205-250-5082
RSA Plaza Building, Suite 150, 770 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL, 36104,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Public Safety, Public Sector, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
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.
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University
15-20 years
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
205-250-5000
11 North Water Street, Suite 23200, Mobile, AL, 36602,
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University
(407) 843-8880
301 E Pine Street, 1400, Orlando, FL, 32801,
1) ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS OF FLORIDA, INC
4) CENTRAL FLORIDA HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
5) CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, INC.
6) CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO & BOTANTICAL GARDENS
7) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
12) CITY OF ORLANDO
13) CITY OF OVIEDO
17) CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
19) EAGLES, BENEFITS BY DESIGN, INC
20) ESCAMBIA COUNTY
21) FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA IN EDUCATION
22) FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF FREE & CHARITABLE CLINICS
23) FLORIDA MAKES
24) FLORIDA ROOFING & SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
25) FLORIDA SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS, INC
26) GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH FLORIDA
27) GULF COUNTY
28) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER ORLANDO AND OSCEOLA COUNTY
29) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF FLORIDA, INC
32) HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY
33) HERE TOMORROW
34) HILLSBOROUGH CLERK OF THE COURT AND COMPTROLLER
35) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AVIATION AUTHORITY
36) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
37) LAKE COUNTY
39) LIFT ORLANDO
40) LUMEN
42) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL & OFFICE PROPERTIES
43) NUVIEW, INC.
45) OPEN GATES, INC
46) ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
48) ORGANON LLC
49) ORLANDO MAGIC
50) RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF TAMPA BAY
51) SCHOOL BOARD OF VOLUSIA COUNTY
52) SHALOM ORLANDO
53) SOUTH FLORIDA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
54) STEPS, INC.
55) TALLAHASSEE STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
57) TRANSITION HOUSE, INC, THE
58) UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION, INC
59) UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
251-650-0862
11 North Water Street, Suite 2300, Mobile, AL, 36633,
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University
251-433-3234
11 N Water Street Suite 23200, Mobile, AL, 36602,
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University
(850) 577-9090
301 South Bronough Street, Suite 600, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)
2) American Beverage Association
3) Automated Health Systems, Inc
4) Borden Institute of Higher Learning
5) Central Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
6) Central Florida Zoo & Botantical Gardens
12) Coreview
13) Escambia County
14) Florida Association for Media in Education
15) Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
16) Florida Beverage Association
17) FloridaMakes
21) Habitat for Humanity Greater Palm Beach County
22) Habitat for Humanity of Florida, Inc
23) HARTLEY BLUNT STRATEGIES, LLC
24) Here Tomorrow
25) Lenovo, Inc.
28) Open Gates, Inc
29) Organon LLC
30) Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
31) Public Consulting Group LLC
32) School Board of Volusia County
33) St. Lucie County
34) STEPS, Inc.
35) Tallahassee State College Foundation
(407) 843-8880
GrayRobinson PA, 301 S. Bronough Street, Suite 600, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)
2) Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation, Inc.
3) Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida, Inc
4) Brightfund
5) CarMax
6) Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association
7) Central Florida Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.
8) Central Florida Zoo & Botantical Gardens
9) Champions for Children, Inc.
11) ChildNet, Inc.
13) City of Clermont
15) City of Orlando
16) City of Oviedo
20) Clay County Utility Authority
21) CMI
24) Eagles, Benefits by Design, Inc
25) Escambia County
26) Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
27) Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association, Inc.
28) Florida Society of Health System Pharmacists, Inc
29) FloridaMakes
30) FRSA Self Insurers Fund, Inc.
32) Gulf County
33) Habitat for Humanity Greater Palm Beach County
34) Habitat for Humanity of Florida, Inc
35) Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County
38) Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
39) Lake County
41) LGM Pharma
42) Martin Aquatic Design & Engineering
44) Moss
45) National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
46) Non-Profit Insurance Services, Inc
47) NUVIEW, Inc.
49) Olympia Compounding Pharmacy
50) Orange County Clerk of Courts
51) Orange County Library District
53) Orlando Magic
54) Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
55) PQ Pharmacy
56) Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa Bay, Inc.
58) Shalom Orlando
59) SKNV
60) St. Lucie County
61) STEPS, Inc.
64) Tallahassee State College Foundation
67) Transition House, Inc, The
68) Transparency-Rx
70) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc
71) University of Central Florida Student Government Association
72) Washington County Board of County Commissioners
334-391-4518
1901 6th Avenue North, Suite 1110, Birmingham, AL, 35203,
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University
205-613-6756
1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1110, Birmingham, AL, 35226,
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University
205-250-5000
1901 6th Avenue North, Suite 1110, Birmingham, AL, 35203,
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University
(850) 681-6788
119 S Monroe St, Suite 202, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Florida Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc.
2) Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
3) Florida Association of District Instructional Materials Administrators
4) Florida Association of School Administrators
5) Florida High School Athletic Association
6) Florida School Health Association
7) Heartland Education Consortium
8) Independent Funeral Directors of Florida
10) Kelly Services
11) Linguistic Inc.
12) Marion County Public Schools
13) Osceola County School District
14) Santa Rosa County School District
15) Savvas Learning Company LLC
16) School Board of Alachua County
17) School Board of Escambia County
18) School Board of Leon County
19) School District of Indian River
(850) 681-6788
119 S. Monroe St., Ste. 202, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
2) American Society of Landscape Architects Florida Chapter
3) Florida Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc.
4) Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
5) Florida Association of District Instructional Materials Administrators
6) Florida Association of School Administrators
7) Florida Court Reporters Association
8) Florida High School Athletic Association
9) Florida Mental Health Counselors Association
10) Florida Naturopathic Physicians Association
13) Heartland Education Consortium
14) Independent Funeral Directors of Florida
16) Kelly Services
17) Linguistic Inc.
18) Osceola County School District
19) Savvas Learning Company LLC
20) Scholastic, Inc
21) School Board of Escambia County
22) School Board of Leon County
251-650-0873
11 North Water Street, Suite 2300, Mobile, AL, 36633,
2) AdvanSix
4) AT&T Alabama
5) Austal USA
8) Behavioral Health Group c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Betabox, Inc.
12) Cat Simulators
13) CGL Companies
15) City of Daphne
16) City of Foley
18) City of Wetumpka
19) ClimaVision
20) Coastal 150
22) Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
23) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
24) Energy Institute of Alabama
25) Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc.
28) Google LLC and its Affiliates
29) Humana, Inc.
31) Magic Moments
32) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
33) National Railroad Passenger Corporation
36) Rayonier Inc.
38) Southeast Cannabis Company LLC
41) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
42) Troy University