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1) Top 40 Under 40 in Mississippi
2) Top 50 Businesswomen in Mississippi
3) Pollie Award Winner
4) Mississippi Human Trafficking Council: Policy & Legislative Subcommittee
5) EPA Fellow while working on doctorate degree

1) Mississippi Attorney General's Office
2) Mississippi Department of Public Safety
3) Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi
4) Mississippi Gaming Commission

Doctoral work in public policy administration greatly enhances her ability to identify, define, and expand issues important to her clients. She was an EPA Fellow while completing her doctoral level course work. Echols develops a broad coalition of support, sometimes going
against conventional wisdom and status quo, to achieve a successful end result. She has a keen ability for trouble shooting an issue and predicting potential problems and anticipating their positive solutions. She has a proven ability to rapidly assess a situation, provide a workable plan of action, and develop pockets of support to achieve the desired outcome.

Remember... When results matter, you need The Echols Group!

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STEPHEN KINNEY

(Connecticut, )

Gaffney, Bennett & Associates

skinney@gbact.com
860-229-0301
One Liberty Square, Suite 201, New Britain, CT, 06501,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Clients
Bio

Stephen R. Kinney , a partner in the firm, joined Gaffney, Bennett and Associates in 1985. A longtime political advisor to Democratic U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Steve played a pivotal role in Dodd's last four successful re-election bids and in his presidential campaign. Previously, he served as a member of Dodd's staff and acted as a liaison to the Connecticut General Assembly.

On the state level, Steve first earned his political stripes under former Democratic House Speakers Ernest Abate and Irving Stolberg. During their leadership tenures, Steve was principally responsible for coordinating the movement of legislative business on the House floor.

Over the past 30-plus years, Steve's coalition building skills, his knowledge of the legislative process, and his political "sixth sense" have become invaluable assets to the firm. His extensive government relations and political experience are highly regarded by lawmakers and other key decision makers in both Hartford and Washington, D.C. His counsel and expertise are regularly sought on a wide variety of subjects, including: health care, human services, general law, telecommunications, state regulatory and municipal issues, and budget and tax matters.

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JOHN HAMMOND

(Indiana, )

Ice Miller LLP

john.hammond@icemiller.com
(317) 236-5807
One American Square, Suite 2900, Indianapolis, IN, 46282-0200,

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Links:Website

1) 3M Company (formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 3M)

2) AARP Indiana

3) Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.

4) America's Health Insurance Plans

5) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network & its affiliates

6) Ameristar Casino East Chicago

7) Anthem, Inc. and Its Affiliates

8) ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC

9) Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO)

10) Association of Indiana Counties

11) Bottleworks District, LLC

12) City of Muncie

13) Countrymark Cooperative Holding Corp. (formerly CountryMark Cooperative, LLP)

14) CREA, LLC

15) DXC Technology Company

16) Elections Systems & Software

17) Eli Lilly & Company

18) Environmental Systems Products Holdings Inc.

19) Family Express Corporation

20) General Motors Company (formerly General Motors Corporation)

21) Graduation Alliance Inc.

22) Hicks Partners, LLC

23) Hillenbrand

24) HP Inc.

25) IACED d/b/a Prosperity Indiana

26) Indiana Academy of Family Physicians

27) Indiana Affordable Housing Council, Inc.

28) Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs

29) Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers

30) Indiana Association of Cities and Towns

31) Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault (ICESA)

32) Indiana Collectors Association

33) Indiana Economic Development Association

34) Indiana Gaming Company, LP

35) Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc.

36) Indiana Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.

37) Indiana Interactive, LLC

38) Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations, Inc.

39) Indiana Sports Corporation

40) Indiana Treasurer of State

41) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation

42) INVestEd

43) K12 Inc.

44) King Park Development Corporation

45) Live Nation Entertainment d/b/a Ticketmaster

46) LogistiCare Solutions, LLC

47) March of Dimes

48) Marion County Circuit Court

49) Marion County Public Defender

50) MultiState Associates Inc. on behalf of Indivior Inc.

51) MultiState Associates Inc. on behalf of United Rentals Inc.

52) Muncie Novelty Company Incorporated

53) Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)

54) Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

55) Pacers Sports and Entertainment

56) Peabody Energy Corp.

57) Performance Services, Inc.

58) Ports of Indiana

59) Sanofi US

60) SAS Institute Inc.

61) Seniorlink, Inc.

62) Simon Property Group, Inc.

63) South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority

64) Veritec Solutions

65) Youth Villages

20+ years

John R. Hammond III is co-chair of Ice Miller's Public Affairs Group. As a veteran of Indiana state government, he has helped shape a wide variety of public policy, from tax policy to environmental management, education to tort reform, transportation to insurance and economic development.

John served as a key aide to former Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr during his time as lieutenant governor, as well as serving as a deputy campaign manager for Orr's gubernatorial run in 1979 and heading up his transition team in 1980. He was senior executive assistant for Legislative Affairs and Education Policy in the Orr administration, serving as chief legislative liaison for six general sessions and three special sessions of the Indiana Legislature during the 1980s. Since leaving state government in 1988, he has led the governmental and public affairs programs for several major Indiana firms.

He is a frequent public affairs panelist and lecturer, and is the co-author of the article "Campaigns and Candidates: Lawyers and Their Obligations," prepared for the Legislative Services Agency for Continuing Legal Education's seminar titled, "The Lawyer-Lobbyist." He also serves as a Republican commentator and analyst on Indiana Week in Review, a state wide public affairs news program of WFYI focusing on Indiana government and politics. He has served as an advisor to several statewide campaigns.

John was awarded his Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University in 1976, and a juris doctor from the Indiana University School of Law in 1991. He is admitted to practice law in the state of Indiana.

John joined Ice Miller in February 2001.