,” said Gober.

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Neither Davies nor Climate Investigations Center’s other employee, investigator and freelance reporter Dan Zegart, are registered as lobbyists, but they appear to be engaging in undisclosed lobbying activities.

In the last year, both Davies and Zegart have been in attendance at [PUBLIC? VIDEO?] House subcommittee hearings about climate change, according to sources at the hearings. According to a Congressional staffer who spoke on condition of anonymity, Davies was overheard saying he got Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to appear at the hearing. He also boasted of plating a question that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez asked about the Koch brothers. (RELATED: Greenpeace Co-Founder: ‘Climate Crisis Is Not Only Fake News. It’s fake Science)

In his complaint to the Department of Justice, Gober asks that no more fee waivers be granted for Climate Investigations Center’s FOIA requests and calls for an investigation into the Center for misrepresenting itself as a nonprofit.

Pye said taxpayers should be reimbursed for the cost of providing FOIA records to the Center under false pretenses.

“Climate Investigations Center should be responsible for paying the FOIA fees they would’ve paid without the improper fee waivers.”

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DREW JOHNSON

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The Gober Group Announces The Launch Of Vantage Legal.

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The Gober Group Announces The Launch Of Vantage Legal.

Published: Jun. 26, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gober Group is proud to announce the introduction of Vantage Legal, a sister law firm that will operate as a nonpartisan political law group providing targeted legal support to for-profit companies and their PACs, industry trade associations, and tax-exempt organizations. With the launch of Vantage Legal, The Gober Group will focus on the representation of officeholders, candidates for public office, and non-connected political action committees.

"Vantage Legal is purpose-built to help companies, trade associations, and tax-exempt organizations conduct mission-critical advocacy while successfully navigating complex legal minefields and mitigating risk," said Chris Gober, Chief Executive Officer of Vantage Legal. "As federal, state, and local governments increase their regulation of advocacy activities and become more aggressive with investigations and penalties, clients require more than a simple recitation of the law. Rather, they require sophisticated legal counsel who can help them design, implement, and operationalize their advocacy and compliance strategies."

The Vantage Legal team is comprised of more than a dozen attorneys and compliance specialists with expertise in political law compliance, campaign finance, lobbying regulation, government ethics, and related areas. Team members also have sophisticated and well-rounded experience serving in the executive and legislative branches of government, including the White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission, California Fair Political Practices Commission, state Attorney General offices, and state legislatures. The firm's attorneys have also held senior leadership roles in the most recognizable for-profit and tax-exempt organizations in America, as well as various presidential campaigns and national political party committees.

"In today's highly regulated environment, our goal is to be indispensable to our client's success," said Jenny Kim, a Partner, and Chief Operating Officer of Vantage Legal. "Our clients can rely on us for our sophisticated experience and technical expertise to navigate complex legal minefields and mitigate clients' risks, our distinctive connections and influence to break down barriers and improve our clients' outcomes, and our rare proactiveness and ingenuity to solve the toughest political, public policy, and regulatory challenges."

To discover how Vantage Legal can help your organization overcome legal obstacles and achieve its vision, please visit their official website at https://vantage.legal

About Vantage Legal:

Vantage Legal is a leading political, public policy, and regulatory law firm committed to collaborating with bold, ambitious changemakers so they can effectively navigate legal obstacles as they advance their visions.

CONTACT: Austin Halvorson, ah@gobergroup.com

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Gober is a trusted legal adviser for the most consequential matters in American politics. His national practice is focused on constitutional and political litigation, government investigations and enforcement actions, and providing strategic advice and guidance to elected officials, candidates, political committees, corporations, trade associations, nonprofits, and donors on all aspects of their participation in the political process.

Chris’s representative work includes:

Campaigns, PACs, and nonprofits, including dozens of U.S. Senate, U.S. House, U.S., and gubernatorial races across the country. Chris currently represents more Republican U.S. Senators than any other attorney or firm in the United States.

Constitutional and political litigation, including a victorious First Amendment lawsuit that struck down Texas’s “Super PAC” ban, obtaining a settlement from the federal government after the IRS unlawfully targeted a conservative nonprofit organization and leaked confidential taxpayer information,a victorious First Amendment lawsuit striking down a Missouri law requiring PACs to be formed no later than 30 days before an election, the hotly contested Texas redistricting litigation, and the successful defense of conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro in a high-profile defamation suit brought by the father of the former Irving, Texas student known as “Clock Boy.”

Government investigations and enforcement actions, including the successful representation of a high-profile U.S. Senator in a multiyear investigatory inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice, the successful clearing of a U.S. Representative before the House Ethics Committee (in a unanimous vote) after the Office of Congressional Ethics had unanimously found substantial reason to believe that the official had violated conflict-of-interest laws, and dozens of Federal Election Commission and state-agency enforcement actions.

Recognizing his breadth of knowledge, ability to “get to yes,” and the unique skills he acquired as a former campaign tactician, more and more multi-billion dollar companies and high-profile clients are relying on Chris to navigate them through legal and strategic minefields when the stakes are high. Now based in his home state of Texas, Chris maintains a national political law and election law practice representing clients from nearly all 50 states.

Prior to founding The Gober Group (and predecessor firm Gober Hilgers), Chris worked for a leading international law firm and served as head of that firm’s Political Law section.His practice included white collar defense representing both political and non-political clients. Chris previously served as General Counsel to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and provided counsel to Republican U.S. Senators and was responsible for all legal operations of the committee. He also worked as Deputy Counsel to the Republican National Committee and as Counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he focused on national security issues and the confirmations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chris has also volunteered his time to many political organizations. He was elected to the Board of Governors of the Republican National Lawyers Association in December 2020, and he currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Texas A&M University’s political action committee. In 2017, Chris was appointed and served as General Counsel to the Republican Party of Texas, volunteering more than $150,000 in legal services to the Party during his two-year tenure.

In addition to his legal experience, Chris served as apolitical operativefor President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns and as general consultant to a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2012 election cycle. He has been a featured speaker for political and civic organizations, and he regularly appears on Fox News and other national news outlets as a legal and political commentator. In 2020, Chris launched The unPundit Podcast, a weekly show focused on politics, public policy, and constitutional issues without the unnecessary noise and punditry that has become standard issue in today’s news programs.

Chris has volunteered his time to many charitable and nonprofit organizations. He has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children, helping these children find safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. In 2010, he was elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation, which is limited to the top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys each year, and later recognized as a Life Fellow. Chris also served on the Board of Directors of A Hand Up, a charitable organization that assists women and children in need as well as the mentally and physically disabled. He is an active member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), a global business network of leading entrepreneurs and business owners in 46 countries, and has twice served on EO Austin’s Board of Directors and chaired organization’s Accelerator and Community programs.

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Chris Gober

Attorney immersed in political law, constitutional litigation, crisis management, and entrepreneurship

Austin, Texas, United States500+ connections

The Gober Group

Harvard Law School

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About

Chris Gober is a trusted legal adviser for the most consequential matters in American politics:

CAMPAIGNS, including dozens of U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial races across the country. Chris currently represents more Republican U.S. Senators than any other attorney or firm in the United States.

CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL LITIGATION, including a victorious First Amendment lawsuit that permanently struck down a state’s “Super PAC” ban, the hotly contested Texas redistricting litigation, and the successful defense of Ben Shapiro in a high-profile defamation suit brought by the father of the former Irving, Texas student known as "Clock Boy."

INVESTIGATIONS, including the successful representation of a high-profile U.S. Senator in a multiyear investigatory inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice and numerous Federal Election Commission and state-agency enforcement actions.

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Articles by Chris

FEDERAL JUDGE INVALIDATES LONGSTANDING FEC RULE ALLOWING POLITICALLY ACTIVE NONPROFITS TO SHIELD DONORS

By Chris Gober

Aug 14, 2018

FORMER FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION COUNSEL TROY MCCURRY JOINS THE GOBER GROUP

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Jul 20, 2016

Yes, Hollywood gets it backwards! This inaugural post in our Politics in Pop Culture blog series takes on The Blacklist

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Jun 21, 2016

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One billion homes. To put a dent in the global housing crisis, we need to build one billion homes in a lifetime, and today we simply aren’t solving…

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The Gober Group is a law firm that represents CHANGEMAKERS in the business and political ecosystems. Unlike most firms, which describe what they do by practice area, we like to describe the type of client we serve: And that’s generally companies, causes, and influencers. Our typical client is often ambitious, innovative, and even disruptive which requires our expertise at the intersection of business, law, politics and, of course, relationships.

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Gober Hilgers was founded on the principle that the cost of legal services should be driven by value, not by a firm’s overhead costs. Our unique model was built for the efficient execution of sophisticated legal work so we can provide the services of a major law firm without the excessive price tag. Learn more about our model at www.goberhilgers.com.

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Of Counsel

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Jan 2009 - Feb 2011 2 years 2 months

Served as head of Fish & Richardson's Political Law section and practiced white collar criminal defense, representing both political and non-political clients. Represented more than a dozen U.S. Senate, congressional, and gubernatorial campaign committees during the 2010 election cycle, including the successful representation of U.S. Senator John Ensign in investigatory inquiries by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Election Commission.

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National Republican Senatorial Committee

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Republican National Committee

Mar 2006 - Jan 200711 months

Served as Deputy to the Chief Counsel responsible for the day-to-day legal operations of the Committee, which included managing litigation and ensuring that all activities of the Committee, its officers and employees are compliant with applicable federal and state laws. Provided counsel to state parties and candidates regarding campaign finance laws.

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U.S. Department of Justice

Feb 2005 - Mar 2006 1 year 2 months

Served as Counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice. Worked primarily on the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act and the nominations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.

55th Presidential Inaugural Committee

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55th Presidential Inaugural Committee

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Bush for President (2000)

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1997 - 2001

Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity

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General Counsel

Republican Party of Texas

Jun 2017 - Jun 20192 years 1 month

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Texas A&M PAC / AGGIE PAC

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CASA volunteers are appointed by family court judges to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children, helping these children gain safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.

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Life Fellow

Texas Bar Foundation

Dec 2018

In 2018, Chris was designated as a “Life Fellow” by the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout the state of Texas. Election is a mark of distinction and recognition of Chris's contributions to the legal profession.

Selection as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation is restricted to members of the State Bar of Texas. Each…

America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys

America's Top 100

2018

Membership among America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled White-Collar and General Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyer/Texas Monthly

Sep 2017

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyer/Texas Monthly

Sep 2016

Austin Under 40

Austin Under 40 Awards

Apr 2016

40 Under 40

American Association of Political Consultants

Mar 2016

U.S. Government Affairs & Public Policy Lawyer of the Year

Finance Monthly

2016

U.S. Government Lawyer of the Year

Acquisition Finance (ACQ) Magazine

2016

U.S. Government Lawyer of the Year

Corporate LiveWire

2016

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyer/Texas Monthly

Sep 2015

500 Leading Lawyers in the World

InterContinental Finance Magazine

2015

Government Lawyer of the Year

The Global 100

2015

Top 40 Under 40

The National Trial Lawyers

Jun 2014

Rising Star

Super Lawyers/Texas Monthly

Mar 2014

Gober Hilgers: U.S. Government Law Firm of the Year

Corporate LiveWire

2014

Gober Hilgers: U.S. Government Law Firm of the Year

Acquisition Finance (ACQ) Magazine

2014

Gober Hilgers: U.S. Regulatory Law Firm of the Year

Finance Monthly

2014

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers/Texas Monthly

2014

U.S. Government Lawyer of the Year

Lawyer Monthly

2014

U.S. Government Lawyer of the Year

Lawyer Monthly

Oct 2013

Legal Leaders on the Rise

Texas Lawyer

Mar 2013

Rising Star

Super Lawyers/Texas Monthly

Mar 2013

Gober Hilgers: U.S. Government Law Firm of the Year

Lawyer Monthly

2013

Rising Star

Super Lawyers/Texas Monthly

Mar 2012

Republican Dream Team, Legal

Aristotle, Inc.

Mar 2011

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Texas Bar Foundation

2010

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I was informed yesterday that I am the recipient of the William King Meadow Award. Mr. Meadow was a 1914 alumnus of the School of Law and a longtime…

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Very excited to have Audrey Perry Martin join The Gober Group! Her addition also formalizes our physical expansion into the California political law…

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Today starts a new chapter in the same book: I have joined Learn Capital as Managing Partner alongside firm cofounders and friends Greg Mauro and Rob…

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For more than a decade, I have had the privilege of serving alongside talented legal teams to provide actionable insight into political law, compliance, litigation, administrative law, and investigations across the public and private sector. Over the course of my career, I have advised the development of legal strategies within the Federal Election Commission, Republican National Committee, and The Gober Group, among others.

While providing legal counsel to a diverse base of clientele, I have dedicated my service to the United States Navy Reserve. As an intelligence officer, I have supported multinational information operations both remotely and on deployment to Afghanistan. I earned several honors through my service and currently hold TS-SCI Clearance.

In 2011, I joined the faculty of The Catholic University of America as an instructor in campaign finance law and election law. I have greatly enjoyed my role as a mentor and coach, and have designed a new clinical program to provide students with an immersive experience in campaign and election law.

I would welcome the opportunity to expand my professional network to include those who share my dedication to furthering standards of excellence in political law. Please don’t hesitate to connect with me via LinkedIn.

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Director, Government Relations

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Sep 2018 - Present3 years 8 months

Washington D.C.

The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Adjunct Professor

The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Jan 2011 - Present11 years 4 months

Washington D.C. Metro Area

My goal is to encourage the professional development of students by designing and leading two courses on campaign finance law and election law. Several years ago, I designed a clinical program with true-to-life scenarios faced by lawyers during campaigns and elections, which continues to be a successful instructional tool today.

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Information Warfare Officer

US Navy Reserve

Sep 2009 - Present12 years 8 months

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a decorated officer of the U.S. Navy Reserve, I lead personnel in performing all-source operational intelligence analysis. I was mobilized to active duty and deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 to provide intelligence support to multinational partners in nine provinces.

The Gober Group

Senior Attorney

The Gober Group

Jun 2016 - Aug 2018 2 years 3 months

Alexandria, Virginia

I helped to develop innovative legal strategies and compliance programs for the customized advocacy plans of a variety of organizations, campaigns, and advocacy groups. I conducted extensive research and analysis of political law and government ethics regulations on an ongoing basis while serving as a trusted legal advisor and resource to clients. I leveraged my expertise in political law to litigate several cases for key clients, includinghigh-profile advocacy groups challenging statutes and…

Federal Election Commission

Commissioner's Office Counsel

Federal Election Commission

Mar 2010 - Jul 2016 6 years 5 months

Washington D.C. Metro Area

During my time with the Commission, I informed the development of Commission legal actions by providing a wide range of services, including research, analysis, writing, and the negotiation of hundreds of legal and administrative documents. I forged strong partnerships with commissioners and staff of all cultural and political backgrounds to foster a collaborative environment.

I was instrumental to regulatory development relating to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, as well as to the…

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Senior Counsel

Republican National Committee

Mar 2008 - May 20135 years 3 months

Washington D.C. Metro Area

At the RNC, I provided leadership to senior staff as a political law and government ethics expert, litigator, supervisor, and compliance analyst. On a daily basis, I examined political campaigns and committees to ensure legal compliance. I facilitated contract negotiations, improved external communications, and de-escalated third-party conflicts.

I was appointed to a directorial position in recognition of my subject matter expertise. In my new role, I oversaw advisement on…

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Associate General Counsel

Romney for President

Jul 2007 - Mar 20089 months

Greater Boston Area

Over the course of this engagement, I advised campaign leadership regarding compliance with federal and state election laws and regulations. I counseled staff in best practices relating to employment law, vendor contracts, and corporate compliance

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The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Doctor of Law - JDLaw

2003 - 2006

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The University of Georgia

Bachelor of Arts - BAPublic Relations

1996 - 2001

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Licensed to Practice Law in the District of Columbia

Publications

Leeway to Judicial Usurpation: Ignoring the Default of the Elections Clause in The Texas Redistricting Cases

Quinnipiac Law Review October 1, 2006

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