LNE Group West Virginia is the only firm in Charleston with established state and federal government affairs practices. We have been in business for more than 23 years and represented more than 250 clients in a wide variety of industries. We have secured more than $900 million in government funding and worked on thousands of complex projects for our clients.
20+ years
LNE Group WV has deep and long-term relationships with Members of the State Legislature and the Executive Branch of West Virginia Government. We can get to just about anyone in West Virginia Government.
Lee Weingart is the Chairman and Founder of LNE Group and President of LNE Group West Virginia. Since 2002, Lee has cultivated LNE Group, his self-started, two-person business, into what is now one of the top advocacy and lobbying firms with transatlantic reach in the region.
In 2023, Lee founded LNE Group West Virginia as a Charleston-based state and federal government advocacy firm to bring the successes realized by LNE Group around the country and in Europe to clients in West Virginia.
Prior to founding LNE Group, Mr. Weingart served in various public and private positions. From 1995 to 1997, he served as County Commissioner in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America. Cuyahoga County is the second largest county in Ohio and is among the 30 largest counties in the nation. At 28, Mr. Weingart was one of the youngest people ever to serve as county commissioner.
Mr. Weingart received his juris doctor degree, with honors, from The George Washington University National Law Center in 1991. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in economics and management from DePauw University in 1988.
Lee is married to Caroline Weingart, nee Emrick. They have three children, Lizzie, Ned and Ethan, who collectively are LNE Group's namesake.
LNE Group West Virginia is the only firm in Charleston with established state and federal government affairs practices. We have been in business for more than 23 years and represented more than 250 clients in a wide variety of industries. We have secured more than $900 million in government funding and worked on thousands of complex projects for our clients.
20+ years
LNE Group WV has deep and long-term relationships with Members of the State Legislature and the Executive Branch of West Virginia Government. We can get to just about anyone in West Virginia Government.
With years of experience in communications, marketing, and political campaign management, Ryan Lemmon has worked his way to becoming an expert communications advisor and political consultant. Starting his career in marketing and advertising in 2010, Ryan founded a successful advertising agency and political campaign management firm in Charleston, West Virginia in 2020. Since then, Ryan was appointed to the position of Executive Director of the West Virginia Job Creators Alliance, a 501c6 organization advocating for pro job growth policy reform throughout the region. As a political advisor on multiple statewide and legislative campaigns, Ryan has established himself as a trustworthy consultant and advisor for many of those in the West Virginia legislator. Upon the expansion of the LNE Group to West Virginia, Ryan now serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs for LNE WV representing a wide range of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.
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11360 Technology Circle, Duluth, GA, 30097, 
513-325-5657
88 E Broad St, Suite 1220, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
1) Acciona Energy USA Global LLC
2) AgileBlue
3) American Beverage Association
5) Americans for Affordable Clean Energy
6) Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
7) Argonaut
8) Association of American Publishers
10) Breezeline
14) Erie County Board of Commissioners
16) FEWI Development Corporation
18) Google LLC and its Affiliates
21) InnoSource
22) International Legal Finance Association
23) Intralot, Inc.
24) Kitchen of Life
29) National Church Residences
30) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC.
31) NeoTek
33) Ohio Funeral Directors Association
34) Ohio Manufacturers' Association
35) Ohio School-Based Health Alliance
36) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
37) Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
38) OhioX
39) ootBox
40) Othram, Inc.
45) Seneca County Commissioners
46) Sevita
47) Tech Corps Ohio
48) The Honor Bound Initiative
49) Tipp City, Ohio
51) Transfr Inc.
52) Urban Management Services, Inc./Cardinal Treatment Centers
53) Vista Village
54) Waymo LLC.
614-224-7000
144 E State Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
3) Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau
4) Buckeye Lake Region Community Foundation
5) CareStar
6) Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees
8) Columbus Symphony Orchestra
11) Doctronic, Inc
12) Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
14) Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation dba Greater Cleveland Film Commission
16) Intralot, Inc.
17) License Plates of Texas, LLC
19) Nomi Health
20) Ohio Citizens for the Arts
21) Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association
22) Ohio Health Care Association
23) Ohio High School Athletic Association
26) OTSE Action Fund
27) Ownwell, Inc.
30) Tesla Motors
32) Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
33) Uber
34) Van Meter Ashbrook and Associates
36) Vitu, Inc.
614-224-7000
144 E State Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
3) Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau
4) Buckeye Lake Region Community Foundation
5) CareStar
6) Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees
8) Columbus Symphony Orchestra
11) Doctronic, Inc
12) Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
14) Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation dba Greater Cleveland Film Commission
16) Intralot, Inc.
17) License Plates of Texas, LLC
19) Nomi Health
20) Ohio Citizens for the Arts
21) Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association
22) Ohio Health Care Association
23) Ohio High School Athletic Association
26) OTSE Action Fund
27) Ownwell, Inc.
30) Tesla Motors
32) Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
33) Uber
34) Van Meter Ashbrook and Associates
36) Vitu, Inc.
202-441-6810
5573 Salem Drive, Westerville, OH, 43082, 
614-224-7000
144 E State Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
4) Buckeye Lake Region Community Foundation
5) CareStar
6) Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees
8) Columbus Symphony Orchestra
11) Doctronic, Inc
12) Fifth Third Bank
13) Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
15) Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation dba Greater Cleveland Film Commission
17) Intralot, Inc.
18) License Plates of Texas, LLC
20) Nomi Health
21) Ohio Citizens for the Arts
22) Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association
23) Ohio Health Care Association
24) Ohio High School Athletic Association
27) Organ Law, LLP
28) OTSE Action Fund
29) Ownwell, Inc.
32) Tesla Motors
34) Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
35) Uber
36) Van Meter Ashbrook and Associates
38) Vitu, Inc.
330-933-9825
88 E Broad St, Suite 1220, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
1) Americans for Affordable Clean Energy
2) Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
3) Argonaut
4) Association of American Publishers
5) Breezeline
8) Erie County Board of Commissioners
10) FEWI Development Corporation
14) International Legal Finance Association
15) Intralot, Inc.
16) Kitchen of Life
18) MAG Industries
21) Museum of Contemporary Art-Cleveland
22) National Church Residences
23) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC.
24) NeoTek
26) Ohio Funeral Directors Association
27) Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
29) ProMedica Health System, Inc.
31) Seneca County Commissioners
32) Tech Corps Ohio
33) The Honor Bound Initiative
36) Urban Management Services, Inc./Cardinal Treatment Centers
37) Vista Village