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The Adams and Reese LLP Government Relations Team is a premier lobbying group in Alabama. Our team includes former members of the executive and legislative branches of government with over 80 years of combined experience working inside and outside of state and local government. We achieve success for our clients as a result of strong personal relationships that we maintain with government officials and leaders. Just as importantly, we know the processes and procedures of the executive and legislative branches inside and out.

We serve a diverse client base with interests ranging from healthcare, education, municipalities, non-profits, associations, manufacturing, defense, infrastructure, alcohol and hospitality.

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Mark Gaines Named to Alabama Today's 32 Powerful and Influential Alabamians to Know

"Mark Gaines has been around for decades, bringing a wealth of knowledge, decades-long relationships, and a positive attitude to the political arena in Alabama."


Southern Political Report - The South's Top Government Affairs Firms

"The law firm of Adams and Reese placed #1 in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee and also ranked in the top five in Mississippi and South Carolina.

Adams and Reese has a long-standing reputation as one of the region's most prominent Government Relations firms now with 16 offices in 15 markets across the Southern United States and Washington, D.C."

Mark Gaines lobbies at the local, state and federal level - in Alabama and Washington, D.C. - advising corporate clients on regulatory, legislative and economic development matters. His clients include companies in the telecommunications, road and bridge construction, infrastructure, financial, pharmaceutical, health care, alcohol, and defense industries as well as municipal governments and educational institutions. Having spent 15 years in state government and more than a decade providing government relations services, Mark has developed long-term personal and professional relationships with important decision makers at every level of government. He is skilled at building political coalitions to achieve client objectives.

Prior to joining Adams and Reese, Mark served as Probate Judge for Jefferson County and was elected to four terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. During his time in the legislature, he served on various legislative committees and commissions and served as the Republican Leader of the House and Chair of the House Republican Caucus. Mark has managed, consulted or counseled dozens of political campaigns, grassroots efforts and ballot initiatives, including races for Governor, U.S. Senate, judicial offices, and state legislative seats.

Prior to joining the firm, Mark was in private law practice concentrating in the areas of real estate, probate, wills, trusts and business entities. He tried many jury and non-jury cases to verdict in courts throughout Alabama.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships:
Alabama House of Representatives, Member, 1990-2005
Jefferson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, Vice Chair, 2004-2005
Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner's Board, Member, 1998-2005
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Commissioner, 1994-2005
Probate Judge of Jefferson County, 2005-2007

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Clients:

46) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

47) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

48) Mississippi Counseling Association

49) Mississippi Economic Council

50) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

51) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

52) Mississippi Optometric Association

53) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

54) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

55) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

56) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

57) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

58) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

59) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

60) NOLA Education,LLC

61) Ochsner Health System

62) PATH Company LLC

63) Pine Gate Renewables LLC

64) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

65) Reason Foundation

66) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

67) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

68) Scholastic Inc

69) Secure Democracy USA And It's Affiliates

70) Sharecare

71) Singing River Health System

72) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

73) Southern Renewable Energy Association

74) Spire Mississippi Inc.

75) State Shield Action

76) STChealth LLC

77) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

78) Teaching Strategies

79) The Learning Internet, Inc. DBA Learning.com

80) The University of Southern Mississippi

81) Thrivist

82) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

83) Turo Inc.

84) Uber Technologies, Inc.

85) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

86) Universal Health Services, Inc.

87) Wonderschool

88) Workday

89) yes. every. kid

90) Youth Villages