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) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC

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

5) Anheuser-Busch Companies

6) Anne Arundel County Food Bank

7) Association of Dental Support Organizations

8) AT&T

9) Branches LLC

10) Canton Stevedoring

11) Cisco

12) Concentra

13) Cross Street Partners

14) Dave & Buster's, Inc.

15) Dynamic Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC

16) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.

17) Ernst & Young

18) Gas Guide

19) Gelman Companies, The

20) GenOn Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

21) Greenberg Gibbons

22) Greenvest

23) GTI Maryland, LLC

24) HDR Engineering, Inc.

25) Holy Cross Health, Inc.

26) Howard Hughes Corporation

27) International Sleep Products Association

28) Jeter Promotions, LLC

29) Kilimanjaro Road Partners, LLC

30) Konterra Realty

31) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association Prince George's Chapter

32) Peterson Companies

33) Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce

34) Procter & Gamble

35) Public Service Enterprise Group

36) Republic Services

37) Rock Creek Foundation, The

38) Sheetz, Inc.

39) Sports Betting Alliance

40) Stewart Companies

41) Sun Service LLC

42) Tyson Foods, Inc.

43) US Wind, Inc.

44) Via Path (Global Tel Link GTL)

45) Voyatek (GCOM)

46) Washington Gas

47) 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: November 12, 2024