8032124967
1221 Main Street Suite 1200, Columbia, SC, 29205,
I have worked with the South Carolina Legislature, state agencies and Constitutional Officers for over 15 years. I am highly experienced in navigating the state appropriations legislative processes. I am highly skilled at assisting clients by identifying multiple pathways to achieve the intended goals and outcomes.
2) American Property Casualty Insurance Association APCIA
4) Association of Equipment Manufacturers c/o MultiState Associates Inc
7) Communities In Schools of South Carolina
11) Healthy Learners
12) Infinite Campus
13) Junior Achievement of Greater SC
14) Kiawah Development Partners
15) Limestone Charters Association
16) Liminex, Inc.
0-5 years
Prior to joining Adams and Reese, Emily served as the Director of Government Affairs for the South Carolina Department of Education. In this role, she served as the liaison between the agency and South Carolina's General Assembly, the Governor, the Congressional Delegation, other state agencies and stakeholder groups. Additionally, during the legislative session she provided public testimony during hearings, coordinated agency policy development, and annually facilitated the agency budget request through the Governor's Office and the General Assembly.
Emily also spent seven years within the South Carolina House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee, serving as a budget analyst with involvement in the Health and Human Services Budget Subcommittee and the Public Education and Special Schools Subcommittee. Her work included coordinating the passage of $2 billion in state appropriations through the budget process and coordinating communication between the General Assembly, the state's school districts and the South Carolina Department of Education, as well as a variety of legislation affecting K-12 education, property tax, and sales and use tax.
I represent a number of clients across different industries and I zealously advocate for my clients.
1) ABC Stores of South Carolina
5) Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
8) Citadel
12) Easter Seals South Carolina
14) Flock Safety
15) Gaggle.Net Inc
17) Independent Pharmacies of SC
22) MPD Electric Cooperative, Inc.
23) NAIFA-SC
25) QTS York, LLC
26) SC Association of the Deaf, Inc.
28) South Carolina Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
29) South Carolina Association of Special Purpose Districts
30) South Carolina Water Utilities, Inc.
31) Sun Life U.S. Financial Services
32) The Children's Trust of SC
34) TitleMax of South Carolina, Inc.
35) Triton Management Services LLC
38) Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC
39) Yondr Inc
6-10 years
Brian serves as a senior vice president for McGuireWoods Consulting's state government affairs group in Columbia, South Carolina. Brian represents clients before the state legislature, local governments and executive branch agencies.
Representing a diverse group of clients on a range of issues including energy, transportation, education, alcohol, retail and non-profit advocacy, Brian has helped pass legislation related to emerging transportation, alcoholic beverage control laws and the energy industry. He has extensive experience in developing and implementing comprehensive government, grassroots and public affairs strategies for his clients.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Brian worked on a number of political and grassroots campaigns, and worked for Congressman Joe Wilson in his district office. Upon graduation from The Citadel, Brian took a commission in the Army as a Military Intelligence Officer. In 2010, he was deployed to Afghanistan with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion and served as the unit's Tactical Intelligence Officer. He is currently a Captain in the South Carolina Army National Guard and serves as the legislative liaison.
Brian lives in Columbia with his wife, where they are raising their two daughters.
8032538662
PO Box 12244, Columbia, SC, 29211,
1) Americans for Citizen Voting
2) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
4) Center for Community Self-Help
9) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
10) lce life changing experiences ltd
11) Learning.com
14) Norfolk Southern Corporation
15) Palmetto Association of Children & Families
17) SC Center for Fathers and Families
18) South Carolina Association of Opticians
19) South Carolina Hospital Association
20) South Carolina Public Charter School District
21) South Carolina Vaper Association INC
22) Stride, Inc.
23) Town of Clover
8032061215
PO Box 12244, Columbia, SC, 29211,
1) Americans for Citizen Voting
2) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
4) Center for Community Self-Help
7) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
8) lce life changing experiences ltd
9) Learning.com
10) Municipal Association of SC
11) Norfolk Southern Corporation
12) Palmetto Association of Children & Families
13) Pier Resort & Development, LLC
18) SC Center for Fathers and Families
19) South Carolina Association of Opticians
20) South Carolina Funeral Directors Association
21) South Carolina Public Charter School District
22) South Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
23) South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology
24) South Carolina Vaper Association INC
26) Stride, Inc.
28) Town of Clover
8032515468
1301 Gervais Street, Suite 1310, Columbia, SC, 29201,
