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) Apexon

8) Association of Dental Support Organizations

9) AT&T

10) Branches LLC

11) Canton Stevedoring

12) Cisco

13) Concentra

14) Cross Street Partners

15) Dave & Buster's, Inc.

16) Dynamic Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC

17) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.

18) Ernst & Young

19) Gas Guide

20) Gelman Companies, The

21) GenOn Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

22) Greenberg Gibbons

23) Greenvest

24) GTI Maryland, LLC

25) Hallmark Cards, Inc.

26) Holy Cross Health, Inc.

27) Howard Hughes Corporation

28) International Sleep Products Association

29) Jeter Promotions, LLC

30) Kilimanjaro Road Partners, LLC

31) Konterra Realty

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

33) Miller Pipeline

34) Peterson Companies

35) Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce

36) Procter & Gamble

37) Public Service Enterprise Group

38) Republic Services

39) Rock Creek Foundation, The

40) Sheetz, Inc.

41) Sports Betting Alliance

42) Stewart Companies

43) Sun Service LLC

44) Tyson Foods, Inc.

45) US Wind, Inc.

46) Via Path (Global Tel Link GTL)

47) Voyatek (GCOM)

48) Washington Gas

49) 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: March 20, 2025