Introduction

Registered lobbyist and practicing attorney with more than 16 years of combined private and public sector experience with a core focus on business and regulatory matters.

Clients

1) 28 Walker Avenue

2) Affiliated Sante Group

3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC

4) Anheuser-Busch Companies

5) Anne Arundel County Food Bank

6) Association of Dental Support Organizations

7) AT&T

8) Cisco

9) City of Annapolis

10) Concentra

11) Dynamic Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC

12) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.

13) Greenberg Gibbons

14) Greenvest

15) GTI Maryland, LLC

16) Hallmark Cards, Inc.

17) Holy Cross Health, Inc.

18) Howard Hughes Corporation

19) International Sleep Products Association

20) Konterra Realty

21) Manna Food Center, Inc.

22) Miller Pipeline

23) Peterson Companies

24) Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce

25) Procter & Gamble

26) Public Service Enterprise Group

27) Republic Services

28) Rock Creek Foundation, The

29) Rowan Digital Infrastructure

30) Sheetz, Inc.

31) Sports Betting Alliance

32) Sun Service LLC

33) Three Prisms Consulting LLC

34) Tyson Foods, Inc.

35) US Wind, Inc.

36) Via Path (Global Tel Link GTL)

37) Voyatek (GCOM)

38) Washington Gas

39) Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

11-15 years

Relationships

1st Vice President, Maryland Government Relations Association

Former General Counsel, Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation

Former General Counsel, Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce

Biography

Pounds is an accomplished attorney and lobbyist with sixteen years of legal experience and served as General Counsel for government, quasi-government entities, boards & commissions, and businesses. After seven years in Prince George's as a senior campaign and transition staff member, an associate county attorney, and then General Counsel to the Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation, Pounds served six years as a partner and senior counsel in two prominent Maryland law firms. He represents clients in municipal and cannabis law, alcoholic beverage licensing; land use and zoning; business transactions, and government relations. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech, and received his Juris Doctor, with honors, at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Pounds is active in his community and serves on several boards, including the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce and the Maryland Government Relations Association. He lives in Bowie with his wife and two children.

Last Updated: January 06, 2026